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STory:
Sticky Feet started in 2024 with a question that seemed long overdue: why is traditional grip tape still basically glorified sandpaper after more than 50 years? Founded by Steven and Mike in Gilbert, Arizona, the mission was simple: Put an end to traditional grip tape that destroys shoes, peels like a bad sunburn, and quits the moment conditions get sketchy. Plenty of “alternatives” had tried to fix the problem, but most of them worked about as well as snow chains on a surfboard.
So instead of tweaking sandpaper, Sticky Feet started experimenting with materials that defied conventional wisdom and seemed to have no business being made in to grip tape in the first place. After a lot of trial, error, and a few questionable ideas, EvoGRIP™ was born. The result is a ridiculously grippy surface that lasts, keeps gripping in all conditions, and doesn’t chew through your gear. It all started with personal electric vehicles, but it turns out that great grip is useful just about anywhere. It is finally time to retire the sandpaper.
the dynamic duo behind sticky feet
First up, meet Steven Casamento. Part inventor, part relentless tinkerer, and completely obsessed with traction. While most people use their 3D printers to make figurines, fidgets, and desk toys, Steven treated his like a laboratory. He spent countless hours experimenting with thermoplastics like a guy chasing the perfect line down a powder-covered mountain. After a pile of prototypes and more trial and error than most people would tolerate, he created EvoGRIP™. A grip surface so sticky it practically laughs at water and oil. With more than 35,000 miles logged on personal electric vehicles, Steven knows exactly what it takes to stay planted. Think of him as the Evel Knievel of personal electric transport, just with fewer broken bones and a whole lot more grip.
Then there is Mike Caster, the kind of guy who saw the idea before it was real and believed in it anyway, the steady voice in the storm who helped bring EvoGRIP™ to life with equal parts grit, optimism, and refusal to let it die on the drawing board. While Steven is out there obsessing over every ridge and edge to make EvoGRIP™ ridable, Mike is already looking past the board, chasing a bigger horizon where slippery surfaces do not stand a chance. He leads the charge on the All Purpose grip initiative like a man on a mission, determined to put EvoGRIP™ anywhere a foot might fail, from boards to stairs to places no one has thought of yet. He is the one making sure this thing does not just work, but spreads, grows, and sticks, because if there is a surface out there waiting to be conquered, you can bet Mike is already on his way.
Together, Steven and Mike are turning slippery surfaces into a thing of the past, one sheet of EvoGRIP™ at a time.
