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Patsastus t1_j94p9gi wrote

I glued a piece of an old resistance training rubber band to mine (a flat stretchy ribbon type, it's very grippy)

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finrind OP t1_j97wz86 wrote

Huh, I just tried that, and it works pretty well. Such a cool idea.

How long has yours lasted? I noticed rubber bands from like grocery store do deteriorate (harden and fall apart) pretty quickly (~a year), but I suspect the rubber from the exercise bands is different, so will last longer. Curious about your experience.

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Patsastus t1_j9800if wrote

a couple of years at this point since I put it on, the training band itself lasted about five years in it's intended use, until a piece ripped off the end (I don't think you're supposed to tie knots in it like I did, that's where it came apart). It seems fine as a grippy surface still.

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