Grainline Diamondback
Grips · Pro line · Grainline
The Grainline Diamondback is a 1990s–2000s set of grips from the Pro line. Fitted to the stock bike on its own, it moves every trait by less than 1%, and weighs 30 g less than the stock grips.
Riding
How traits workAgainst the stock bike with only this part swapped, worked out from its real specs. A whole build is worked out together, so parts don’t simply add up; weight counts.
| SpeedAcceleration and top speed | 0% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PopHop height | 0% | ||
| GripTire traction | 0% | ||
| ControlBraking and steering | 0% |
Measured effects what these mean
| Acceleration | — | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint speed | — | ||
| Hop | +0.1% | ||
| Grip | — | ||
| Rolling resistance lower is better | — | ||
| Braking | — | ||
| Steering | — |
Specs
| Material | Rubber |
|---|---|
| Type | Flangeless |
| Retail price | $12 a comparable real part |
| Length | 145 mm |
Construction
- Diamond waffle
- Knurled alloy ends
How to get it
Reach level 16, then buy it for 20 credits in the BMX shop, Parts › Grips. Once it’s yours it stays usable whatever its level.
Finishes
Painted in the shop’s Paint tab; 13 finishes fit. Cosmetic. All rubber finishes.
Starter
- Blackstarter
- Gumfactory
By level
- Tanlevel 2
- Whitelevel 2
- Redlevel 4
- Bluelevel 4
- Yellowlevel 7
- Greenlevel 10
- Pinklevel 16
- Purplelevel 19
- Skinwalllevel 26
- Glowlevel 41
- Camo Greenlevel 33
Other grips
All grips| Part | Line | Level | Price | Speed | Pop | Grip | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grainline KeyboardGrainline · Pro line |
Pro | 10 | 25 | · | · | · | · |
 Vortex MushroomsVortex · Old School line |
Old School | 22 | 20 | · | · | · | · |
 Zephyr Pistol IIIZephyr · Old School line |
Old School | 26 | 35 | · | · | · | · |
 Parallax Race GripsParallax · Race line |
Race | 29 | 20 | · | · | · | · |
 Urbanite Ribbed FlangedUrbanite · Basic line |
Basic | 1 | Free | · | · | · | · |
 Grainline LongneckGrainline · Pro line |
Pro | 1 | 20 | · | · | · | · |
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