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Title: Very Happy
Review: I thought the rubber smell was going be awful based on the reviews I read, and was surprised to find that it was fairly mild right out of the box. My class is sometimes a tight squeeze, and I was mostly worried about offending others with the "truck-tire" smell described in another review, but it was fine. I think the slipperyness is also exaggerated. I've used it for four practices and I only slipped (and very little) in the first practice. But I sweat a lot, so that might have helped "condition" the surface.The only issue for me was that my feet skid sometimes during the ashtanga jump-through (OK every time -- I'm working on it), and at first the rubber made my feet a little raw. But I only had trouble with this for two classes. Now either the surface is more friendly or my feet are tougher. Either way, I'm very happy with the purchase.
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