Non-leather foot straps
  • makmak February 24

    Just a wee thought. The leather foot straps on my charmingly idiosyncratic bike have given up the ghost but i'm a vegetarian so i don't really want to get new leather ones. Any thoughts on something that might look nicer than some crappy plastic ones? If not i think i'll just cannabalise an old belt and make my own.

  • GetafixGetafix February 24

    SPDs are vegan.

    Or you could try these.

  • makmak February 24

    yeah i was trying to keep the whole thing together but the maillard pedals are a pain in the arse. might just whip on some different ones and start a-fresh
    also i don't know why i didn't just think of syntheitic leather to begin with. fail.

  • newfixnewfix February 24

    I got some generic Raleigh straps from Gear for £6.99 and have been fine so far - they don't look particularly bad...(EDIT they are nylon or something but black/anonymous looking)

  • shaolinchildshaolinchild February 24

    I have some red faux leather ones you can have for gratis.

  • makmak February 24

    ooh that would go with the frame nicely

  • libationlibation February 25

    There's a review of some Pake ones here

  • newfixnewfix February 26

    They look nicer than my cheapo ones...

  • gedigedi February 26

    I had the same problem for a bit, leather ones aren't great in my opinion anyways. This Glasgow weather, the leather is almost always soaked and I would find the straps constantly stretching. So I bought some long hose clamps from a hardware shop and had METAL straps, once they're dialed in right you can't beat it.

    True Story.


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  • rustyrusty February 26

    This is true. I've seen them. Wrapped in inner tubes I remember. Laminated straps fix the stretching problem. They have to be good though or they'll delaminate.

  • JoshvegasJoshvegas February 26

    [quote][cite] gedi:[/cite]I had the same problem for a bit, leather ones aren't great in my opinion anyways. This Glasgow weather, the leather is almost always soaked and I would find the straps constantly stretching. So I bought some large jubilee clips from a hardware shop and had METAL straps, once they're dialed in right you can't beat it.

    True Story.




    :p

  • gedigedi February 26

    stop trippin'.
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