vladuz976

How can I get a double strap on those pedals without having it move too much?
The pedal seems to be designed for only a single strap. It only has one hole on the bottom to feed the strap thru.

Scrodzilla

Use longer bolts to hold the clip to the pedal which will also secure the second strap. Like this:

vladuz976

oh, same pedal.
what clips and straps are you using?

Scrodzilla

That's not my pedal, but a pic I found using Google. I have All-City 4x clips and double straps on my GR-9s, rigged in a similar fashion.

Eire Mick

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yes

cage

You can also cross the two straps in the back through the hole in the center like people do with RX-1s.

vladuz976

problem is the MKS GR-9 don't have a center hole.

Scrodzilla

This.

Do what I recommended. You'll be fine.

Carlun

did that guy twist his second strap so it doesnt slip? that seems ingenious i should try it out

Squirrelli

I was taught to twist the straps so it won't slip and make sure to twist it twice.

Also, you could try this method of double strapping.

Scrodzilla

Not on GR-9s.

Squirrelli

Oh right, it has one big hole and two tiny ones...

My baaaad.

OuchMyFace

Ugggghhh it took me a million years of not figuring that out, I was too embarrassed to ask you guys at Retrogression how to do it (where I bought them), and then it gets explained in one photo. So so so dumb. At one point, I tried to use duct tape. So glad my real name isn't attached to this admission of stupidity.

Anyway, thanks for posting this.

Regulatori

Is double straps a huge improvement? I'm running clipless right now for two reasons....they just feel so much more secure and the single straps would put a lot of pressure on one area of my shoe and I had a nice hole developing (in thick suede shoes) within a few weeks of riding.

Are double straps easier on shoes and give me near clipless tightness if I cinch them down tight enough?

pwebb

nope. clipless > double straps > single straps. never used power straps or something like holdfast straps because once I made the jump to clipless why would one go backwards? But I've heard that those are comparable to double straps. The thing is you can't really "cinch them down" super tight while riding because you need to be able to slide your feet in & out. so you'll never have the "connectivity" that you get from clipless. the idea of people riding brakeless with only clips and straps scares me, but i've been riding clipless for the 1.5 years.

tl:dr stick with clipless, its the best option especially if your already using them.