Toe Strap Etiquette(regarding color)
08-03-21, 07:41 AM
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I do see the appeal of avoiding any clamp-on brackets or components... less issue with scratches and paint damage.
for what it's worth, here's the other side of that bike. The toe strap on the right pedal is installed correctly (although I still disagree with the practice of tucking in the end of the strap).
Steve in Peoria
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08-03-21, 09:16 AM
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Yellow straps were very popular as well, also was a regular color for pantograph details.
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08-03-21, 10:09 AM
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What's the beef with red? (I've only had one red pair, but they were Bindas and Bindas are good in any color (and the worst colored Binda strap is far better than 99% of what's out there). (Says he who pulls up hard on straps and makes even the very best "consumables". Eventually the buckle teeth dig grooves in the leather and they start slipping. Bindas went a full season in my big miles racing days. Christophes and Zephals 3 months now. I wouldn't even put them on my bike back then. I've never gotten cloth or plastic straps to not slip from the get-go.)
Tim
08-03-21, 05:22 PM
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All I remember from the “special school” was that the straps have to match each other, none of that different colour for each side nonsense!
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08-03-21, 08:05 PM
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Any colour Binda made is fine. Or Patenaude. Or Mikashima. or...
Last edited by clubman; 08-04-21 at 01:39 PM. Reason: spelling doh
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