Wow, this is some scary stuff going on in here. I like your bike too and I understand your not needing a full strap. Seeing as you are running two brakes you should be able to provide more than enough stopping power without them...and if you were interested in a slightly more efficient power input you might be more interested in straps, but if that's the case you might as well go whole hog and go clipless but i digress. Sweet bike man, it looks like you have it set up well for your uses and i hope it serves ya well.