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Twisting toe straps?

Old 09-05-08, 06:48 PM
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Twisting toe straps?

Does this really matter? And I noticed you have to do a double twist in order for the strap to line up properly.
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It helps to keep it from slipping.
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If you have decent straps, I've found it's totally unnecessary.
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Originally Posted by deathhare
If you have decent straps, I've found it's totally unnecessary.
Yeah, my Toshis were so hard to get into the pedals, I didn't bother twisting them.
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Yeah i have Toshis too and have never needed for them to be twisted.
I guess the suede outside makes them stay in place well.
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i have toshi doubles and didn't bother twisting them; they've never slipped and i can't imagine them ever doing so because the suade really digs into the cutouts after they break in.
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toshi dbl krew represent!
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I run two singles per clip,which have 2 gates, and cross them on top and they work much better then when they are left uncrossed.
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I twist em cuz I likes too
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I have the cheapie dimension doubles and mine are perfectly fine...my buddy has some christophe singles or and they ****ing SUCK! They're like noodles
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i twist them to keep them from slipping, and it looks nice.
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Originally Posted by deathhare
If you have decent straps, I've found it's totally unnecessary.
pretty much. lol
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