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Loosening straps - how to deal with it?
Jay's question about poles brings up a related topic about straps. One
of those annoying and costly things about poles is straps coming loose or riding up and needing more or less frequent adjustment. I've found all wrap around straps need readjustment after 10 or 15 minutes, and then periodically after that. I've tried different Swix, Rex, Toko 232, Infinity and Jenex. Some straps, e.g. some Infinity, even ride up on the hand and start tugging the glove off, depending on glove materials. On WC videos, I've noticed some racers (e.g., Teichmann) seem to use an extra wrap to hold the gloves down. It seems that straps that came down onto the wrist would hold against the wrist bone and be more stable, but maybe the tradeoff would be loss of circulation. I'd be interested in hearing how others that have problems have dealt with this. Gene |
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I've never had a problem with the newer swix straps (can't remember the
models, I think they begin with "sr"), the ones that wrap around the hand and velco on, etc. But the tradional straps (which I think are the ones that you are referring to) have a habit of riding up the hand. In 30+ years of skiing I haven't found a way to defeat this, but after a while you develop some little wrist flicks and other quirks in your stride that "re seat" the strap. I'd be interested in hearing what other people have done.... bt |
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Gene Goldenfeld wrote: but maybe the tradeoff would be loss of circulation. My wife and I frequently ski w/ another couple and both women experience cold hands from pole straps (one uses Exel, other uses Swix poles). After taking the poles off, their hands warm up quickly, most likely from increased blood flow. My wife solves it by using those little heat packs in her Toko mittens. - Bob |
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The only straps that I remember coming loose are the previous
generation Swix grips, and then only with the SR94 straps. I still use them on my running poles with traditional single straps and they have never come loose. The new generations I've never had loosen. The Infinitys loosen only if you don't seat the wedge really well. Infinity suggests using a pair of channel-lock pliers to seat it well, and had a picture of how to do it someplace in their literature or website. The Toko 232 straps don't really loosen, but do tend to ride up on my hand. The straps sewn onto the gloves don't ride up and are my favorites, but they're no longer available. Randy |
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Gene Goldenfeld wrote: Jay's question about poles brings up a related topic about straps. One of those annoying and costly things about poles is straps coming loose or riding up and needing more or less frequent adjustment. I've found all wrap around straps need readjustment after 10 or 15 minutes, and then periodically after that. I've tried different Swix, Rex, Toko 232, Infinity and Jenex. Some straps, e.g. some Infinity, even ride up on the hand and start tugging the glove off, depending on glove materials. On WC videos, I've noticed some racers (e.g., Teichmann) seem to use an extra wrap to hold the gloves down. It seems that straps that came down onto the wrist would hold against the wrist bone and be more stable, but maybe the tradeoff would be loss of circulation. I'd be interested in hearing how others that have problems have dealt with this. Gene I have to say my personal experience with both Excel (about 6 year old version) and Toko (current model) straps is unsatisfactory - they are hard to adjust properly for my wrist/hand without either slipping badly or cutting off circulation. I have even tried two different sizes of the Toko strap. I am very pleased with the current model Swix straps and plan to bite the bullet and change my Toko poles to Swix grips and straps. |
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Gene Goldenfeld wrote:
Jay's question about poles brings up a related topic about straps. One of those annoying and costly things about poles is straps coming loose or riding up and needing more or less frequent adjustment. I've found all wrap around straps need readjustment after 10 or 15 minutes, and then periodically after that. I've tried different Swix, Rex, Toko 232, Infinity and Jenex. Some straps, e.g. some Infinity, even ride up on the hand and start tugging the glove off, depending on glove materials. On WC videos, I've noticed some racers (e.g., Teichmann) seem to use an extra wrap to hold the gloves down. It seems that straps that came down onto the wrist would hold against the wrist bone and be more stable, but maybe the tradeoff would be loss of circulation. I'd be interested in hearing how others that have problems have dealt with this. Gene A local high school coach showed our club a method using a rubber band to just lightly keep the strap over the glove in place. I can't describe it, but seems like many configurations would work. gr |
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Let's make sure we're talking about the same thing. I'm speaking both
to the slight loosening of wrap-around straps after some use, much like my Salomon boots seem to loosen a bit during the first 15 minutes, and to the strap sliding up the glove (or pulling both up together), which seems a result of loosening. Perhaps some of this is a natural stretching of material during use and there's no way to avoid it (I doubt whether my hands and feet are shrinking from use). About the Infinity straps, a properly seated wedge does not stop what I'm describing. In fact, despite Zaveral's claim that all their straps are the same design, different of them work better or worse depending on the material and suppleness (I've told them this from the beginning and showed them at the Birkie). The Fischer Pro Strap is the most consistent I've come across, tho it's expensive, comes in different sizes and also needs at least one adjustment after awhile. The Rex accessory strap (not the short one that comes with the poles) is next best and would be my favorite because of its one-size-fits-all length, except that its narrower width causes me wrist problems over time. Gene " wrote: The only straps that I remember coming loose are the previous generation Swix grips, and then only with the SR94 straps. I still use them on my running poles with traditional single straps and they have never come loose. The new generations I've never had loosen. The Infinitys loosen only if you don't seat the wedge really well. Infinity suggests using a pair of channel-lock pliers to seat it well, and had a picture of how to do it someplace in their literature or website. The Toko 232 straps don't really loosen, but do tend to ride up on my hand. The straps sewn onto the gloves don't ride up and are my favorites, but they're no longer available. Randy |
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