Hold Fast Straps

can you actually buy them or is he still perfecting them? They look mint

amazing !
my holdfast straps turned up yesterday and were fitted within a few secs, these are by far the best straps i have used, they feel real secure and you feel real attached to the bike and still able to remove your foot when need to, i have tried metal toe clips and straps which scuff when riding bw circles, powergrips ( shitty hardwear ) but work well, and my former favorite which were homemade feetbelts which worked really well, but these are awsome. Ordered via holdfastordie and turned up within 5 days well chuffed...

www.bournemouthfixedgear.com

i can only see that these are useful if your doing tricks. its a shame the design on them is so wank becuase im sure these are good for thier purpose.

i can only see that these are useful if your doing tricks. its a shame the design on them is so wank becuase im sure these are good for thier purpose.

I ride JOLS straps everyday and they are not only hardwareless (no buckles to break or snap), but they have no wanky logos ;)

How hard and fast do you ride them James?

How hard and fast do you ride them James?

Like a cheap ho.........

I'm no hillbilly, but i'm not the slowest thing on two wheels, and my bike gets used for tricks a lot as well, bunnyhopping up and down shit all the time, brakeless too, gets dropped regularly when I fuck things up, the straps have taken a lot of abuse and held up just fine, considering my track record when it comes to breaking bike parts.....

Woops. Been a bit busy and missd this. New pics will be up soon. James and Hassan have been testing for me as have I and the straps are almost ready to run a load.
I won't hijack this thread anymore than it has been (cheers James) but to say that all the straps I have used and seen have broken at the join/buckle point which is why I designed the 'Gurney Straps' to be hardware free.

Will put up a thread on the weekend.

Cheers

correct me if i'm wrong...but don't these straps sit straight across the pedal?
If so, it loses the exact reason that powergrips work so well...ie...the diagonal position.
It's the motion of putting your foot in diagonally and then twisting it straight that tightens the strap....otherwise it takes no more force to pull your foot out than it does to push it in.

Don't know about the hold-fast but mine have 2 separately adjustable straps so you can get them perfect for every shoe you have. They are fairly grippy on the inside so once your foot is pushed in it is pretty tightly in there. Obviously pulling straight back gets you out like on powergrips and clips/straps.

I think powergrips are limiting as they are fixed at one length. I for one definitely ride in more than one pair of shoes.

Don't know about the hold-fast but mine have 2 separately adjustable straps so you can get them perfect for every shoe you have. They are fairly grippy on the inside so once your foot is pushed in it is pretty tightly in there. Obviously pulling straight back gets you out like on powergrips and clips/straps.

I think powergrips are limiting as they are fixed at one length. I for one definitely ride in more than one pair of shoes.

If powergrips are set up correctly you shouldn't be able to release by pulling straight back....you're supposed to have to twist out slightly due to them being mounted diagonally.

I can see the theory. I have just never ridden any that felt good.

have you only ever ridden them on bmx pedals?

If powergrips are set up correctly you shouldn't be able to release by pulling straight back....you're supposed to have to twist out slightly due to them being mounted diagonally.

Thats also part of the problem when it comes to tricks/polo, it makes them harder to escape from than horizontal straps, which means you are less likely to get your feet out when bailing/crashing which is inevitable in both tricks and polo.
Personally I prefer these massively to power grips, and every single person who has ridden them says the amount of extra leverage you can generate with these compared to power grips is much better, making stopping/skidding/hopping etc much easier, not just because they are wider, but because they also have four contact points with the pedals, as opposed to two (power grips).

have you only ever ridden them on bmx pedals?

No, but maybe riding other peoples isn't the best. I don't know.

The twist is tiny on powergrips....they were designed for mountain biking nearly 20yrs ago...so they were designed to make it easy to get out of them in a hurry.
The reason most people don't get on with them is because they were designed to be run with the proper hardware, and run on straight caged mtb pedals....not bmx pedals with angled corners.

I'm not knocking JOLS design at all...i love people who create their own solutions to things.
I'm just saying that it's the twisting motion that makes powergrips tight, and you cant get that with straight straps.....i'm not saying that makes them no good, just that the tightness is set before you put your foot in.

Yeah I guess if they aren't used on what they were meant for then thats not so good.
If mine are set up with tight at the front and looser at the back, pushing in should hold your foot pretty tight onto the grip part of the pedals.

I can see I'll have to convert you Scott.
;)

I can see I'll have to convert you Scott.
;)

Ha...you'll have a job. The whole reason i stopped using powergrips about 15yrs ago was because clippless is so much better IMO :)

But good luck with them.
How's the abrasion resistance? you're using regular polyprop webbing right?

Looking forward to getting my hands on a pair, they look the business. Get busy Jol !

Thats also part of the problem when it comes to tricks/polo, it makes them harder to escape from than horizontal straps, which means you are less likely to get your feet out when bailing/crashing which is inevitable in both tricks and polo.
Personally I prefer these massively to power grips, and every single person who has ridden them says the amount of extra leverage you can generate with these compared to power grips is much better, making stopping/skidding/hopping etc much easier, not just because they are wider, but because they also have four contact points with the pedals, as opposed to two (power grips).

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amazing !
my holdfast straps turned up yesterday and were fitted within a few secs, these are by far the best straps i have used, they feel real secure and you feel real attached to the bike and still able to remove your foot when need to, i have tried metal toe clips and straps which scuff when riding bw circles, powergrips ( shitty hardwear ) but work well, and my former favorite which were homemade feetbelts which worked really well, but these are awsome. Ordered via holdfastordie and turned up within 5 days well chuffed...

www.bournemouthfixedgear.com

I just ordered a pair from Hold Fast, five days isn't so long to wait. The straps sound like they'll be worth it, given all the positive reviews.

I also want to give Jol's a try, whenever they become available. How much are you selling them for, Jol?

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Yeah but I bet my bike could beat up your bike, so ner.

They will be about £30 I think.
Maybe £25.

Received my new Hold Fast straps yesterday. Loving the new colorways.

Red w/ Black Star

I'll post a full ride report after I give them a proper run.

They will be about £30 I think.
Maybe £25.

They keep creeping up in price ?

ok ok here are JOL's straps you can relax now mr eagle:

Oh and just for you Mark......14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Thes look sweet - the holdfast branding ruins them IMO, and i like the no hardware concept, and the 2 strap adjustment for fit on Jols

Agree with Scott that powergrips work much better on the pedals they come with/ are designed for, mine were great on the stock pedals, but gash on BMX style