"Les Amateurs" straps

Had the liberty of taking this out of João's blog.
He's producing some really nice, and well made, straps.
Mine are on the way (hopefully), from Portugal.
Here and here.

They look cool. But all these straps people are making look exactly like JOL's.

I might be wrong here, but from conversations with João he was on this by the time JOL came out with his. It's not rocket science FFS, it's about the only way they make sense. Congrats on the effort.

I have just recieved mine from Joao and I gotta say a couple things

• Full marks for being a thoroughly decent bloke and being quick on the reply button throughout the 'browsing' to 'buying' experience. Really really good to deal with.
  
• Really tasteful product this. I really like the whole look of these straps before i've even used em. Excellent presentation and workmanship.
  
• Very respectful price too. Nice.
  
  

So I havent actually ridden them yet as I want to start em off with a new set of pedals and gotta wait til payday (tomorrow) for that. I'll post again though, soon as I have.

Top stuff though chap! really very happy with these indeed.

well, thank you sir! and thanks nuknow for being my PR assistant! ahah ;)

Ha!... bitch! I just really want ones ; P

from conversations with João he was on this by the time JOL came out with his.

Since June 2009?

Since June 2009?

Probably before that ; )

They must be good then.

Since June 2009?

I thought they were only made available this week?

how much was postage?

3€
I want green ones, can I get green ones or not? And can I get them with red stitching?

I've been waiting all my bloody life to get some straps for less then a bazillion pounds.

When the F do I buy some???

JEsUS.

20/22€ btw, the postage is 3€ to europe

to get them click the here and the other here in the OP. at the top of the page is an email address where you send orders to.

http://lesamateurs.tumblr.com/ there you go.

and yes, green with red stitching is possible.

What does Joao + bcn = ?

^ah! well, it = me a few months ago...João is my first name and I was living in barcelona (bcn) at the time I registered. writer's block made it all come together.

So i took these out for a ride today. Finally got my new build finished.

Fuckin Ace. Really nice job Joao. They felt utterly safe. Put em through some paces too. Felt nice n solid on my feet. It was pissing with rain here too and i still felt good confidence with the 'connect' to my bike.

My only caveat it getting used to these big ass BMX pedals. This isnt the straps fault, I'm just used to little metal jobs that flick round a bit easier when engaging the non-drive-side foot. On my racer I have clipless too and have got used to the ease of the SPD interface. My commute is so fucking short now this build was supposed to just be a bit of a fun bike though so I'm happy to allow this small irritation.

So yeah.. a resounding 'yes mate'. Nice job chap. You'll be hearing from a few collegues of mine soon.

cool! glad you like it! cheers ;)

Hi the Email address on the site seems to be down?

I would like to order a set of these if that is still possible.

Thanks.

the email should be working! contact.lesamateurs(at)gmail.com

now, a nice commission to nuknow should be in order, eh?

ahaha yeah man, dont worry. I take care of my bros ; )

now, a nice commission to nuknow should be in order, eh?

I reject any accusations.

OK.. the more i use em the more i LOVE these straps.

Solid, solid work Joao