Crud Road racers - any altenatives to the cable ties?

[PaulSecteur]

Hi,

My good bike is up the loft for the winter, so the Sectuer will get used for everything for a few months.

Usually it has cruds on. But to get it into my fiesta both wheels and the cruds have to come off. The cable ties worked OK for the first few times, but now the little relase levers are getting bent back making a tricky job more awkward, especially with cold fingers.

Are there any alternatives? Im thinking of getting a pack of normal (non release) cable ties and keeping some cutters in my car, but this is wastefull. I would really prefer something re-usable.

Any Ideas?

Paul.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Never tried it myself but just a thought.
http://www.rapstrap.com/
LINKY

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'd normally advocate reusable devices, but zip ties are so insanely cheap I'd snip and go.

I keep some zip ties and a Swiss Army knife in my bum caddy.

 

[DCLane]

What about some sort of velcro ties? Or even string!

 

[PaulSecteur]

What about some sort of velcro ties?

I have looked but they are all too wide to do the job. Also, If I brought some and cut them down I dont think they you keep them secure.

Or even string!

Would probably work, and work well. I just couldnt stand the mickey take of people saying I stole the idea from Compos` trouser retaining device.

 

[amaferanga]

....in my bum caddy.

What the hell is a bum caddy?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

What the hell is a bum caddy?

The bag that hangs below my saddle.
Fnar fnar.

 

[DCLane]

@PaulSecteur Why don't you just invest in some RaceBlades? They're so much easier to fit/remove.

 

[PaulSecteur]

@PaulSecteur Why don't you just invest in some RaceBlades?

Never tried them, but reports say they move and rattle. Also, they dont seem to have the coverage of the race guards.

Although, the raceblade LONG seem to be better. Never seen these before - anyone with first hand experience?

http://road.cc/content/review/50952-sks-raceblade-long-mudguards

 

[amaferanga]

The bag that hangs below my saddle.
Fnar fnar.

Oh I always thought that was called a saddle bag. Do you also have a fanny bag?

 

[cyberknight]

Ride to your training area

 

[PaulSecteur]

Ride to your training area

I would if it were a decent ride, but going through downtown wolverhampton is not a recommended sight seeing route.

 

[cyberknight]

I would if it were a decent ride, but going through downtown wolverhampton is not a recommended sight seeing route.

I forget not everyone has the luxury of being able to be on country lanes within a couple of minutes, its a swine when you need a LBS though

 

[PaulSecteur]

I forget not everyone has the luxury of being able to be on country lanes within a couple of minutes...

You know when you drive into a nice country village and they have a sign that says something like "Little Piddley welcomes carefull drivers", usually with a flower box underneath. Wolverhampton just has a picture of a gun with "be ready to hit the deck" written underneath.

 

[DCLane]

Wolverhampton just has a picture of a gun with "be ready to hit the deck" written underneath.

Aha! Dewsbury has a town twinning opportunity here in the UK. Normally it's just hell-hole despotic dumps elsewhere.