ChrisH - 4-1-2012 at 05:22 PM
Just wanted to share my heel straps that I made today. Made them out of an old set of snowboard bindings, using the top (thicker/longer) strap. Went
down to the hardware store and picked up some screws, nuts, washers and some little pipe clamp thingy's. I think they're for hanging pipe but I'm not
sure. Anyway, they have turned out great and they're super comfortable. They're not very flexible so they don't move out of the "sweet spot" when I
accidentally hit them with my shoe. I have several people that ride my buggy so I wanted something that was adjustable and I thought this was perfect
for it, ratchet straps and all!:wee: Btw, the long screw doesn't get in the way at all or I would've gotten a new one by now. 
I may or may not cut the foam to make them a little more narrow, they feel fine so
far so I'm going to leave them be for now. Hope you like....
Heel Straps
ChrisH - 4-1-2012 at 05:25 PM
Can't figure out why the images are bad, they are fine when I preview the post....any help?
indigo_wolf - 4-1-2012 at 05:38 PM
The IMG tag doesn't like pulling from the gallery directly because it runs a PHP script.
Just a link to the first of the 3 images should be enough to get folks there....
http://www.powerkiteforum.com/gallery_image.php?action=view&...
WRT straps.... you might want to periodically check the ladders for stress fractures.
ATB,
Sam
ChrisH - 4-1-2012 at 06:16 PM
Thanks for posting the link! I will definitely be checking the ladders, luckily I have an extra set if they do fail. I would think there's a lot more
stress put on the straps while snowboarding than there would be just resting my foot in them so I think they'll last but only time will tell.
rocfighter - 4-1-2012 at 06:37 PM
Good idea. Untill you want to snow kite with your board!!
ChrisH - 4-1-2012 at 06:45 PM
These were off a very old board, I have a much better one now.
sand flea - 4-1-2012 at 08:24 PM
They look like they work very well
Nice work
and thanks Indy
ChrisH - 5-1-2012 at 01:50 PM
Looks most people aren't looking at the other two so I'll link to them.......
Heel Straps Up Close
My Buggy
rocfighter - 5-1-2012 at 05:31 PM
Nice shot in the close up. Good idea.
Scudley - 5-1-2012 at 10:17 PM
Chris,
Your heel straps are very similar to the lower half of dirtslide's hobbles. He uses another set of MTB bindings over the top of his feet so they do
not bounce out of the heel straps. So far he has had no problem with the ratchet straps breaking, but i will be telling him to check them for cracks.
S
ChrisH - 15-1-2012 at 10:51 PM
Oh cool! Good to know the straps are holding up over time! : )
ChrisH - 21-1-2012 at 10:03 PM
Was able to actually put these to use today and they work really well. They are super comfortable and they hold my feet perfectly. The only problem I
had is that the heel of my shoe got stuck in the right stirrup and I just had to shake my foot instead of lifting it out of the stirrup. That only
happened once and it's not a big deal anyway so these are working perfectly for me.