Has anyone found a good way to add heel straps to a Peter Lynn Bigfoot buggy?

Depends on the type of foot pegs you have now.

The foot pegs on my Bigfoot buggies simply slide in and clip with a little pin. At the end of each foot peg is a big round plastic disc. Both Bigfoot buggies are recent production buggies.

I have some that I will take pitures of, that might help in creating a design that will work.

I'd like to see that too!

Here's what I rigged up :











Parts are :
Yakima Snaps (set of 4 on eBay for $15 - $20)
5/16" x 6" Carriage Bolts (4)
2" Webbing (about 2')
2" Plastic Slider Buckle (4)
5/16" Nut (4)
5/16" Acorn Nut (4)
5/16" Washer (4)
5/16" Lock Washer (4)
5/16" Diameter Vinyl Tubing (about 10")
3/4" Diameter Vinyl Tubing (about 5")

Since the Yakima Snaps are too big to fit around the foot peg I made
some shims from the 3/4" Diameter Vinyl Tubing (in the last picture you
can sort of see the vinyl between the Yakima Snaps and the foot peg). I
use the 5/16" Diameter Vinyl Tubing over the carriage bolts to keep the
webbing from sliding. Everything is easy to replace and you can adjust
the angle on the foot peg and the length of the webbing as well as use a
different length of carriage bolts to suit your needs. Not the most robust
but once everything is tightened it stays in place really well.

Looks like a great way to add heel straps.

I rigged up a simple and well-functioning foot containment system yesterday for my PL BigFoot. To show everyone where my priorities lie I pilfered parts from my mountain bike to retrofit my buggy.

The OD of the stock PL footpeg was the same as my bike's handlebar. Using a flathead screwdriver I created some space under the hand grip and sprayed some WD-40 under the grip to wrestle it of the bar. Washed it off with soap and water and then when it was still wet slid it over the footpeg. I then attached my handlebar ends to the ends of the footpegs, raking the angle back parallel to the angle of the front fork. Next I took a HomeDepot run for under $10 and bought two 4-ft lengths of 2-in webbing and 8 1.5 inch rings. Get a little creative with the webbing and rings and you can secure the webbing as shown in the picture below.

I field tested this set up yesterday and after a couple of length adjustments got it dialed in pretty nicely. Very secure and relaxing, but nothing attached or locking me in for increased injury risk for my next (yes, there will be a next) OBE.

Special thanks goes out to John Holgate for his pictorial inspiration from one of his many wonderful buggy videos. He has a similar (though more elegant) solution on his beach buggy. A few freeze frames from various angles and I was sold!


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I did use OCFlyer7's design and do like the result. Before I had installed the foot straps as shown in the picture, I used a 2in. web from the fork to the end of the foot peg. Worked ok until I rolled my buggy down a large sand dune and had my foot caught in the strap. No damage to my leg or foot but it did get my attention. On OCFlyer7's design I used smaller 4 in. bolts. I like the bar ends you put on the foot pegs.

Burt - great mod!

Much better than what I jury rigged to be sure. Glad you were alright after your spill.