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question.gif posted on 11-10-2009 at 01:24 PM
slipping buggy seat straps


The straps of my PL ST seat are slipping through the plastic adjuster buckles. The seat keep sagging and scraping my butt on the ground.

Maybe it is age, wear, saltwater?

Suggestions? (talc, velcro, new seat altogether?) It isn't my weight doing it! :ticking:
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[*] posted on 11-10-2009 at 02:14 PM


have you tried running the strap through the buckle in a different route?
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[*] posted on 11-10-2009 at 02:22 PM


I have had that bummed out feeling.
Put a rubber band behind the buckle. when it is tight , fold the strap back over the buckle again and tuck it under the rubber band.



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[*] posted on 11-10-2009 at 11:01 PM


Try doubling back the the webbing like so, when I was into rock climbing we all did our harness like this.

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[*] posted on 12-10-2009 at 03:16 AM


If you have enough strap after the buckle, try taking it back to the front of the buckle and tying it back to itself. Might work.



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[*] posted on 12-10-2009 at 06:37 AM


Willard: The ST Comp seat buckles only have two channels. Maybe I need to reposition the buckle's position relative to the strap's pull over the buggy side bars.
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[*] posted on 12-10-2009 at 06:57 AM


What the picture shows is what I was trying to explain. The rubber band creates the 3rd channel and holds the strap back.



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[*] posted on 12-10-2009 at 08:19 PM


I was going to say what WIllardTheGrey


said.. but since you have two buckles... if you have enought strat you can tie the extra strap back around the strap as it goes into the buckle. This is what I do on the underside of the buggy for the straps that go around the axle. If this doesnt make sense I can try to draw a pictire



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[*] posted on 13-10-2009 at 01:56 PM


I have a PL seat in my custom bug ,one day when I put the seat on I did not route it correctly and they slipped. Try rerouting the straps, It worked for me.;-)



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[*] posted on 26-10-2009 at 11:33 AM


I got a bunch of those thick, elastic hair bands from Dollar Tree to try wrapping on the strap buckles. I figure they're heavier and more durable than rubber bands - you just have separate out the girlie colors! :P
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[*] posted on 26-10-2009 at 12:31 PM


Never tried this, just thought of it.

Try rubbing the straps with wax. If you do let us know if it worked. The rubber band idea seems good too.



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[*] posted on 26-10-2009 at 12:34 PM


Hmmmm....Wax sounds more do-able than talc (esp. around water) or trying to stick/tape a rougher material over them.
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[*] posted on 26-10-2009 at 12:47 PM


I just tighten mine between sessions. Never had my rear hit the ground, even on a long day...



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