Random: How To Make Pedal Straps
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2015
- Learn how to make custom pedal straps for your single speed or fixed gear bicycle. I use common parts and tools to build these straps.
Tools list:
3/8" drill bit
drill
hack saw or jig saw with metal cutting blade (or milling machine?)
sewing machine
optional - files, sandpaper, clamp or bench vise to hold work piece while cutting.
TIP: cutting the holes in the stock first makes it easier to hold the stock. After holes are cut, then cut the buckles to length.
Parts List:
Aluminum stock or steel stock for buckle 1/8" x 3/4" x 6" (steel can be thinner at 1/16")
Buckle dimensions - 2, 3/8" x 3/4"
Cordura fabric or fabric of your choice - 2 pieces - 15" x 4"
Large velcro hook side - 2 pieces - 13" x 2"
Nylon webbing - 4 pieces - 24" x 3/4"
Velcro loop side - 4 pieces - 12" x 3/4"
Music:
Mining by Moonlight - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Backed Vibes Clean - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Life of Riley - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#diy #bicycleframe #fixedgear #singlespeed #machining #milling #metallathe
Great video. Looking forward to your next Jig vid.
Thanks for the video. I made a pair of these this weekend and I'll test them out as soon as my new pedals arrive. Cheers from sweden.
Just made a pair of these. Turned out great! Thanks for the inspiration!
Regarding that double-sided extra piece: I believe there are two main design variations of the straps - one that stays together along the whole length but can't be adjusted with one hand while riding, and one that can be tightened or loosened by just pulling on the loose end and undoing one side of the velcro but it doesn't keep its shape as nicely. By inserting that piece you make the second type work like the first one. If adjusting on the go is not needed, one could ditch the fiddly buckle, make the wide part in two pieces and sew the ends of straps between the ends of the halves.
Thanks for sharing that! Very well made video, minimal script, great speeded up visuals.
NP! :D
dude great video! Thinking of DIYing some straps for my fixie. Totally inspiring!!
Wow i love your videos stayed up till 2 am watching the whole series i cant wait for you to finish this project I'm building my own. Or at least trying too. And I'm 13 so i don't know how far i will make it thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Uri, Just keep going and remember its all about the journey! Glad you like the videos. Next one is coming soon. :)
Awesome video! I love people who make these easy to follow tutorials that get right to the point but still give you everything you need to know. What kind of specialized pedals were in the video? I saw the twisted Odyssey, but those specialized pedals looked cooler.
Nice tutorial dude, everyone should learn to make their own stuff like this.
+Steve Hind Thanks for watching and glad you liked it!
Nice Tutorial, I think this one goes for the masses. Looking forward to the jig video, we'll be here waiting for it :)
BTW i'm gonna share this on my Facebook wheelbuilding page "Riga" look up for it. Hope this gets you some views from Argentina. Cheers!
FedericoHarald Hi Fredrico, Thanks for the share! I looked for your FB page but couldn't find it. Would you link it in here?
Pithy Bikes Almost forgot, I'm working on the next video and it's more Jig suff :) It's taking a while however so this one might be a little late.
Pithy Bikes facebook.com/ArosRiga
Beautiful, thanks!
Great job on making your video clip !
Really like your videos! You follow through with projects most of us only think about. A few thoughts on this one.
First, I would put the bracket on the outside so as not to scratch the crank arm. I also wonder if the aluminium is strong enough to withstand abuse. Good stuff.
I didn't think of the buckle on the other side. I did it on the inside because this is what the major brands do with their straps. For the rubbing, the buckle doesn't make contact but the fabric part does. This particular set was made for a buddy of mine and his bike (along with the straps were stolen) shortly after I gave them to him. I have another set of straps made the same way on my daily commuter and the buckle is still strong and going. Thanks for watching!
Fire nice foot straps
very nice quality video, I dig it! subscribed!
+Pedal Strokes thanks for subscribing!
Why did i just watch all of that when im gonna be using clipless?
Great vid anyway.
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it would cost me less to go and buy a pair on amazon thanks for sharing one who is not handy. You had a great video .
Excelente, ótimo passo a passo!
Love the whynot straps.
Hey thanks on the video. Just bought the material to make myself a pair. you mentioned the thread doesn't like the velcro.... so what kind of thread did you end up using.....
Thinking of something like this for my mtb hardtail
LIT well played bro
Thanks :)
Great video! I just made myself a pair!!
Nice!
love the npr vibee ,.. super chill..
Hahah was it that borring? ;)
nah man just super nice. really original !!
Muchas graciasss.. Thanks you... Saludos desde Chile💚💚💚💚
WOW! I've been machining for over twenty years making tooling jig and fixtures and have made pieces for my cyclist friends, mostly head set spacer rings and custom risers and any other custom Ideas they'd have...but I had no idea that people were making their own bike jigs, and you my friend...wow! your vids are very informative and filled with content, and your machining skills, I have to admit it made me a little apprehensive but when i saw where you were going with your process, I WAS PROUD IT WORKED! I liked your videos so much I subscribed, Now I'm going to binge watch all of your vids to catch up. Keep up the good work, if there is anything I can do to help (you seem to have it pretty much covered) don't hesitate to ask. I have extra machinist tools if it helps?
eddie Towers Your kind words are encouraging. Being a person who's not in the industry, I never quite know what real machinists will think of the videos. Glad they don't raise too many eyebrows :) So far I'm having a blast. I'll certainly reach out if/when I get stuck. Thanks for watching!
you've done good so far, I liked the angle blocks you've made for your frame bending jig,your attention to detail, making sure everything is straight, order of operations, your on your way to being a machinist, also look up a few people here, just look up my channel to get a good listing of others working on machining projects
You will also find that white spirit, turps substitute or paraffin are good for cutting and threading aluminium and its various alloys.
Awesome 👍 thanks 😊💖 HAPPY.
EXCELENTE Y MUY PRACTICO, MUCHAS GRACIAS.
good job
excellent work my dude. i'm designing a pair of straps right now and i have a couple buckles sitting around that would fit these perfectly. one question tho, how's the velcro held up? i guess since it's not constantly taken on and off like gloves or something so it should last quite a while but has it shown any signs of loosening?
+aeshir The velcro holds up really great. Been using my straps for 3 years now. No rips.
good video! are you use it, or take contakt pedals? or are you use toe clips? thanks
Thanks for video, thats useful!
+Paul Lyashenko It's my pleasure!
+Pithy Bikes few days ago done the same straps, but without that metal part. not pro, but still works well.
+Paul Lyashenko Nice!
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Man I Have A question, can i use that for my fixie bike ?
Ye bruh
Great video! What bike is the black one you took the peddles off? I have been looking for something exactly like it!
+ashanator that is a Holdfast 24" fixed gear freestyle frame. I no longer ride that because I stripped it to make my new bike.
Grazie.
uff... Me encanto
Thanks Bro!
+boo9oob NP!
Excellent video... subscribed. I'd recommend not playing music while you are instructing but other than that it's perfect. Thanks for sharing.
+3Daddicted thanks for the suggestion. I've been trying to find a good balance with music. I had more with earlier videos because I was hiding poor audio quality ;)
+3Daddicted thanks for subscribing!
it's fine with the music, i played the video with a low volumes and i don't notice the music
nice!
I'm very upset that a bag was killed in the making of this video..
HalfLifeAMD lol
dont expect an answer but i'll just shoot.
pros and cons of using the large part as "Hook" and 2 smaller ones as "loop" versus doing alternatively Hook and loop for each side and then hook and loop for the 2 smaller ones ?
you should make a video about"how to make strap for spd pedal(by using spd pedal)"(like look pedal strap) I really want to make this, but I don't know what should I start with.... Also I'm trying use strap to prepare for my race
Yeonho Cho Ah making one for a spd pedal sounds quite difficult!
good point.
I liked this video because you recycled things that you could use.great gift for your friend.Well done.
Thanks! Unfortunately his bike along with the straps were stolen!
Hi congrats for the video...I would know which size and type of needle you used to sew the straps...thx :)
This is from an earlier response from thesergeant. And here is his channel if you're interested: ua-cam.com/users/thesergeant
"Use a size 16/100 needle with a Tex40 or better yet, Tex70 thread. When you sew the hook side of the velcro make sure it's facing up. Set your stitch length on the longish side (no closer than like 8 stitches per inch) since the velcro isn't 'self healing' like fabric. Too many holes, too close together and it becomes similar to perforated paper."
+Pithy Bikes thx man i wait next stuff!
Hi bro, is there anyway you could drop me a list off all the total specs i.e material and lengths? It would be so helpful so I don't have to go through the video maki notes and risk getting something wrong, thanks! Great video btw :)
+Willy C Oh man, I threw those specs out long ago. So I'd have to go through the video and write notes. lol. But for you I'll do that and post it in the description. Check back in a day and find the specs in the desc. Cheers.
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I think, I could be wrong, but I think these are being sold already complete with different styles and colors in stores and online too. Precisely so people do not have to go through all this.
You are correct. You can buy these. I made them as a gift because there's nothing like a thing someone personally made just for you. :)
While I appreciate the video, I can't help but feel the integrity of the Odyssey Twisted pedals have been compromised by removing the 2 sections you cut out.
They were designed and made that way for a reason.
Odyssey has other pedals that won't require this adjustment.
I simply folded my Hold Fast straps and fed them through the smaller holes on my Twisted Blueberry pedals, then flattened them out.
Works great.
Great video nonetheless!
Can I use a old. Jeans Instead of nylon webbing ? What challenge would I face ?
bro, thats legit
Thanks buddy now I will try it with duct tape I haven't any of your material home haha
What size pedal?
stoked to try this. what size sewing needle did you use?
meg oriold Hi Meg, It's either a #14 or 16. I really should have used something larger and thicker thread. Would have reduced the thread breakage. Kind of off topic but related. The friend I made the straps for had his bicycle stolen along with the straps you see in the video :(
meg oriold Use a size 16/100 needle with a Tex40 or better yet, Tex70 thread. When you sew the hook side of the velcro make sure it's facing up. Set your stitch length on the longish side (no closer than like 8 stitches per inch) since the velcro isn't 'self healing' like fabric. Too many holes, too close together and it becomes similar to perforated paper.
thesergeant thanks so much for the awesome tips. It's good toto know that I can sew this stuff more effectively with my current machine. Always thought the machine was to blame!
Pithy Bikes More than happy to help. The content you're sharing here is invaluable for a lot of us. If you're ever in need of any assistance with projects requiring sewing drop me a line, I'd be happy to help you out. I'm in the bay area as well. Here are a few recent random projects if you're interested: picasaweb.google.com/109545294123245385824/AFewSewingProjects?authkey=Gv1sRgCIi98-Gsl7fqFA
thesergeant Awesome stuff!! Same offer goes out to you if you need or have questions about metal work :)
does the buckle not strike the crank?
It doesn't unless you have really wide feet :)
Good practice for bigger better things... Don't waste your talent young man!
Same People do this on a old seat belt
what was wrong with the old one ...version
Old ones work great. These I made for a friend. 👍
that was a tripod bag. may it rest in peace.
+Jogie Glen Mait :)
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Does tho staps for sale ?!
No I don't sell them. There are many brands that sell straps. I recommend YNOT brand which is the strap design i ripped off for this build. www.ynotmade.com/en/shop/pedalstrap/
+Pithy Bikes well thanks :) your video is very useful and i hope there will be more of this in the future :)
where to buy it
+ust nik If you want to buy straps I recommend YNOT straps. You can get them from Amazon. www.amazon.com/YNOT-Cycle-Pedal-Strap/dp/B00MJFCTU8
Rm......?
Looked like a bong bag
LOL
I understand where this is going, but I dont think you should worry and put so much work into straps,that you can get for 5 dollars
+Sharper I agree! However there are folks who live in other countries where these straps are not easy to come by or are way too expensive to import. I do agree though, much easier to buy. Of course one could make their own custom pattern too..
Yep i live in the middle east and can't find one.
It's very difficult to get straps in Austrlalia, especially anything nice. I bought some Welgo straps for $20, but there isn't much else except imported straps which cost $80+
In Canada and the States, these pedal straps generally cost around $30 - $80 from a bike shop. That's why.
Measures in cm, please
hehe I use metric whenever I can now.. :) Sorry the video is in Inches!
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just thought i'd say this since he did not. always wear safety glasses when cutting metal. The smallest bit of metal could blind you for life.
+Daniel Hadley thanks for the words of caution. ☺
Dude secure your bench vice… your vice shouldn’t be scootin around like that. All that vibration is slowing loosening your jaws
an overly complicated design.
Uhm.... or you can just buy a set of 4 straps for 10 bucks on amazon.😁
I'm confused. You said you were making a "custom" set of straps. You have skills, but all you did was copy/steal someone's product. What is custom about that? I know there are people are going to freak about this, but if I cared about that. I wouldn't post it.
Because copying how other people have done things is exactly how you figure out how stuff works and learn?
Don't even explain how to make them !!
get a pedal wrench
Use the damned metric system! I hate it when Americans make videos just for Americans. Internet is a portmanteau of "International Network", please consider the other 197 countries of this planet.