Heavy duty boot laces, wide, flat, will hold
almost anything, and the flat ones stay tied the best. They
are long, cut to what length you need, use plenty, the knots hold
better.
If you are not sewing challenged, stitch some
velcro loops to the covers. Easy to take off when you need
to.
Subject: [RC] [RC] Strings attaching
cover to saddle
Mike Lewis:
I have had
problems the past two rides with my blankety-blank full-length saddle
cover's stirrup leather flap detaching at the stirrup and making a nice
lap ornament in the middle of a 12+ mile loop. ...
Has anyone found a good way to ensure that
full-length seat cover stirrup flaps stay attached?
Er, learn to tie better knots?
<grin>
Seriously, I had this happen to me at DVE for the first
time and couldn't figure out what was going on for a while - suddenly a
big lump under my butt... (euww).
To keep mine tied on - and it
has stayed that way for many, many rides, the incident at DVE
notwithstanding - I use short lengths of softer shoe laces - softer
because they stay tied. I tie a knot, then a bow, then tie the two loops
of the bow into a knot and pull as tight as you can.
They are a
pain to get undone, which is always promising.
I don't think leather
laces would stay as tight (and they tend to get brittle and break when
repeatedly treated with sweat and grime).
And stiffer string that
is slippery also tends to work loose on it's
own.
