for you , they can ’ t be looped back upon themselves . However , on an adventure bike with dedicated racks we found the Andy Strapz to be possibly the easiest to use and the best option for securing the load . Andy Strapz don ’ t have a tensile rating for their flat straps yet when we tested were able to pull 230kg of loaded bike with one strap with the hook and loop connection surviving a similar load .
A form of luggage tiedown we ’ ve been using for years is a simple pull-down tie strap , the chosen brand GRUNT ®, for no other reason than this is what was in the store at the time . There are many variations of this strap , mostly found at hardware stores .
GRUNT ® is another strap that is 25mm wide , allowing to fit most applications of holding luggage to a bike . Like the Andy Strapz , there ’ s no loop at either end so tying off is a problem , in fact one end of each strap has a cambuckle that is rated to 100 kilograms . A cambuckle is a clasp that feeds the strap through and when closed causes the straps tension to pull it tighter . Having seen firsthand what happens when one of these straps wraps around a rear wheel hub , we believe the 100kg rating is a little on the low side – the strap failed well before the cambuckle .
Cambuckle styled pull-down tie straps are the easiest
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