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Why velcro on overshoes is rubbish.

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Kit Mtb

As with gloves, as with overshoes. My overshoes are great for mountain biking in winter except when you have to get off and walk.

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This is how it should look.
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Then the velcro comes off
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Then the front comes off.
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And then it's useless.
So I'm going to sew a strap to the velcro that will go over the top of the shoe and fasten with a buckle. Seems like a good solution to me but there must be a reason why nobody does it!
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The solution: 1 - a strap over the top.

Didn’t work! Well it sort of did but it didn’t stop the front coming off all the time. So I’ve also added two screws to the front to keep it on.

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The solution: 2 - two screws in the front.
Author
Jonathan Tompkins
I’m an outdoor pursuits instructor living in the Yorkshire Dales and I go mountain biking, road cycling, bikepacking, caving, winter mountaineering and climbing. And I like cheesecake.