Re: Three velcro straps sufficient?

On Apr 28, 3:08 pm, Claus Assmann <ca+sendmail(no-copies-
please)@mine.informatik.uni-kiel.de> wrote:
I'm wondering whether road cycling shoes with "just" three velcro
straps are "good enough" or whether a having a ratchet strap is
"required" to securely hold the foot in place. I used to have
(Adidas) shoes with laces (and two velcro straps), but those aren't
made anymore. Are those velcro straps durable enough? My previous
shoes have been in use for about ten years, now one of straps is
coming apart, even though the main "force" was supplied by the laces
(which had to be replaced every few years). If those straps break
after a few years then it doesn't seem to make much sense to me
to buy expensive shoes with "just" three velcro straps.

For example: would you buy DMT Mag Light shoes or DMT Mag Force
Shoes?

It seems you're posing two questions, one about stability and a second
about durability. As for stability, three velcro straps and no laces
have worked fine for me for the last six years or so but my feet
aren't your feet. Only you can decide if three straps alone are
sufficient.
Durability is another matter though. What advantage are you expecting
from the ratchet strap on the MagForce shoe? The shoe still has just
three straps. Velcro can wear out and break but so can even the "best"
small plastic part. If that ratchet breaks you're stuck with two
straps until and unless you can get a new ratchet assembly. Have you
ever tried to find that kind of part in a quick trip to the LBS?
I'm a firm believer in the twin corrolaries to Murphy's Law-
1- "If something can break, it will."
2- "The more difficult or expensive an item is to replace, the more
likely it is to break."

Regards,
Bob Hunt
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