http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: cycle clips for child? en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:58:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28724 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:25:08 +0000 ruggtomcat 28724@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>rubber bands FTW. I have (deflated) modeling balloons. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28677 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:24:00 +0000 SRD 28677@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks all. Afraid we have found that girls trousers can be a bit 'floopy' for tucking in, and wellies not great for long cycle rides, but yes, all those work too! </p> <p>Scavanged a bundle of red rubber bands from the recycling this morning, so think we will try that first. </p> <p>All advice appreciated! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28675 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:09:33 +0000 DaveC 28675@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I vote for tucking the trousers in the socks! Ours wear wellies near full time these days so no grease on our legs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28670 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:17:15 +0000 cb 28670@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would have thought the hi-viz velcroed strips would do the job, you could always staple or stitch in a double fold to take the length down a bit.</p> <p>"Why do they insist on selling them in pairs when there's only the need for one?"</p> <p>Depending on the flappiness of left trouser leg it can be useful to tuck in/ strap up the left leg I've found. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28666 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:53:46 +0000 PS 28666@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At any event I've been to where they've been involved, Sustrans have dished out freebie reflective plastic thingies (don't know what they're called, but they start off as a straight rectangle, but if you flick them round your angle they curl up, holding your trouser leg in). They are a bit too small for me with my preference for boot cut trousers, but I'd imagine they work well for smaller people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28659 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:52:24 +0000 ruggtomcat 28659@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>our bipedal nature? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28655 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:42:38 +0000 kaputnik 28655@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Tiso do them four quid the pair. </em></p> <p>Why do they insist on selling them in pairs when there's only the need for one? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28653 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:30:16 +0000 ruggtomcat 28653@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cheapest place ive seen them is asda. Tiso do them four quid the pair. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28652 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:30:05 +0000 kaputnik 28652@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's always the big pile of red rubber bands that the postie doesn't leave in the stair </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28651 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:07:52 +0000 effemm 28651@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Like kaputnik, I favour the asymmetric turnup, but dedicated followers of fashion may balk at such an affront.</p> <p>A slender-ankled cyclist of my acquaintance favours the reflective slap-on curled-up metal strip variety of cycle clip. They scale well to different girths, so to speak. A few years ago there were ones you could pick up for free in cycle shops, emblazoned with hints and tips for courteous cycling (from Spokes maybe?). You can by them too though, I've seen them in - perish the thought - Halfords but can't remember what they're called...</p> <p>Edit:</p> <p>They're called slap wraps:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_bracelet">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_bracelet</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28649 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:59:16 +0000 gembo 28649@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Will be time for shorts soon - yippee </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28647 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:53:22 +0000 kaputnik 28647@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've never come across such a thing, but if the trousers wont tuck into the sock then 3 or 4 turnups usually do me (when I'm not in lycra). It also proves a good conversation starter when you turn up with trouser legs at different heights. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2693#post-28636 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:36:47 +0000 SRD 28636@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The helios having no chainguard, the 4 year old has started getting greasy trousers. I know how hard it is to fnd clips for small ankles (went for years never using them because they always fell off), but thought it was worth checking to see if anyone had come across such a thing? I did find <a href="http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&amp;t=48124">this discussion </a>on a CTC forum which has lots of good suggestions for make-your-own, but I might still be lazy enough to buy some if they exist out there in accessory-land. </p>