Arkos Boot - Need a ratchet strap

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Arkos Boot - Need a ratchet strap

Post by torero80 » Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:26 pm

Last year I took out my old 75s and blew out the screw holding onto the male strap on my Arkos lace-ups. Since then I seem to have misplaced it or my wife threw it out. I hate when that happens right?

I poked all around the internet looking for a strap, or even a workaround. After a frustrating afternoon I found your site. Pretty cool!

I am hoping someone has a spare. Perhaps on an orphaned boot? If not, perhaps knows where I can get one or even point me at a replacement with similar specs: screw hole, length/width and frequency of ridges I suppose?

Maybe to help explain I have uploaded some pics.

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Re: Arkos Boot - Need a ratchet strap

Post by Spiny Norman » Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:57 pm

Looks like a toe strap on snowboard bindings. Plenty at Goodwill.



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Re: Arkos Boot - Need a ratchet strap

Post by Johnny » Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:23 am

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Re: Arkos Boot - Need a ratchet strap

Post by torero80 » Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:44 am

Thank you both for the suggestions.

Johnny, the straps don't exactly have the same shape as the metal clamp that holds it to the boot but at $3.25 per strap I could probably figure out a way to hack it up! Queued it up for purchase but unfortunately it seems there is a $20 minimum ;-( so will poke around. Will post pics of my success.



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Re: Arkos Boot - Need a ratchet strap

Post by phoenix » Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:01 pm

That's a very common looking strap; you shouldn't need an Arkos specific replacement... there's a very good chance that most any tele boot ratchet strap could work, as long as it's the same width. I wouldn't worry about the spacing of the teeth.
Any long established tele shop might well have something kicking around their old parts box. I think I have a few Scarpa straps in mine, let me know the width of the strap and I'll poke around; might have something for 'ya.



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