I use petroleum jelly on the edges of toe straps to lube them for easier removal.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> Hi Everybody,
>
> I'm cleaning up and repacking the pedals that came with my recent ebay
Pogliaghi. I cannot extract the nice, matching Binda toestraps that came
with the bike! Although the leather looks great and seems strong, it is so
stiff with age that it seems impossible to get the straps out of the pedals
at the buckle end. Husband Al has even had a go at it, after I've treated
them with leather conditioner for several weeks.
>
> What shall I do: keep them on there and try to work around them, or just
cut them off and put on some newer toe straps? Putting the buckle end in
the vise is a possibility, but I fear chewing up the leather even with a
shop rag for protection.
>
> Paulie "I don't wanna blow it on this nice bike" Davis
> in rainy-day Los Angeles