Giro helmet straps

farrina
farrina Posts: 360
edited January 2014 in Workshop
Hello

Have been meaning to ask this for ages ....

The strap on my Giro helmet is far to long and for the last 12 months I have been folding it out of the way using the Giro supplied band. It's obviously easy enough to cut it to a more appropriate length, but I have avoided doing so as I have no idea as to how to "seal" the cut end to stop any fraying.

Has anyone tried cutting theirs and if yes what did you do to seal the end - match?
Regards
Alan

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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,643
    Get an OLD knife an heat it over the gas ring until it's red then use that to cut the strap.
  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    just seal the cut end with a flame, lighter or match will do fine.
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    That's what I did with my Giro helmet straps. Trimmed with sharp scissors, then the edges melted carefully with a lighter. Been fine for 2 years now.
  • farrina
    farrina Posts: 360
    Thanks to all for your responses - now where did I put my scissors and lighter (no, I don't smoke!)
    Regards
    Alan

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