Oxford announces that the Atlas Straps with D-rings are safer than a bungee cord. We’ll believe it, once we see the MT do a bungee jump in them. Until then, we’ll stick to the Oxford Atlas Straps being a versatile, adjustable and strong means of strapping something to your motorcycle.
Two elasticated straps, 26 mm wide and 120 cm long should be more than sufficient to properly strap something down with. The main idea is that the ends are used like a lasso loop to then attach the middle part of the strap with the double D. Everyone who is familiar with this type of closure – all racing motorcycle helmets have this mandatory type of closure – knows that this is a reliable option. Thanks to the ‘easy’ quick-releases and plastic clasps we’ve almost forgotten about the double D but it is still an ideal, simple, fast and safe system. Not difficult at all, as long as you do it correctly. A hint: once you catch yourself tying knots, you’re doing it wrong.
Thanks to the elasticated sections of the Atlas Straps, everything stays under constant tension. This ‘self-tensioning’ prevents any surprises from happening during your ride, for you or for the traffic behind you.
Just like any other type of chain, the Atlas Straps with D-rings by Oxford are only as strong as their weakest link. But then again, there are no links. As long as the strap does not show any signs of damage and you use the double D correctly, nothing much can go wrong here.
