With a board fitted with four loops, you save around 400 grams. Whether this is worth 36.90 euros per strap is up to you to decide. The I-99 straps are lighter because they don't have a multi-layer adjustment mechanism and use a lightweight neoprene material. Using the plastic plates supplied, you can fit the straps to your feet - there are five adjustment positions. These fit well barefoot for shoe sizes from 38 to 48. To adjust the size, however, you always have to adjust the screws. In terms of comfort, the NeoPro Footstraps, which are available in seven colours, are in no way inferior to other straps; they are absolutely soft and very supple.
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Stephan Gölnitz
Deputy Editor in Chief surf
Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.
