A better shoelace or 21st Century alternatives?

[steve...]

I noticed a posting on Slickdeals for LOCK LACES for Boots, then discovered there was a similar product for athletic shoes. They have a 4.7 star rating. Anyone using anything similar that you would recommend?

Perfect For Everyone: Lock Laces, originally designed for triathletes to decrease transition time, are a great gift for seniors suffering from arthritis or other disabilities, autistic children, runners of all ages, and casual users!

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[RAMd®d]

I'm using some silicone strips that go from one eye to the opposite eye.



I don't recommend them.

Very difficult to thread, and it takes some experimenting to get the tension just right.

Too much and the shoes are just plain too tight.

Too little and the shoes are too loose.

I threaded every pair of eyelets, using eight or so strips — too tight.

Then I tried every other pair — better, but not great.

Finally I left three upper pair empty, and threaded the very uppermost pair of eyelets to keep the show tight around the heel.

Not bad, but still not spot one.

Those Lock Laces look worth checking out.

[Bernie]

Hicking laces. I use thes on my Wolverine work boots.

Those other tings are bow bitters.

[Zoidberg]

I've been considering buying a pair of these (Zeba) or these (Kizik) to give them a try.

[rgG]

Salomon shoes have those type of stretchy lock laces.
They work pretty well.

[Ombligo]

Those would take all the fun out of watching people stare in disbelief when I tie my laces one-handed.

(besides it seems just a step away from velcro shoes)

[Harbourmaster]

Ombligo wrote:
Those would take all the fun out of watching people stare in disbelief when I tie my laces one-handed.

(besides it seems just a step away from velcro shoes)

Would love to see a video of that!

[Tiangou]

steve... wrote:
Anyone using anything similar that you would recommend?

I've got Lock Laces on my jogging shoes. They're good.

Consider buying two sets. It's easy to trim them too short on the 1st try.

...Just checked my order history. I've had them for nearly 5 years. Might be time for new joggers.

[wurm]

I think I'd be more inclined to spend the $10 on laces than $130 on sneakers with the step- feature.

[mrbigstuff]

I used something similar on my work boots, which I wear a lot, and they started to stretch too much (and fray, but the sharp eyelets were prob responsible for that).