laces

graham

21/08/2002 at 15:53

there is a tip in the gear section about laces. i just tie them normally then tuck them under the criss-crosses. easy. i have done this for years and the laces have never come undone. i wonder if rw could have a small tips section?

Barry Simpson

04/09/2002 at 22:56

I do the same - works a treat!

Kevin Hall

09/09/2002 at 22:50

I have a problem with my heel slipping in my left shoe only, tried the usual tying techniques but without sucess, any ideas please.

Run4yourLife

26/09/2002 at 20:54

The spongy laces I got with some Nikes came undone repeatedly. The string laces I have with my Asics are fine: once done up, they stay done up. It's not necessarily a question of how you tie the laces but whether they are of a type which tends to stay done up/tends to come undone.
If you have laces which come undone a lot, it's worth salvaging a different type from a discarded pair of older shoes, to see if they stay tied better.
I once superglued some laces in a race, to ensure they would stay tied. Needless to say, they did!

LightFoot

05/10/2002 at 17:32

Have problems with my new Nike. The tongue keeps slipping to the one side of the trainer, have I tied the laces incorrectly or is my Nike faulty??

Cheers.

Cornish Ironman

05/10/2002 at 22:02

Why not try elastic laces as used by us Tri types - you don't even need to tie them.
Approx £5 a pair and will last for several pairs of shoes (mine are in their 4th pair of shoes) - say goodbye to laces coming undone forever !

gaz

06/10/2002 at 01:22

Double knots no probs........
And mine are Nikes.....

Ultra Ironwolf pirate

pirate

06/10/2002 at 13:28

Double knots for me too, never come undone. On tri events, I use lace locks and never have a problem with them either

richard spink

08/10/2002 at 17:43

I have just finished the GNR with my wife who complained about her foot slipping forward in her shoe which caused her big toe to hit the front of the shoe each time she put her foot down. She now has a pair of nicely bruised toes. If she ties the shoes any tighter, she loses all feeling in her feet. Any suggestions?

running bare

08/10/2002 at 17:48

LightFoot - I suffer from the same problem with the tongue slipping to the side. I've tried different lacing styles and can't solve it. Currently wondering whether a style of shoe which allows the laces to be crossed through a loop on the tongue would prevent this - if you've got a loop give it a go and let me know!

Psi

08/10/2002 at 20:12

Running Bare - I have a pair with tongue loops and find it definitely helps to help misplaced tongues (oo-er!)

LightFoot

08/10/2002 at 21:45

thanks, the loop on the tongue does help in my old pair of trainers. But when you have to paid £120 for a pair of nike shox, you expect it to be good. strangely, its first time i encountered the problem.

Billyboy

09/10/2002 at 10:43

Richard Spink. Hi Richard, :-)))

Surely your wifes shoes are too big for her !!! With the longest toe at the front of the shoe, the little finger should just slide between the back of the shoe and her heel. There should be no need to tighten the laces more than neccessary. In fact , I would have thought that this would have a detremental effect on her comfort.

LightFoot

13/10/2002 at 12:34

silly me, I've just found the tongue loop on my Shox :P lol, the design concealed it.

XFR Bear

13/10/2002 at 13:10

Kevin - I have a similar problem, and solved it by cutting a chunk off an old insole and using double sided sticky tape (very Blue Peter) to stick it in at the heel.

It comes unstuck once in a while, but rarely. Other than that it works fine - worth a try anyway :o)

Iain

Diana Williams

10/09/2009 at 18:00

The tongues of my Asics always slip towards the outer side of the shoe despite lacing through the tongue loop. I've tried lacing criss cross and straight across but nothing seems to help. Any ideas please.

Diana

GINNY Gilmore

11/10/2010 at 16:43

I have exactly the same problem – except it's the little toes that suffer most. No good solution found yet. Running shops insist the shoe size is correct but I'm not so sure. Any further ideas?

Devoted2Distance

11/10/2010 at 16:57

I just pull them tight, tie them in a bow then tuck down the side of my trainers.

I can't stand big bows flapping about. They've got to be neat and streamlined.

Dubai Dave pirate

pirate

11/10/2010 at 19:10

Im with Cornish Ironman ( could it be cos were both Cornish?) Elastic laces are the answer, they don;t come undone and their easily adjusted, problem solved.

Steve C.

12/10/2010 at 00:17

I make sure the knot is a reef not a granny, and the wind-round to make the ears is twice not once. The bows stand out neatly at 90 deg and they never come undone till I pull.

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