Laces

compo

Does anyone have any ideas about what to do about the loops in my laces?

When they are tied up, the loops from the knot catch on the crank and cogs, obviously this is very dangerous.

The obvious solution is to tuck them into the shoes but they seem to come out after about 10 mins.

Does anyone have any alternative ideas?

Cheers

jay12

use gaffer tape

nwmlarge

i weave them under the laces going accross

Whytepeak

nwmlarge wrote:

i weave them under the laces going accross

That ^^^^ can work if you do it well.

Or you can tie them up so many times that there are no more long loops, takes a while to get them off though

pdid

Whytepeak wrote:

nwmlarge wrote:

i weave them under the laces going accross

That ^^^^ can work if you do it well.

Or you can tie them up so many times that there are no more long loops, takes a while to get them off though

Or cut them shorter so the loop isn`t as big

Anonymous

here's what I do with most of my skate trainers that I use for riding.

1) Put them on your feet tight
2) Tie a knot in the lace that is against the hole
3) cut the laces of about 1cm after the knot

Hey presto no more problems with laces

Trainers slip on and off, bit of a push but work everytime.

KnightofCydonia

I tie my right foot one slightly to the side, so it rests on the outside of my foot and doesn't get near to the crank

bulletprooffool

I replace my laces with stretchy elastic material (the stuff that is used in making clothes etc, to provide spring around the waist on so on.

It means they slip on and off easily,
they tend to stretch to a good comfortable fit
and you never have anything hanging around as excess.

Been doing this for years with jogging trainers and gym shoes . . now apply the same to my cycl;e shoes and makes everything so easy.

Northwind

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

Anonymous

Northwind wrote:

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

Is that their P-Sn1P-747s?

I've heard they rock,

cee

Northwind wrote:

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

meh....i have a pair of folding snap-on scissors...

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=9167&group_ID=1060&store=uk&dir=catalog

nice.

nwmlarge

Northwind wrote:

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

fpmsl ! genius

cat_with_no_tail

nwmlarge wrote:

Northwind wrote:

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

fpmsl ! genius

^^^ this

RealMan

Northwind wrote:

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

Excellent

compo

Northwind wrote:

If you have too much lace, the solution is to have less lace. Park Tools will sell you a pair of scissors for £50

delcol

fiveten carver. their excellent lace guards.

M1llh0use

shimano mp66/56

big flappy thing over the laces..

BurtonM

electricians tape, just wrap once around lace.
also, you knoe them elastic things the footballers use to keep their socks up, theyre good too

wordnumb

Forget shoes, real cyclists have the pedals surgically grafted onto their ankle stubs.

No. Actually this minus a c and with a capitalised I:

nwmlarge wrote:

i weave them under the laces going accross

keirtristan

I thought you weren't allowed out on your bike?

dunker

just tuck the loops and ends under the lace between the top eyelet and knot so they stay away from the crank arms, sorted.

OH NO Dan

There is actually a thread about how to do your laces

Hercule Q

double knot?