A handy knot for laces that like to come undone

[gsgleason]

I have several boots and shoes with non-waxy laces that come undone easily.

I hate a double knot because it's not as quick to remove.

So, I came up with a solution that works well for me, and my friends have started to use it as well.

Simply use a standard shoe knot that we all learned as yound lads, but go around the loop twice instead of once. This way, it's much more secure, yet it will still come apart with a pull of the lace.

I thought I had invented this, but found it mentioned on the interwebs already. Oh well.

I also invented the fist bump. I do regret it.

 

[edmorel]

There is a member here by the name of Manton who was just recently asking about more secure knots for shoe laces. Would you mind sending him a PM with this info, lest he miss it.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by edmorel

There is a member here by the name of Manton who was just recently asking about more secure knots for shoe laces. Would you mind sending him a PM with this info, lest he miss it.

 

[Melcombe]

Originally Posted by gsgleason

I have several boots and shoes with non-waxy laces that come undone easily.

I hate a double knot because it's not as quick to remove.

So, I came up with a solution that works well for me, and my friends have started to use it as well.

Simply use a standard shoe knot that we all learned as yound lads, but go around the loop twice instead of once. This way, it's much more secure, yet it will still come apart with a pull of the lace.

I thought I had invented this, but found it mentioned on the interwebs already. Oh well.

I also invented the fist bump. I do regret it.

A very effective knot, thanks for explaining it so well.

I first learnt this at junior school where laced shoes were the uniform. After leaving there, i wore only slip on styles for a decade. I felt so grown up...

Another tweak worth a go is to begin the knot with 2 'bends' instead of the usual single bend before forming the loop.

 

[Kurt N]

Great tip! This whole shoe tying thing seems to be a challenge for some people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSjGj...eature=related

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by gsgleason

I also invented the fist bump. I do regret it.

My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.

 

[dieworkwear]

Are your knots unbalanced?

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/slipping.htm

For those who might need something more secure:

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm

 

[eluther]

Originally Posted by dieworkwear

For those who might need something more secure:

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm

This is the only knot I use. Just as functional as a granny knot, in terms of untying, and never slips.

 

[blahman]

Reef knot hasn't come undone for me once yet.

 

[howbah]

Originally Posted by gsgleason

I have several boots and shoes with non-waxy laces that come undone easily.

I hate a double knot because it's not as quick to remove.

So, I came up with a solution that works well for me, and my friends have started to use it as well.

Simply use a standard shoe knot that we all learned as yound lads, but go around the loop twice instead of once. This way, it's much more secure, yet it will still come apart with a pull of the lace.

I thought I had invented this, but found it mentioned on the interwebs already. Oh well.

I also invented the fist bump. I do regret it.


Sorry, but I just had a look and the fist bump has also been mentioned on the interwebs. So unless you are Stan Musial (in which case

) who was apparently doing it long ago, you didn't invent that either.

I'll try the knot tying idea though.

 

[Storm33]

I invented teh interwebz...

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.

Dr. Evil. I love it!

 

[GradSchooler]

Originally Posted by Storm33

I invented teh interwebz...

I would have never guessed Al Gore was a big Don Cherry fan.

 

[kdv10]

Originally Posted by dieworkwear

Are your knots unbalanced?

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/slipping.htm

For those who might need something more secure:

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm


Thanks for the post. I learned something new!

 

[Brideshead]

Originally Posted by kdv10

Thanks for the post. I learned something new!

+1. So did I.

In terms of knots not coming undone, I find a little spit on the laces before tying helps a good deal!