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SP27
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LaceAnchors
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Lace Anchors
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SP27I use them on all my shoes including running. We are currently negotiating a deal with the largest marching band distributor in the world to include in all of their shoes. They have tested our product with nothing but positive results. We also hold several USA and International utility pending patents. We've also covered the idea of them built into the eyelets of shoes.
SL75
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Feb 13, 2014
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SP27They really do stay tight. For my first pair, since I didn't know how secure they'd be in the long run, I applied the anchors after I had really tugged my laces tight first, assuming they would give a little bit over time. But that never happened, and I had to loosen them myself after 2 weeks. So my advice is to apply them to your normal fit, not overly tight.
I've used them to good effect on several pairs of sneakers and boots, but I haven't used them on my dress shoes. Maybe the thinner round laces of dress shoes wouldn't work as well, but with regular flat laces of different widths, as well as the thicker round laces on boots, the anchors have always stayed put and I've never had any more slack than the amount I dialed in at the time the anchors were first applied.
Now I can totally understand why some people cut off the leftover ends of their laces after they've been anchored. I haven't gone that far yet, but if I'm just running around the neighborhood, I don't even bother tying my laces anymore. I just tuck them out of the way, and the shoes stay snug. No slipping heel or loose flappy tongue on my sneakers. On my boots, since I installed the anchors at a lower position, I could rock a loose open-top Timberland style if that's still a thing, yet have the security of a secure fit below the ankle.
I've used them to good effect on several pairs of sneakers and boots, but I haven't used them on my dress shoes. Maybe the thinner round laces of dress shoes wouldn't work as well, but with regular flat laces of different widths, as well as the thicker round laces on boots, the anchors have always stayed put and I've never had any more slack than the amount I dialed in at the time the anchors were first applied.
Now I can totally understand why some people cut off the leftover ends of their laces after they've been anchored. I haven't gone that far yet, but if I'm just running around the neighborhood, I don't even bother tying my laces anymore. I just tuck them out of the way, and the shoes stay snug. No slipping heel or loose flappy tongue on my sneakers. On my boots, since I installed the anchors at a lower position, I could rock a loose open-top Timberland style if that's still a thing, yet have the security of a secure fit below the ankle.
JohnMaguire2013
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Feb 14, 2014
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SP27Not just for casual wear. These things stay *tight*. Like I said in another post, I've used them for 6 months and they've never had to be adjusted. Walking, running, biking, snow, rain, etc.
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