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1. cornel+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-07-05 07:10:04
Ian's secure knot (https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm) has been my go-to for similar purposes, it holds up even to running and other exercise quite well though I re-tie those each time because I like them too tight to slip off. But for daily shoes (which I leave looser and just slip on and off) I've now gone through 3 or 4 pairs in the last 10 years and the shoes or laces always break before the knot comes undone.

Super easy to untie, as well, if needed.

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2. yeutte+Px[view] [source] 2021-07-05 12:53:27
>>cornel+(OP)
+1. I retie my shoes every time I wear them because I prefer them quite tight, but Ian's secure knot almost never comes untied. I usually only retie while wearing if I didn't tie my shoes tight enough in the first place.

Also on my Solovair boots, I used quick tight lacing [0], which gives you the outer "straight lacing" appearance but also allows you to make the boots very tight without spending 5 minutes to tie them. The main issue with this technique is that the laces can shift, but I marked the center of the laces with a Sharpie to serve as a guide.

[0] https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/quicktightlacing.htm

3. pmoria+3e1[view] [source] 2021-07-05 17:30:31
>>cornel+(OP)
Before I switched to Perry's Perpetual knot, I liked using the Turquoise Turtle Shoelace Knot.[1]

It's almost exactly like the "standard" shoelace knot I've used most of my life, but with just an extra tuck, and it virtually never unintentionally gets untied. It's fast, easy to put on and easy to take off. Highly recommended.

[1] - http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/turquoiseturtleknot.htm

4. hnick+112[view] [source] 2021-07-06 00:21:31
>>cornel+(OP)
I made the switch 3 months ago and went from my laces coming undone around once per km or two to once in 3 months, and that was on purpose to tighten it like you say. I wish they'd taught me this in kindergarten! A lifetime of potential trips averted.
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