Comment by cheerlessbog

6 years ago

Barely related, but if you haven’t learned how to tie shoelaces instantly, you should:

https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

I’ve been doing this for nearly 20 years.

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the_pwner224  6 years ago

I had to use the secure knot: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm

Not sure why, but single knots always come undone for me pretty quickly - including the Ian Knot you linked. I used to do a double knot and now the secure Ian Knot.

  • garblegarble  6 years ago

    >Not sure why, but single knots always come undone for me pretty quickly

    Since you've read about knots I'm sure you know this, but it's worth mentioning for others in the same situation - if you find your laces come undone very easily with a simple traditional knot it may be that you're not balancing the starting knot and the finishing bow, leading to a "granny knot" - https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/grannyknot.htm

  • mightybyte  6 years ago

    This. I've been tying my shoes this way for 15 or 20 years and they essentially never come untied unintended while still being able to be pulled open with just a single tug. The security of a double knot with the convenience of the standard knot.

themodelplumber  6 years ago

Thanks for the tip. A while back I tried the Straight European Lacing on my hiking shoes and I swear it's the little things. I catch myself staring at those laces all the time and realized that it's kinda nice to have some pleasant new lacing style to look at while on a difficult hike.

dmd  6 years ago

This led me down quite a rabbithole, because this is how I was taught to tie my shoes in preschool and had no idea anyone did it any other way.

kbenson  6 years ago

I learned about that knot (and about how the directionality of the traditional shoelace knot we learn matters for how secure it is) a year or two ago from HN. Unfortunately, I probably haven't worn anything with laces in more than 9 months. I'm a flip-flip kinda guy most the time, and when you combine that with me getting some boat shoes a while back and shelter-in-place...