Nathan Lock Laces

I have owned several pairs of elastic laces -- these are the best. They will fit any shoe size or type (eg. high tops). The clip lock for the tips of the laces makes it possible to cut the long laces to the length you need -- they also hold the tips together in the middle of the shoe. You do not tie and untie these laces. You simply slip on the shoe and it fits snuggly enough; but, not too snug. With these laces, the shoe truly conforms to your foot. Imagine what you want out of a pair of shoe laces; these laces will give you whatever that is.

I've been a lifelong runner who has had periodic shoelace problems over the years at the most inopportune times. It didn't seem to matter if I dble-knotted them prior to a race or training run or got them wet for more holding power, they sometimes still would loosen up on me. It also didn't matter if they were the round type or the swirl pattern. It would still happen. I decided what the heck and bought a couple of pair of Lock Laces. They're great and I like the adjustable stretch feature where they could be tight in certain parts of my upper foot and loose in other parts for comfort level. I think I'll stick with these from now on. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks.

My favorite pair of SAS shoes came with laces that seem to come untied constantly. Since I suffer from fibromyalgia and frequent muscle cramps, bending down to tie my shoes is not a pleasant experience on the best of days. I purchased these laces in the hope that they'd be much easier to work with than standard laces and would remain "tied". They haven't disappointed. To install them, you remove your existing laces. Then, you feed these elastic ones through the eyelets in your shoe as you would your original laces. Leave about 3 inches of lace hanging from the top eyelets and cut off the rest. Feed the locking mechanism through both laces. Clip the tab over the loose ends of the two laces to connect them together and you're done. To "tie" your shoes, pull on the laces until they're comfortably snug. Then press the button on top of the locking mechanism and pull it down toward your foot until it's tight enough for you and let go. Your shoes are now tied. This takes less time to actually do than it probably took you to read this. To "untie" the shoes, press the release button on the locking mechanism and lift it away from your foot to loosen the laces. Again, this takes about a second. I've been very pleased and impressed with how quickly and easily these work for me. They stay "tied" as long as you want them to, and even make the shoes a bit more comfortable than they were before. Although I've had no problems with them, I do have a little concern that the locking mechanism may wear out the laces eventually, or that the end tab (which only holds the laces in with little plastic pins and friction) might someday come loose. On the other hand, by the time that happens I'll probably be ready for a new pair of shoes. I can imagine that if I was an athlete, a jogger, or runner, I'd find this type of laces fantastic. I'd never have to worry about them coming untied and I wouldn't have to waste a lot of time tying and untying them. If you have an athletic friend this would be a good and inexpensive gift.

Works great - used a replacement laces for my Merril Chameleons that the dog ate - yes the dog ate my shoes - well shoe laces. Easy to install, cut and finish - They are thicker and more substantial than the originals - I don't think they could standup to te jaws of a staffordshire terrier but they are significant in size

So far, very good. Do be sure to leave 3" to 4" to allow loosening as feet swell across the day. The laces are easy to adjust. I do need to use a shoehorn to slide my sneakers on.

I like the laces my kids did not.

the round clip was missing a component. i only ordered one pair to try the laces out before buying for my entire family. I requested a replacement but have not received a response from Nathan.

I bought these for my kids, they are 4 y/o and at school they require laces this type or Velcro where the teachers dont have to be worried about kid's shoes. The laces are very easy to assemble, but one month into using them and the lace cover broke.

Still works well for shoes that are on and off all the time.

Die Lock Laces werden einfach anstelle der vorhandenen Schnürsenkel eingefädelt, dann kommt das "Lock" drüber, die Bänder werden auf die gewünschte Länge gekürzt und zu guter letzt kommt noch die Endkappe drauf. Natürlich muss man auch die Lock Laces beim Anziehen der Schuhe im vorderen Bereich des Fußes ein wenig nachziehen. Hat man das erledigt, muss man nur noch die Stopper in der richtigen Position fixieren und die Endkappen bei den Schnürsenkeln einklemmen - fertig. Der zeitliche Gewinn gegenüber normalen Schuhbändern ist jetzt zwar nicht gerade berauschend, der größte Pluspunkt liegt aber auch woanders: Da die Lock Laces dehnbar sind, passen sie sich optimal den Fußbewegungen an, schnüren den Fuß dabei nicht ein und geben trotzdem einen sicheren Halt. Hab mir zum Testen nur mal ein Paar Lock Laces gekauft und werde für meine restlichen Schuhe sicher noch weitere kaufen.

Los adquerir para probar ya que con el grupo que entreno tod@s son triatletas y para un maratoniano o fondista, solo los recomiendo para entrenar con las zapatillas que lleven los lazos. Para una carrera no lo aconsejo ya que puedes tener la sensacion de ir poco apretado o suelto el pie, yo volvi a poner cordones en las zapas que llevaba de nuevo. Es una buena opcion para los nin@s tambien y es rapido el poner y descalzar, de esa manaera tampoco se estropean tanto las zapas, recientemente he comprado ora marca y son mas compliados de poner, de ellos destaco su sencillez y rapidez del sistema.

Ich habe das System in meine Laufschuhe eingebaut. Hier leistet es gute Dienste und hält die Schuhe sicher zu. Das an und ausziehen der Schuehe geht jetzt auch deutlich schneller und angenehmer von statten. Für "Schnürfaule" echt toll =)

Dieses Produkt ist sehr gut verarbeitet, die Schnürdel sind flexibel, dehnbar und sehr gut verarbeitet. Die Plastikteile die enhalten sind, halten hervoragend die gewünschte Länge durch die Starke druckkraft der Feder im Locksystem. Wer sich schwer tut beim Schuhebinden aufjedenfall eine Lösung um sich den Alltag leichter zu machen.