coolest link seen on Twitter... or how I (re)learned how to tie shoelaces

[tollermom]

Recently, Leo Laporte tweeted in search of advice on hiking boots. In return for the tips, he posted a link to what he claimed was "the best way to tie laces."

He was right!

I have a pair of hiking boots with the slippery round laces that hate to stay tied, so inevitably I've ended up double-knotting them, which can be a pain when they decide they don't want to come undone at the end of the day.

This shoe-tying method is far superior to the one I've been using all my life. The ties look neat, don't come undone on their own, and release easily at the end of the day.

Finding out there's a better way to tie shoes is kinda like finding a better mousetrap. Cool... and totally unexpected.

I approve!

Comments

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

I have shoes with those laces too and always end up using double knots which don't work well and when they stay cut off circulation.

I will definitely have to try this!

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

The introduction of Velcro straps a generation ago made shoelaces obsolete. Why the heck do most shoes still have laces?