Shoe laces..

[okgo]

Might sound odd.. but hopefully the suit wearers of PH can help here!

I have a set of Loake shoes for work, and they have 5 eyelets, I like to have my shoes quite tight, and these are maybe if anything slightly to wide for my foot (we are talking ever so slightly) so when I tighten them I tend to go through laces very quickly, as the shoe needs to be at its tightest!

Is there any recommendation of type/brand etc that are very strong and will last the test?

Odd one I know, but its annoying now!

[WorAl]

get some dark (depending on colour of the shoe and original laces) kevlar string

[okgo]

WorAl said:

get some dark (depending on colour of the shoe and original laces) kevlar string

Good thinking, where from do you think?

[WorAl]

okgo said:

WorAl said:

get some dark (depending on colour of the shoe and original laces) kevlar string

Good thinking, where from do you think?

Shop?

HTH not sure mate, Interweb?

[Matt172]

okgo said:

WorAl said:

get some dark (depending on colour of the shoe and original laces) kevlar string

Good thinking, where from do you think?

here maybe?

http://www.butterfingers.co.uk/Ko-Bespoke/productl...

[parakitaMol.]

This book might help

[WorAl]

Matt172 said:

okgo said:

WorAl said:

get some dark (depending on colour of the shoe and original laces) kevlar string

Good thinking, where from do you think?

here maybe?

http://www.butterfingers.co.uk/Ko-Bespoke/productl...

there you go

[GreenDog]

Wear thicker socks

[Huntsman]

WorAl said:

get some dark (depending on colour of the shoe and original laces) kevlar string

Try a chandlery, 2mm kevlar in black is what you want.

[okgo]

Having a look but its not as simple as it first seemed, I can find stupid bright colours not black though!

BALLS

[matc]

Ask Silver940 for any shoe related advice

Silver940 in another thread said:

[okgo]

I'd sooner ask Huntley for bathing techniques.

[BoRED S2upid]

Shoe lace advice on a motoring forum. Well I never.

[Matt172]

okgo said:

Having a look but its not as simple as it first seemed, I can find stupid bright colours not black though!

BALLS

black ones here, but all in the states

http://www.hanksclothing.com/shoe_laces.html

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection....

http://www.foot-comfort.com/kevlarreinforcedhiking...

[matc]

BoRED S2upid said:

Shoe lace advice on a motoring forum. Well I never.

Never quite understood this response to these sort of posts. He asked the question in 'The Lounge', which is a subsection of a motoring forum, for (and here's the really clever part) 'Non Motoring Related Topics' many of which I see you have commented on.

I would think it highly unlikely that the OP is going to go and join a Shoe-Lace forum to ask a question, which evidently could have been answered on a forum he already uses. Am I wrong? Or have I completely misunderstood the whole point of the Pie & Piston section of Pistonheads?

edited because you seem the type of pedantic so and so to pick up on a minor spelling mistake

Edited by matc on Thursday 18th June 17:36

[okgo]

This site probably offers the widest spectrum of knowledge I have access too. That is why I use it, be it for car info or anything else.

[LMC]

Is it not better that the lace is the weakest link in the chain ? Kevlar or similar would destroy the shoe sooner than expected IMO.

[Uhura_Fighter]

okgo said:

This site probably offers the widest spectrum of knowledge I have access too. That is why I use it, be it for car info or anything else.

[okgo]

LMC said:

Is it not better that the lace is the weakest link in the chain ? Kevlar or similar would destroy the shoe sooner than expected IMO.

The eyelets are metal covered, and the tongue appears to be made of a tough leather. Not sure though.