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innovis · 10-17-2005, 07:09 AM

Currently I rock my shoes with bunny ears... how can I tie them so that they A) Don't need to be retied B) Don't have any loopy loops and look nice and clean?

Nisses · 10-17-2005, 07:19 AM

use a fine chain and a padlock. Guaranteed to stay till your shoe decomposes.

use plastic cord and a matching fastener that can easily open and close

wear loafers

fresnelly · 10-17-2005, 07:32 AM

Describing a knot tying technique is difficult to do with words only.

I tie with the standard two loop method, but then cross and twist them over each other for an added locking knot.

Buy shorter laces and keep on rocking.

Redlemon · 10-17-2005, 07:37 AM

You could try Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoelace Knots - How To Tie Your Shoes. He lists 15 methods; I think I'll be sticking to the bunny ears, however.

guthmund · 10-17-2005, 07:38 AM

My friend, have I got a treat for you.

Check this site out

Edit: Consarn it, Redlemon! /shakes fist

One minute more and it would've been mine....MINE!

I think this particular knot is interesting, no?

Redlemon · 10-17-2005, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guthmund

Edit: Consarn it, Redlemon! /shakes fist

One minute more and it would've been mine....MINE!

Well, you foolishly took time to read the site! Never let it happen again!

innovis · 10-17-2005, 08:59 AM

Mmmm straight laced... now to figure out how to effectively hide my knotting

Thanks, you guys are the own

Fremen · 10-17-2005, 09:37 AM

If you don't want any laces at all, you can replace them with thin elastic strips.

Lace a strip through the holes fairly tightly (be sure to leave enough 'give' in it to be able to slip your foot in), then tie it off on the end and snip any excess elastic off.

Now you have slip on shoes.

Lucifer · 10-17-2005, 10:01 AM

I've said it before, i'll say it again. Everything is on the internet!!

guthmund · 10-17-2005, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

Well, you foolishly took time to read the site! Never let it happen again!

Ah, so, that is your secret.... when next we meet, the student will be the master.

ryfo · 10-17-2005, 11:54 AM

you learn something everyday, here i was thinking i mastered shoe lace tying when i was a little tacker....

MexicanOnABike · 10-17-2005, 01:05 PM

i got this from a footbag site. http://worldfootbag.com/catalog2/showgroup/clothing#
check out the lacing modifications. it's what my friends do.

tspikes51 · 10-19-2005, 09:57 PM

Fan of the double-knot.

Uncle Pony · 10-19-2005, 10:04 PM

Buy the velcro shoes. I see old dude pimpin' in them all the time at Wal-Mart.

Temporary_User · 10-21-2005, 04:28 PM

to hide the laces tied (bunny ears)
depends what kind of shoes you have...
if you have a tongue try just reversing your last string so it goes into the shoe instead of out and then tie them inside of the shoe.
I have a pair like this and I never notice the bunch up inside.
you can wear this with shorts and it isnt noticable.
that or I do the same, have laces go in. but I find the fit I like and just do a simple knot inside of the shoe touching the shoe, that way it would get any un/tighter.
I have both done on different shoes I have, depends on my lazyness when I first get my shoes. both work great.
both I believer are what your looking for. never tie shoes again.

Rubyee · 10-22-2005, 11:58 AM

How can you tie your shoes cooler?

Try tying them to a beat- like humming the music to a porn while bent over tying them with your butt in the air. That is cool.

Or, you could tie them while smoking. Smoking is cool.

ryfo · 10-22-2005, 03:46 PM

Just want to add that I really dont like the laces of today. They seem to be made of nylon and slowly thru the day beacome looser and looser and finally undo. Now I know the double knot would solve this problem but then I have a had time undoing them. I like the old cotton ones, and have to buy them separately which adds to the cost of new shoes. (I am really having a boring day if this is bothering me .....lol)

krwlz · 10-23-2005, 03:58 PM

Lace it so the ends end up on the "inside" of the shoe, then do the bunny ears, double knot, and pull everything thats left over between the tongue and the laces. As long as you are just stomping your feet into them, it should semi-effectivly hide the laces. Be one hell of a pain if you actually tie your shoes every time you put them on though.

uncle phil · 10-23-2005, 04:27 PM

/me never ceases to be amazed...

VitaminH · 10-23-2005, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redlemon

You could try Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoelace Knots - How To Tie Your Shoes. He lists 15 methods; I think I'll be sticking to the bunny ears, however.

Sweet merciful crap! All my life I've had trouble with shoes coming untied. Some where better than others, I'd always assumed it was just the laces. However, accoding to IAN there I've been tying a "slip knot" all my life. INSANE.

Today my friends, is the first day of the rest of my shoes-coming-untied-free life.

Scorps · 10-23-2005, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guthmund

One minute more and it would've been mine....MINE!

I think this particular knot is interesting, no?

Thats cool looking!

10-17-2005, 07:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
innovis Crazy	How can I tie my shoes in a cooler way? Currently I rock my shoes with bunny ears... how can I tie them so that they A) Don't need to be retied B) Don't have any loopy loops and look nice and clean?

10-17-2005, 07:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	use a fine chain and a padlock. Guaranteed to stay till your shoe decomposes. use plastic cord and a matching fastener that can easily open and close wear loafers __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.

10-17-2005, 07:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Describing a knot tying technique is difficult to do with words only. I tie with the standard two loop method, but then cross and twist them over each other for an added locking knot. Buy shorter laces and keep on rocking. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

10-17-2005, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	You could try Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoelace Knots - How To Tie Your Shoes. He lists 15 methods; I think I'll be sticking to the bunny ears, however. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

10-17-2005, 07:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	My friend, have I got a treat for you. Check this site out Edit: Consarn it, Redlemon! /shakes fist One minute more and it would've been mine....MINE! I think this particular knot is interesting, no? __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 10-17-2005 at 07:51 AM..

10-17-2005, 08:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
innovis Crazy	Mmmm straight laced... now to figure out how to effectively hide my knotting Thanks, you guys are the own

10-17-2005, 09:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	If you don't want any laces at all, you can replace them with thin elastic strips. Lace a strip through the holes fairly tightly (be sure to leave enough 'give' in it to be able to slip your foot in), then tie it off on the end and snip any excess elastic off. Now you have slip on shoes. __________________ Google

10-17-2005, 10:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lucifer Husband of Seamaiden Location: Nova Scotia	I've said it before, i'll say it again. Everything is on the internet!! __________________ I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 1123, 6536, 5321

10-17-2005, 11:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
ryfo Psycho Location: melbourne australia	you learn something everyday, here i was thinking i mastered shoe lace tying when i was a little tacker....

10-17-2005, 01:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	i got this from a footbag site. http://worldfootbag.com/catalog2/showgroup/clothing# check out the lacing modifications. it's what my friends do. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-19-2005, 09:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
tspikes51 Fuckin' A Location: Lex Vegas	Fan of the double-knot. __________________ "I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million." -Maddox

10-19-2005, 10:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
Uncle Pony Crazy	Buy the velcro shoes. I see old dude pimpin' in them all the time at Wal-Mart.

10-21-2005, 04:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Temporary_User Psycho	to hide the laces tied (bunny ears) depends what kind of shoes you have... if you have a tongue try just reversing your last string so it goes into the shoe instead of out and then tie them inside of the shoe. I have a pair like this and I never notice the bunch up inside. you can wear this with shorts and it isnt noticable. that or I do the same, have laces go in. but I find the fit I like and just do a simple knot inside of the shoe touching the shoe, that way it would get any un/tighter. I have both done on different shoes I have, depends on my lazyness when I first get my shoes. both work great. both I believer are what your looking for. never tie shoes again.

10-22-2005, 11:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Rubyee I'm baaaaack!	How can you tie your shoes cooler? Try tying them to a beat- like humming the music to a porn while bent over tying them with your butt in the air. That is cool. Or, you could tie them while smoking. Smoking is cool. __________________ You don't know from fun.

10-22-2005, 03:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
ryfo Psycho Location: melbourne australia	Just want to add that I really dont like the laces of today. They seem to be made of nylon and slowly thru the day beacome looser and looser and finally undo. Now I know the double knot would solve this problem but then I have a had time undoing them. I like the old cotton ones, and have to buy them separately which adds to the cost of new shoes. (I am really having a boring day if this is bothering me .....lol)

10-23-2005, 04:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	/me never ceases to be amazed... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-23-2005, 03:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	Lace it so the ends end up on the "inside" of the shoe, then do the bunny ears, double knot, and pull everything thats left over between the tongue and the laces. As long as you are just stomping your feet into them, it should semi-effectivly hide the laces. Be one hell of a pain if you actually tie your shoes every time you put them on though.