The first COMPRESSPORT® trail running back-pack with XTENEX®IRONMAN World Champion 2013Ironman FrankfurtActive Brands – Professional Running Kit ACCUFIT Compression Laces™ feature enlarged (auto-blocking) knots that can be manually reduced in diameter size by stretching the lace apart where the reduction is needed, either for lacing or adjustment, release to set your compression preference. Knots create an adjustable compression zone between each set of eyelets to provide a tuned ergonomic fit. XTENEX® (indeXed-TENsioning-nEXus) is a worldwide-patented elastic shoelace technology that produces adjustable tension between shoe eyelets. Benefits of Xtenex® ACCUFIT Laces Aid in reducing painful footwear binding and foot fatigue caused by lace migration and natural foot swelling. Provide ergonomic lace expansion to relieve pressure from natural foot swelling and aids healthy blood circulation to your feet. Provide your feet with all-day active fit, support and comfort;
compression elasticity provides fast recovery of footwear support systems while enhancing all-day performance and comfort. Pull footwear on, Slip footwear off. What Makes XTENEX® ACCUFIT Professional Series Laces Different? At XTENEX® we set out to create athletic shoelaces that was superior to cotton laces in every way. Cotton laces have basically remained unchanged since they were first created. The problem with cotton laces is that they do not stretch or move with your feet, making them a poor choice for runners and athletes. Over time runners who use cotton laces will experience increased foot pain and an increased risk of injury. The Vast Universe Of Shoe Laces Tips For Getting The Right Shoelaces Cool Shoelaces – Kick Your Kicks Into Gear! View All Our News Ships from and sold by AllTopBargains. Elastic Shoe Laces Tie Fast Triathlon Marathon Running Run Shoelaces Relief Blue Brand New Top Quality Elastic Laces 35" In Length In Blue One of the advantages of this laces is that they provide a more even pressure all around your feet.
Ideal for triathlons and for running, you can adjust them easily and fast. We offer these laces in the largest length available: 35". If you need shorter laces you just cut the remaining. They're topped off with a blue cord stopper so they can be quickly adjusted for desired pressure and they won't slide out of your top eyelet the way a coiled lace will. For normal wear, leave them loose enough so they expand only slightly when you slip the shoe on. If you need a more snug fit, just press the button on the stopper and pull from the cord. They're great for anybody that can't bend to tie! They make any pair of athletic shoes a snug fitting pair of loafers. These laces are excellent for athletic use. Just slide the cord stopper down to provide the desired pressure for running, tennis, soccer or whatever. A personalized fit with two different points of adjustment on the shoe, creating the most comfortable fit. Expandable lace cords form to your foot and reduce blistering and bruising. Uniquely designed for many different sports such as walking, running, aerobics, biking and other sports.
And finally, you never tie laces again!Sneakers are not included. 0.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Amazon Best Sellers Rank: in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry > Shoe, Jewelry & Watch Accessories > Shoe Care & Accessories > Shoelaces If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? See questions and answers 5 star61%4 star23%3 star8%2 star8%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsLowest price and works as expected, GREAT FIND!elastic shoe lacesGood For Quick On/OffJust buy Yanktz, unless you need this specific colorand I'm glad I didNo More Shoe Laces to TieThe best overallgo for a better one Most Recent Customer ReviewsSearch Customer Reviews Look for Similar Items by Category Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry Shoe, Jewelry & Watch Accessories Shoe Care & AccessoriesTechnology in our sport isn’t just about $10,000.00 bikes and $2500 wheelsets. Any first year triathlete will tell you the best upgrade in speed technology is stretch shoe laces.
Stretch shoe laces, or “speed laces” enable you to slip your shoes on without tying or adjustment to save time in transition. If you are fast it takes about 10 seconds to put on a running shoe and tie it with conventional laces. That’s a total of about 20 seconds to don both shoes and tie them. With speed laces that time is reduced to about 4 seconds, a savings of 16 seconds or more. Stretch shoe laces come in a variety of styles that replace your existing laces. They work in almost every running shoe design. Triathlon specific running shoes from brands like Zoot and K-Swiss are built with a stretch upper and no conventional shoe laces to make putting them on faster. Speed laces convert your existing shoes to triathlon specific shoes. Used correctly they never come untied- you simply slip them on. Because there is some stretch to the laces they may also improve comfort during long events if you are prone to foot swelling. The things that separate speed lace designs is the closure and adjustment system.
Some are lightweight, easy to install and simple. A few are more complex. Let’s take a look at the most popular choices: Xtenex laces are the only speed laces that provide precise control for shoe width adjustment with the laces. Xtenex stands for “indeXed-TENsioning-nEXus”. Xtenex claims the laces reduce the movement of shoe laces that changes how your shoe fits, especially in width. I’ve raced in Xtenex laces many times and their claim is valid. You can precisely tune the fit of a shoe using their laces. Xtenex also makes different laces for use in hiking boots, military footwear and most athletic applications. The Xtenex lace is a fabric sheath with a stretch core that is knotted to produce small bumps along the length of the laces. The bumps are evenly spaced and disappear when you pull the laces tight. When you pull on the laces, shrinking the bumps in them, they pass through the eyelets. When released the bumps come back securing the lace’s position and adjustment on your shoe.
The laces are permanently knotted together and cut to length after you are certain their adjustment is perfect. Xtenex laces have more “compression” than you may think, so they are best installed a little loose to begin with, then tuned as you use them. Install the laces with your foot in the shoe. Xtenex has a great YouTube video that demonstrates their installation. Lock Laces are a relatively simple patented elastic lace system with a few unique features. The tip of lock laces is slightly curved to make installation easier. This works well, especially in shoes with odd eyelets. The lace is a polyester stretch fabric with an elastic inner core. Lock Laces use a spring loaded cord lock with individual openings for each side of the lace to make adjustments in length and tightness and have a plastic finishing tab on the end. The laces work great and are easy to set up. I particularly like these since they are a little more robust than other stretch laces that feel fragile.
The novelty of the bulb on the end of the laces is lost on me, but it does help keep the free-running ends together and finished the laces off. The plastic end cap bounces around if you don’t adjust the laces short enough. It can be tucked under a lower lace to prevent movement. Yankz may be the first speed laces I ever used going back the 1980’s. The system is simple and easy to use, if not super secure. The free-running end of the laces slide through a little cord-lock clamp to adjust how tight they are. The excess laces are retained by a little triangular hook that grabs the laces toward the toe of the shoe. A reader named Alex pointed out that, in these photos, they are technically installed upside down. This seems like the intuitive installation. According to the instructions you begin lacing these from the top down toward the toe. I’ve used them both ways and detected no difference in performance. To size Yankz you cut the laces to length then carefully melt the ends using lighter or other safe heat source.
I found Yankz work best when you simply tie, then melt, the tips of the laces together after they come out of the clamp closure. Then you don’t need the little triangular hook. Once you discard the triangular hook they become a simple and easy to use system. When installed according to the instrutions, lacing from the top of the shoe down to the toe, the hook appliance becomes more important. If you do decide to not use the lower hook to hold the excess laces be careful to get the length of your laces adjusted precisely before cutting and melting. An advantage to using the supplied end hook is you can move the laces from your old shoes to your new ones. If you melt the tips together you’ll have to cut them. The version of iBungee laces we sell are simple and easy to install. They are simply a stretch lace elastic cord and an outdoor cord lock. You could fashion them yourself in the cordage aisle at your local outdoor store but buying them readymade is more convenient. There is a version of iBungee laces that use a series of screw-on “zero friction” eyelets.
I prefer the simpler version without eyelets. At well below $10 this is likely the most performance you can buy in the sport per penny. iBungee laces are easy to install and adjust. Once installed you slide the cord lock over the tips of the laces and cut to length if need be, melting the ends to prevent fraying after knotting the free running end. Cheap, simple and good. I’ve always had a soft spot for Easy Laces when one of the company’s founders told me the product was originally developed for people who could no longer tie shoes due to health reasons. One of the company’s owners cannot tie conventional shoes and was inspired to solve the problem with stretch shoe laces. “We wondered why we were getting so many calls from athletic people” she told me, “Until someone told us that people in triathlons use them to get their shoes on faster.” Easy Laces are an original and they are a beautifully simple product with quaint paper packaging. The company is literally a home-industry.