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Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by VonGuard »

wingerlang wrote: post #67
VonGuard wrote: post #51

This man changed how I tie my shoes. This sounds small, but frankly, it was one of the largest changes I have ever made to my life. Why? Because I learned to tie my shoes at the age of 5 or 6. It's something that was ingrained into my bones. A physical memory, an act that was undeniably of the flesh, not of the mind. Changing muscle memory is really tough, especially when it's 30 year old muscle memory. But the doubl…

> Changing muscle memory is really tough When I learned the ians knot from a friend, it took me around 15 minutes of simply not getting it. But once it clicked I haven't tied anything else since.

I understood how to tie the knot. The trick was making myself tie that knot instead of the old style. It was an automatic motion.

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by mcv »

VonGuard wrote: post #51

This man changed how I tie my shoes. This sounds small, but frankly, it was one of the largest changes I have ever made to my life. Why? Because I learned to tie my shoes at the age of 5 or 6. It's something that was ingrained into my bones. A physical memory, an act that was undeniably of the flesh, not of the mind. Changing muscle memory is really tough, especially when it's 30 year old muscle memory. But the doubl…

Same here. We tried a few different explanations, some may have been from another source than Ian, but eventually the penny dropped, and now I always tie my shoes way faster than ever before.

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by wwalser »

spqr0a1 wrote: post #66
bbrian wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm working towards owning no shoes with laces. Between my Dubarry boat/deck shoes and a pair of laceless Converse, my other shoes are eschewed!

Have to recommend Blundstone boots. I was concerned that the elastic would wear out but it's been years and looks like it will outlast the tread. They are durable, grip well, waterproof easily, and dressy enough for semi-formal occasions. Warm enough for winter and cool enough for summer too!

Bought my first pair 4 weeks ago. I recently relocated from Sydney (somewhat ironic) to NY. I found a recommendation on reddit and couldn't be happier.

Orthogonal to shoes and such, I find that I end up searching for recommendations for products on reddit as opposed to a store or review engine. I prefer to know what enthusiasts think rather than a bunch of randoms who have voted based on a star system.

Are there are sites that just list products and have only a single recommendation for each category? "This is _the_ boot to buy if you are looking for cold weather boots. It's a good combination of warm, waterproof and stylish." That's basically what I was after and exactly what reddit delivered after some searching through relevant subreddits.

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by gp7 »

wwalser wrote: post #73
spqr0a1 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have to recommend Blundstone boots. I was concerned that the elastic would wear out but it's been years and looks like it will outlast the tread. They are durable, grip well, waterproof easily, and dressy enough for semi-formal occasions. Warm enough for winter and cool enough for summer too!

Bought my first pair 4 weeks ago. I recently relocated from Sydney (somewhat ironic) to NY. I found a recommendation on reddit and couldn't be happier. Orthogonal to shoes and such, I find that I end up searching for recommendations for products on reddit as opposed to a store or review engine. I prefer to know what enthusiasts think rather than a bunch of randoms who have voted based on a star system. Are there are…

http://thewirecutter.com/ comes close

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by MartinodF »

wwalser wrote: post #73
spqr0a1 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have to recommend Blundstone boots. I was concerned that the elastic would wear out but it's been years and looks like it will outlast the tread. They are durable, grip well, waterproof easily, and dressy enough for semi-formal occasions. Warm enough for winter and cool enough for summer too!

Bought my first pair 4 weeks ago. I recently relocated from Sydney (somewhat ironic) to NY. I found a recommendation on reddit and couldn't be happier. Orthogonal to shoes and such, I find that I end up searching for recommendations for products on reddit as opposed to a store or review engine. I prefer to know what enthusiasts think rather than a bunch of randoms who have voted based on a star system. Are there are…

I would be interested in a site like that too!

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by quink »

spraak wrote: post #64

Wow, glad to find this! I'd somehow come across the Ian Knot about 20 years ago (is that possible?!) and have been tying my shoes (and anything requiring the same knot) that way since.

There was a fairly widely shared video EXE floating around for a bit more than twenty years, quite certain it was one of the first videos I watched on my Windows PC and I still remember it to this day.

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by sonar_un »

VonGuard wrote: post #51

This man changed how I tie my shoes. This sounds small, but frankly, it was one of the largest changes I have ever made to my life. Why? Because I learned to tie my shoes at the age of 5 or 6. It's something that was ingrained into my bones. A physical memory, an act that was undeniably of the flesh, not of the mind. Changing muscle memory is really tough, especially when it's 30 year old muscle memory. But the doubl…

10 years ago I discovered this site. To this day I still use the Ian quick knot as my go-to. I still shock people when I can tie a perfect bow knot with any material.

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by Kluny »

I remember in grade 7, 2002ish before reddit was invented and the internet was discoverable, I somehow found this site and spent several days poring through it.

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by stouset »

dijit wrote: post #54
1337biz wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So... what other alternative ways to live your life did you discover? Love that idea!

Using towels with loops attached (or adding the loops yourself). For single sheets, you can cut along the sides of the left and right edge which allows you to put your hands through and pull the duvet into the sheet, super easy and makes swapping the sheets easy. There was a whole bunch of stuff, it's all incorporated into my lifestyle now so picking it out is difficult.

Can you explain the duvet/sheet thing? I can't picture what you're trying to accomplish or how you're doing it!

Re: Ian's Shoelace Site

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Post by dkbrk »

I've been using the Mega Ian Knot (http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/megaianknot.htm) for the past 6 months or so.

It's the most secure of the knots and is visually appealing, but is somewhat tricky to tie. I've got a fair amount of experience with knots, but it took me about an hour of practice to be able to tie it reliably and (relatively) quickly.

I'm not necessarily recommending this to other people; in the effectiveness-difficulty tradeoff, it carries a fairly substantial difficulty penalty that probably isn't really worth it. But there's something about using the ultimate shoelace knot that appeals to me, so I thought I'd mention it.

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