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Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by WarmWash »

lee_ars wrote: post #15

Stumbling across Ian's site almost two decades ago was kinda-sorta life-changing, because I'd been tying the "granny knot" my whole life and had to resort to double-knotting to keep my damn shoes tied. Ditched the granny knot for the Ian's Secure Knot ( https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm ), and have been using that ever since for every pair of laced shoes I own.

This is my choice knot too, works really well

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by delichon »

When I was six or seven my older brother untied my shoelaces when I wasn't looking, and I tripped on them and almost fell down. This was apparently a traumatic event for me since it has affected my behavior ever since. I've double-knotted my shoelaces every time since then, usually remembering why. For about the last 57 years. When I was about 12 the same brother tried it again and failed due to the double knot. It was a moment of triumph.

But the double knot still sometimes comes untied somehow so I've never been entirely happy with it. Maybe if I take the effort to overcome my muscle memory and learn Ian's knot, it will quell the PTSD from being victimized at a young age and I can find inner peace.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by clnhlzmn »

alper wrote: post #21

I use Ian's (Fast) Knot and that's good enough for me. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

I use this knot usually but it doesn't work for my pisgah range laces. They have their own recommended knot, which does work, but it's annoying to tie and asymmetric. I'll be trying this "secure" knot now.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by ericpauley »

Groxx wrote: post #29
ericpauley wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is definitely the go-to knot over secure knot. Been using it every day for 13 years. Yes, it comes apart every so often (maybe a few times a year), but the tying time savings far outweighs those few instances.

Plus you get to have rare "wait what , how the heck???" encounters if anyone around you pays attention randomly. It looks like magic compared to the usual methods people learn.

The best part of this is that you forget you're tying your shoes differently, so when the "how the heck" moment arrives you're also surprised!

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by zimpenfish »

twodave wrote: post #22
jonathanlydall wrote: post #13

I only realized in my 30s that I had been tying my shoelaces wrong my whole life and a super minor change in my method has changed them from coming undone multiple times per day (unless double knotted), to instead staying tied the whole day with just a standard shoelace knot [0] (also on Ian's site). This article's web page actually has the essential note: > NOTE: If your finished knot comes out crooked (eg. loops po…

I tried writing a similar comment. Yours is much clearer. This 100%. As a runner I used to have to re-tie multiple times per run. I corrected my mistake with this same fix probably a decade ago and haven’t had a loose shoelace since.

Back when I was running, I used the "lace lock" method[0] because a loose heel would drive me to distraction (and because I wore clown shoes with wide toe boxes, there's no pressure from the front to keep the foot stable.)

[0] e.g. https://www.coachweb.com/gear/running-gear/heel-lock-lacing-...

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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jonathanlydall wrote: post #13

I only realized in my 30s that I had been tying my shoelaces wrong my whole life and a super minor change in my method has changed them from coming undone multiple times per day (unless double knotted), to instead staying tied the whole day with just a standard shoelace knot [0] (also on Ian's site). This article's web page actually has the essential note: > NOTE: If your finished knot comes out crooked (eg. loops po…

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Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by vrganj »

Great knot and amazing site. It has a distinct "old internet" feel to it, and I mean that as nothing but a compliment. I miss those days, pre platforms capturing everything and making us angry at each other for their engagement metrics.

Re: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

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Post by xlii »

alper wrote: post #21

I use Ian's (Fast) Knot and that's good enough for me. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

It's like world smallest (and funniest) superpower. While people are still tying their shoes I'm ready to go. It feels a bit like magic when you touch the laces and they're just made.
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