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Hiking Lacing / Biking Lacing
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An inside-out version of Straight (Bar) Lacing, which distributes
pressure evenly plus keeps the knots & ends to the side. For hiking or bushwalking, position the knots on the
inside, away from snagging undergrowth. For biking or cycling, position them on the outside, away from chains &
cranks. |
David O. sent me this pic of his hiking boots with Hiking / Biking Lacing.
More Lacing Photos |
Lacing Technique:
1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges through both bottom eyelets.
2. One end of the lace (yellow end) runs straight up the right side, is fed into and runs straight across the
second set of eyelets.
3. Both ends now run straight up the left side, each skipping one eyelet before feeding in two eyelets higher up.
4. Continue running both ends across the shoe, then straight up two eyelets at a time.
5. At the top of the shoe, the laces end up on the same side and the shoelace knot is tied at that point.
FEATURES:
 Evens out pressure
Reduces snagging
 Looks messy
NOTE:
This lacing is best suited to shoes with even numbers of eyelet pairs (eg. 6 pairs = 12 eyelets). The
picture at left shows one workaround to this limitation for use on shoes with odd numbers of eyelet pairs
(eg. 7 pairs = 14 eyelets). See my Straight (Bar) Lacing page for
some other workarounds.
Using This Lacing for Hiking / Bushwalking:
Lace the right shoe as pictured here and the left shoe in reverse so that the knots of both shoelaces
end up towards the inside (between the ankles). This places the loops and loose ends further away from the
outer sides of the shoes, making them less likely to become snagged in undergrowth whilst hiking / bushwalking.
Using This Lacing for Biking / Cycling:
Lace the left shoe as pictured here and the right shoe in reverse so that the knots of both shoelaces
end up towards the outside. This places the loops and loose ends further away from the bicycle chain, cranks
and other moving parts. |
Variations:
For a neater look, the lacing can be done the same way as
Straight (Bar) Lacing (instead of inside-out), with the horizontal sections on top
and the vertical sections underneath, and with the only concept taken from Hiking / Biking Lacing being to finish
off with the knots to the sides.
This picture, sent to me by Shawn D, shows some shoes laced this way, with the knots and loose ends positioned to
the outside for cycling.
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This page last updated: 27-Jun-2008. Copyright © 2005-2008 by
Ian W. Fieggen. All rights reserved.
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