Can these laces be shortened? I need 88" to 90" laces, the 84" would be too short to get a decent double knot.
269836
I assume you can cut them if you ever wore old combat boots it's the same type of lace you could probably burn the ends.
269837
Yes I did shorten mine too with a very sharp knife and then put very small snap ties on the ends of them to make sure they don't frey even though they probably wouldn't anyway. Great laces nothing better I put mine into rocky boots that are 2 years old and were them every day and will get another year out of them too. Buy the laces like I will every time... 10 out of 10
616367
The idea behind the locking laces is that the lace is actually stretchy. This allows you to remove shoes without having to tie and untie laces. The standard lace in a shoe does not allow that.
1008979
I cut off about 8 inches when lacing my tennis shoes with them- so, if boot laces are more than about 8 inches longer than tennis shoes, then I'd say no.
1544022
They have clips for the ends of the laces so you can cut them to whatever size you need.
123302
you could, but without the stretchiness of the included lace material, not certain that would be an ideal solution. the locks have teeth designed for this material, but they would probably work on regular laces, too.
259628
It will be pretty hard. It's possible but not simple. You need to squeeze the retainer and pull the laces tight at the same time.
1721115
Yes. Put the new laces in the shoes, determine the right length and cut off the excess lace. Then you will need to close to lace lock around the ends of the shoe laces and snap it shut. Sounds more complicated than it really is.
110778
These will work with any eight hole boots if a little common sense is included in the project. The length of the laces can be problematic if you have a wide foot and thick ankles. Good product.
22754
The laces should be great. Just take your old ones out, measure their length and get the closest length of these.
2272513
No - I bought the 72" version and I don't see how you would be able to shorten it. Each end has some hardware in it and it would be very difficult / impossible to cleanly remove it then cut the whole thing to be 66".
188381
This guy is the zen master of all things shoelace-related, and his resources should help out anyone asking the same question: http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/shoelacelengths.htm
1794091
According to the Lock Laces website, the laces are 48" long and stretch to 72". However, if you need them to be shorter, they are made to be cut to length and put the closed end on so each pair will be perfectly tailored to your shoes. I bought several pair for my husband who is having a lot of hand pain and tying shoes was difficult. Once he put these in, they were converted to slip-ons that work perfectly. He's used them on casual sneaker type shoes, really nice leather chukkas (which come up to the ankle), and other styles and each one of them works perfectly. He LOVES them!
241744
I believe you could tie a knot to the size you need and cut off any extra. I really like these headbands. They are a little bit stretchy with out being too tight.
199151
Yes, they work on any shoe laces. I've been using mine. I'll warn you, they don't fully light up as pictured, its more like where the light is that they light up. Still fun though :).
1326438
The shoe lace on my sketchers would not go thru the holes and all the holes on the buttons are the same. I don't know if kids shoe laces are smaller, but mine did not go but 1/16" in the hole. Hope this helps.
1544019
I don't believe so. When you get them all laced up the way you want, there is excess you can cut off to your liking. Where you cut it, there's a cover for the ends that clip together. I am going to order a pair for my nephew.
199150
its more like 2 feet long and are made of a soft plastic, so you probably don't want to lace up your shoes with them. Just use them with your usual laces as decorations. they also aren't very bright.