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
2161380
Yes- once you have laced them you need to cut the excess before putting on the plastic end piece to secure the laces.
199148
Yes they can I don't think they will wrk n kids shoes @ all they r between 36-42 inch shoe laces they r long enough were u have to lace all the holes
2155241
I actually don't recall, but the shoes I used them on required very long laces. I still had to cut these to make them fit.
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.
1731110
Yes you can. I know ths because I've laced them too tight before. They still stretch because its the nature of the elasticity in the laces, but you can get them pretty tight.
1731109
The bundled laces are elastic, which is a problem. No matter how hard I tried tight them up, they just can't provide enough support to fasten the hiking boot (Salomon X Ultra Mid 2 GTX). I ended up using just the lock & clip with original laces from the hiking boot, which is not elastic. The combination works much better than the lock laces.
1711239
Probably depends on the shoe and how much length you need in the lace. I am size 13 and cut off a lot of length when installing them on athletic shoes. I have other footwear (boots) they wouldn't be near as long as what I need. You can probably measure how much lace you need to make your shoes tight, add four to six inches or whatever you want to make them loose (remember, they are elastic, so even when tight they might stretch enough to pull the shoes on/off), and then compare to the 48 inches.
1288892
I just purchased a set and 36" is the minimum adjustable length. No way to make them shorter.
1558499
One pair of boot laces works just fine. You'll end up with a fair amount left over, as you just knot the ends at the top of the laces.
2054657
Greetings Jelenda,We only sell these in a 5 or 15 foot section.This can be cut to a shorter length if you need it to be.Please let us know if you have any other questions.
2161379
Definitely! The lace ends come as a separate piece, so you trim the laces first, then clip the end pieces on.
241444
Yes. My only objection to the laces (there are two) is that they (1) do not have anything on the end to stop the progress of the bead and (2) have aglets (the stiff end of the lace) that are too small and too short. Young or disabled hands have trouble dealing with those two issues.
289638
I used them on my running shoes, but I had a considerable length that I had to cut off the end of the laces. I believe they would work on hiking boots.
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 :).
1612273
These were sent as a gift. I don't know the length of laces but I do know she absolutely loves it and they have purchased another set.
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.