When I biked to the shop this morning I forgot to tuck the end of my shoelace into the shoe, so sure enough, my lace got caught up in the chain as I was taking off.

Which reminded me to pay another visit to the most excellent Ian's Shoelace Site to check on Hiking / Biking Lacing:

Distributes pressure evenly, plus keeps knots and ends to the inside – away from scrub (hiking) or to the outside – away from chains (biking).

I tried the lacing out on my new Merrels.

@Miraz What a clever idea, I never thought of that before. Now I know. Thanks.

@AlexWolfe ha same! Instant bookmark, once again thanks @Miraz !

@AlexWolfe I really do recommend Ian’s Shoelace site. I’ve now used his Secure Shoelace Knot for the last few years: www.fieggen.com/shoelace/… It doesn’t come undone until you choose to undo it.

@dubh 😁

@Miraz Oh, thanks for sharing. I just bookmarked it. 👍

@MitchW Hah! There’s an idea.

@Miraz And a good one. I have replaced all my shoelaces with elastic shoelaces. I don’t know how well that would work with hiking boots or workboots, though.