Have you ever been about to start a race only to find yourself fumbling around having to tie up your running shoe laces, or transitioning in Triathlon wasting time? Well, if you haven’t heard of Lock Laces, let us enlighten you.
Lock Laces replace your existing laces and include a clip at the end to you set the desired tension easily so that fumbling around with cold hands or finding untied shoelaces become a thing of the past.
The marketing blurb will tell you they are primarily an athletic accessory to assist sports enthusiasts, with most of the advertising showcasing runners and triathletes. That said, we use them for casual trainers and the kids absolutely love them as it prevents them from wasting ‘important’ playtime when heading out of the house.
They work by simply threading the ends of your Lock Laces through the holes in your shoe as you would normally and into the provided clip, so once they are on you simply pull and clip the end of the Lock Lace. And because they are elastic, you can slip your feet in and out once you’ve found the desired tension. Pretty neat!
In testing, we found them to be really reliable, with little or no slipping due to the patented double eyelet lock securely gripping the laces, and the ability to compress or loosen to relieve your foot was great for circulation while on longer runs.
Lock Laces are water-resistant, and they didn’t appear to add additional weight on when we tested them on soggier days out in on the road or trails.
They are available in a big variety of colours such as Black, White, Cool Gray, Sour Green Apple, Hot Pink, Royal Blue, Orange, Neon Yellow, Navy, Purple, Red or Brown, so they should be suitable for most tastes. We did find however that a lot of retailers chose to just stock Black, blue, yellow or white.
There is also a Lock Laces Pro Range endorsed by Spartan Race World Champion Robert Killian, which are sold as optimised for obstacle course racers, trail runners, and mountaineers.
There are other players in the market but Lock Laces have shown themselves to be the preferred choice for runners and sports enthusiasts, and we’re definately fans of them 😉
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