Nathan Velocity Laces

I've tended to wear slip-on shoes day-to-day, but have found enough situations where they're too loose, especially after they're broken in. So I decided to get a pair of laced shoes, but in keeping with the laziness of slip-ons, I decided to try using these Nathan Velocity bungee laces instead. I also own a pair of Lock Laces on an athletic shoe and has bungee laces so I can quickly change to go to the gym.I found it was a bit more difficult to thread the laces through the lock mechanism on the Nathan Velocity laces. One side went through easily but the second got hung up for a bit. I did manage to get it through, and you'd only have to do that once. But so far, I like the lock mechanism on the Velocity laces better. The way it works is that there is a toothed wheel which slides forward and back. In one position, the wheel holds the laces against the sides of the lock, while in the other, the laces are loose so they are very easy to adjust. What I like about this is that when you slide the wheel, it stays in its position; and it's a simpler mechanism with moving parts. In contrast, the Lock Laces have a pair of spring-loaded buttons, so you have to keep the buttons held down if you want to adjust the tightness of the laces. Because the lock wheel stays in its position, I find it more convenient to adjust the laces, or to take the shoes on and off if I have them laced up tighter. However, you probably won't need to adjust the laces much after they've been set up to your liking (after a few wearings of the shoes). I will comment that the Velocity laces aren't on my athletic shoes, so I haven't seen whether the lock mechanism would slip if stressed much more aggressively. But so far, so good.I've seen some comments about rethreading the laces after they've been cut (and frayed) at the ends to shorten them to a more convenient length. It would be nice if all of these manufacturers of bungee laces would provide some better solution for this in case you want to transfer these laces to another set of shoes. (Of course, they're thinking that you should just go buy another pair from them...) I did actually transfer the Lock Laces to a new better pair of athletic shoes, and the fraying was considerable at the cut ends. That issue would likely be worse with the Nathan Velocity laces because of the relative difficulty of threading them through the lock mechanism. Right now I'm experimenting with heat shrink tubing, normally used on bare wires in electrical/electronics work, to bind up the cut ends so they don't fray. Hopefully that will hold up too and will make it much easier to rethread if I should ever transfer these laces to another set of shoes.

As far as speed laces go, these are good for ease of use and durability. However, I had to thread them into the locking mechanism and it wasn't the easiest thing to do. I ended up using a skinny pen to help me out.The price on these was decent and as long as they don't get more expensive I will probably still buy them occasionally, though I much prefer lock-laces for their colors, ease of lacing, and threading.I have no idea how these would hold up to any kind of actual running, as we only use them to keep my son from breaking the back of his shoes. With these he actually "unties" them, instead of always leaving them tied and trying to shove his foot in.

I am an Occupational Therapist working in home care. I frequently have a need for elastic laces for my geriatric patients, but often find that the ones typically available are MUCH too short. These work well with most men's shoes and appear to be of good quality. The only criticism I have is that the locks are too hard to figure out and take too much time to thread. Most of my patients would give up trying to use them way before I did, and then assume that the laces were a bust altogether. Will continue to buy, but won't be using locks.

My wife and I both compete in triathlons and bought these laces to try them out. They work great over some of the competitor's products we also tried. The design is simple and easy to get in and out of. The product as it is designed is perfect for their use. Our only complaint is the long length of the laces. After lacing your shoes you have to cut off the extra length if you have smaller shoes. However, the laces are incredibly hard to relace once the ends are cut off. Therefore you may need to 1. buy new ones with new shoes, 2. don't cut off the extra length or 3. spend a while relacing the shoes with soft lace endings.The product is great but if they were to sell different sized laces I would give it a five star review.

i've tried yankz (plastic parts break very easily), xtenex (difficult to get a good fit that's tigh enough to run in but loose enough to get on), speed laces (don't pull through lace-holes on shoes very easily), and these, which are definitely my favorite. The plastic piece is solid and easy to use, and the laces are thin enough that you can get your shoes reasonably tight by pulling on them. Just be aware that, like all elastic laces, they won't hold your feet as rigidly in place as traditional laces.

Awesome for quickly lacing/unlacing your shoes. It's elastic so you might not get quite as tight a fit as you would with normal laces, but they feel fine to me. I will say to get the laces threaded through the quick-catch loop in the first place is a pain, but you only need to do it once, and you're set for life (of the shoe). I'm on my second pair of shoes with the original laces, and they're holding up great.

Do these really pose any advantages to traditional laces? Not really. I find myself having to adjust them a bit because sometimes they're too tight or sometimes they're too loose. Sometimes I find it harder to get the feet into the shoe as well. These laces are a novel idea but regular old laces work just as well. They are a little ugly in my opinion.

This is a great product expecially when you only have use of one hand,