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Salomon Style Laces on Non Salomon Shoes
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Aug 12, 2011 at 11:19 pm #1277967
Has anybody tried to make a DIY version of the 'quicklace' system Salomon uses on its shoes on other shoes?
I currently have some Salomon XA Pro 3d ultras which I love (after I removed the terrible ortholite insert) but I wonder when these shoe die whether I have to go Salomon again or whether I can retrofit a similar lace system on other shoes.
Any experiences from people who have done this or any ideas on whether it would be possible?
Thanks
MichaelAug 14, 2011 at 7:28 pm #1769359Hi Michael,
I was actually thinking that exact same thing today. I have used that same shoe for a bit over a year of hard use and have now gone for the Inov-8 flite-195's which I personally prefer, but would love to have the saloman lacing system rather than the normal laces.
I guess you could simply remove the laces, put some of the cord with the cord lock in their place and off you go. Only problem I could imagine is cutting up the original shoes if they are not built for cord.
Aug 14, 2011 at 8:45 pm #1769371I cut off my salomon laces and used them on some golite shoes. It works, but mine were a little short for the golite shoes so I just stopped lacing before the bottom holes.
Aug 20, 2011 at 8:06 am #1771363There are a lot of quick lace systems out there for purchase. I used these a while back when doing triathlon for quick transitions to my running shoes, quite nice.
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