Guide to lacing your shoes properly using XTENEX running laces
About XTENEX
An exciting and ingenious technical shoe-lace FREE LACE is now available in the UK. It is ingenious because of its simplicity as well as its practicality.
It was developed in France last year and has a world patent and registered trademark.
Since its launch, there has been an amazing reaction to this product, and there are now top sportsmen from many high-demand disciplines using the lace in their shoes.
Many world class athletes and triathletes have switched to Free Lace as a result of the extra comfort gained while running.
Famous shoe trademarks have already noticed the superior qualities and advantages of the technical lace Free Lace. They have asked Free Lace to develop partnerships with them in order to promote their new products or to participate in major events side by side.
What is XTENEX?
Xtenex from indeXed-TENsionin-nEXus. It is a worldwide patented nodulous (index) lace/cord technology that produces ‘adjustable tensioning’ between eyelets.
This technology produces exclusive dynamics for enhancing footwear fit, comfort, and performance.
Xtenex technology addresses the source of footwear related pain and discomfort: lace migration. Lace migration, due to a gradual movement of the shoelace toward the forward bend of a shoe causes two problems.
- First, it produces binding: a tightening and restriction pressure at the top of the shoe. This can lead to foot fatigue, pain, numbness, and restriction of natural foot swelling
- Second, it loosens the fit around the footwear’s metatarsal area, which causes increased slipping and reduction of forward foot stabilization. This can produce heat friction, which often leads to painful blisters.
Indexed tensioning - what does it accomplish?
- Indexed tensioning is achieved through pre-tensioned elastic nodules in the lace. When laced in the footwear, each knot (index) produces an independent measure of tension between eyelets.
- More knots between eyelets lessen tension.
- Fewer knots between eyelets increase tension.
- The emerging knots maintain the desired fit by restricting involuntary lace movement through the eyelets.
- Enhanced lateral stabilization is achieved by increasing the tension index along the left or right side of a shoe upper. This aids to stabilize and support the foot within the foot bed while enhancing footwear and foot care technologies.
- Maximizes foot care products such as orthotics, arch supports, and insole technologies.
- Never binds or restricts the natural foot dynamics of flex and expansion.
- You adjust laces only once and they stay in place for life.
Xtenex Product Description
1. The Ultimate shoe laces for Performance Sport - A true no-tie non loosening original. Aggressive re emerging knots “lock in” at each eyelet to secure a custom fit. A custom performance fit provides the much desired slip-on and slip-off convenience. Note: Tip is 3mm diameter, not for small eyelets. The Ultimate shoes laces Performance Sport laces require no gadgetry as found in other speed lace products. They create a non-loosening custom fit, with slip-on and slip-off convenience.
2. The Ultimate Shoes Laces for Hiking - This is the pure comfort for hikers. Bigger knots accommodate bigger sized footwear eyelets and hooks at the top of hiking shoes.
3. The Ultimate Shoe Laces for Casual - A luxury lace and smaller tips create elevated comfort and fit for dress shoe footwear. Smaller knots accommodate smaller sized footwear eyelets. Tapered nodes keep laces comfortably fitted and securely tied, giving the fit and feel of your favourite slip-on shoe. Ideal for all age groups, medical care and casual footwear.
Main Features
- No need to untie or retie laces. No bows to trip over.
- Shoes can be removed and put on with speed.
- Customise your shoe to your exact foot type to avoid heel slippage and compression across the instep.
- Patented knot system allows you adjust and maintain the tension between each set of eyelets for a perfect fit. Each set remains independent of the other.
- Elasticity allows maximum comfort and improved blood circulation.
- Benefits wearers of insoles, arch supports and orthotics.
- Ideal for all age groups in both sport and casual shoes.
Instruction for lacing
Insert tip through first eyelet. Position two hands on either side of eyelet.
Grab lace tip and section and section on the other side of the eyelet. Pull lace to stretch and collapse knots. Move lace through until desired section of lace has been reached. Gently release the lace and knots will reappear.
Continue 1 & 2 until lacing is complete
Remember to lace shoe loosely to start. Adjust tension after lacing. Leaving more knots between eyelets will produce a looser fit. Less knots between eyelets produces a tighter fit. For best performance allow some give in the lace. The knots need to retain their shape. Tighten to comfort....and never tie your shoes again! Repeat process to untie laces.
Different ways of lacing
The Leave It
Lace it and leave it just like it sounds, you can just lace your shoe and leave the ends "hanging' out".
The Knot It
Simply tie your lace in a not.
The Tuck It
Simply tuck the laces under each side pointing them towards the front of the shoe and you have a clean and finished look.
The Cut And Knock
Once the shoe is laced and worn several times to be sure of adjustment, tie the end into a knot and then cut the loose end just before the knot. Burn (or stick) to agglomerate the loose end. Simple and effective.
For more way's of lacing see XTENEX website |
