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Train Track Lacing
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Like Army Lacing with the underlying crossovers running straight across instead of
diagonally. The result looks like train tracks, and holds extremely tight because two passes of shoelace are
squeezed through each eyelet.
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Note how this lacing allows the sides of these Converse sneakers to sit up straight. Picture sent to me by Ali.
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Lacing Technique:
1. The lace is run straight across the bottom (grey section) and emerges from both bottom eyelets.
2. The lace ends then travel straight up and are fed into the next set of eyelets.
3. The ends are run alongside each other underneath and emerge from the same set of eyelets on the other side. This
will be a tight squeeze because it will be the second pass of shoelace through those eyelets.
4. Continue up the shoe, alternating straight up on top or straight across underneath.
FEATURES:
 Neat
Holds very tight
 Very hard to tighten
NOTE:
This lacing works best with thinner or flat laces because several eyelets have to accommodate two passes of
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Variations:
Used inside-out, the result is quite a different lacing, both visually and functionally. The sides of the shoe are
held in by the "sleepers" of the train tracks (ie. the horizontal crossovers), which secure those sides much more
firmly and resist flexing. The "sleepers" are also raised off the upper ridge of the foot, which both increases
comfort and makes it easier to get fingers underneath to pull the lacing tight.
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