Originally Posted by
noglider
If you have natural laces and therefore can't burn the ends, the word you need to know is "aglet" so you can buy or make your own.
I hadn't thought much about burning vs not burning. I don't think I have much that isn't synthetic, except perhaps some cotton or hemp rope.
Originally Posted by
Bigbus
Paracord for everything!
The reason I started using rope (paracord) as above is that I hate the way shoelaces tend to fray. I've been wearing velcro bike shoes for a while, but getting back to laced shoes... and frayed laces...
My experience in the past was that ropes and cords would just hold up much better than laces. Thus, I very much avoid stock replacement laces.