If you're like me, you've been tying your shoes for years and probably feel pretty good at it by now. Yet for active pursuits—specifically while out on the trails—it's good to be familiar with more ...

I have purchased a new pair of boots. Finally, after 6 years of constant wear, a single eyelet of my 20-eyelet Gripfast boots has ripped out. I purchased a new pair today, after having the damage ...

“I’ve been lacing shoes a special way like this for 23 years,” Brian Beckstead, Altra co-founder and de facto shoe-tying guru, told me. Beckstead, I learned, had not only made a career of perfecting ...

How do you lace up your shoes? Chances are you either use the "criss-cross" or "straight-lace" method. Today, an Australian mathematician revealed these methods are the most optimal patterns for ...