Anyone tried YANKZ?

Yes! I have 3 pairs of Yankz and I love them! I got a pair originally from my brother in law, and I was very skeptical, as I thought my foot would flip out of my shoes, but they have proven to be the BEST thing I've tried re: Triathlon gear. I have to say, it does take some adjustment. In the beginning my shoes were too tight and my feet started getting tingly and falling asleep. But after some adjustment, they turned out to be great. I bought two more pairs, one for my spare shoes, and one for my old running shoes. I never intend to tie another shoelace. Good Luck. Don't get discouraged... if they seem too loose or too tight, just adjust them and be patient. You'll find the correct tension.

I did run into the problem regarding a timing chip, though... Luckily, the chip was provided with a couple of plastic "attachers" that allowed me to attach the chip to the Yankz directly. It was hard to get the chip off after the race, however, because no one had a scissors, and the plastic attacher was hard to break. But that little inconvenience was well worth it.... (for me at least!!!) You might want to bring a couple of large safety pins with you to races in case "attachers" are not provided!

Wishing you lace free runs, and a lightening speed T2.

LW

I just bought some, so I will let everyone know how it goes. I don't think that I will try them for my 8k race tomorrow, though!

Jen

hey i almost ordered these but i was afraid of the feet going numb as i have freaky feet to begin with and need loose middle but tight top which i don't think will work with yankz type gear but i saw lace locks and wondered if those might work better then i realized i have a pair of lace locks but i not sure how to use them?

anyone with website that demonstrates as all i have are the locks no instructions.   and do you cut the excess lace? makes me a bit nervous but i could always buy more laces. 

Thanks!

How bout this?

http://www.locklaces.com/instructions.html

THanks You wouldn't know that I actually looked at that site myself but don't recall that page--LOL.  Still that won't work exactly as again can't use the elastic stuff .. though i suppose i could use normal lace that i knot off and cut for the lower portion and then use the elasticized upper with the lock.  hmm...gotta think about this. 

thanks again