The Official Nike LeBron XII Thread- "July 4th/USA" & "King's Cloak/Red Paisley" 06/27/15

[willydimes]

just got my witness 12s in and decided to re-lace them and omg how do you guys get the laces back into these things? i've tried everything and my fingers are wrecked

have you been working your other hand from inside the shoe? it takes some finagling and a bit of pressure to squeeze them through 

 

[cbfpunch]

have you been working your other hand from inside the shoe? it takes some finagling and a bit of pressure to squeeze them through 

yeah, my other hand is in the shoe as a fulcrum for the aglet to angle up to go through the other eyelet but it also makes the eyelet opening too small for the aglet to pass through.
i've also tried using my other hand to squeeze the eyelets but that didn't work either.

 

[big zo]

Any pics out there of the rose golds with black laces?

 

[willydimes]

yeah, my other hand is in the shoe as a fulcrum for the aglet to angle up to go through the other eyelet but it also makes the eyelet opening too small for the aglet to pass through.
i've also tried using my other hand to squeeze the eyelets but that didn't work either.

So once you get to where I'm in this picture, get the lace tip right to the edge of the exit opening and then pressure the tip from the inside hand and use your outside hand to leverage it up into the exit hole.  Im sure this is what you've been trying so this might be futile for you but it has always worked for me.  You just gotta toy with it for a while to loosen up the fabric a bit and let it slide through .

 

[cbfpunch]

So once you get to where I'm in this picture, get the lace tip right to the edge of the exit opening and then pressure the tip from the inside hand and use your outside hand to leverage it up into the exit hole.  Im sure this is what you've been trying so this might be futile for you but it has always worked for me.  You just gotta toy with it for a while to loosen up the fabric a bit and let it slide through .
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i managed to get through one exit opening after it softened from trying so much. i gave up and fashioned a paperclip into a loop to hook the aglet and pull up through the exit opening. i managed to get one shoe done and i'm taking a break haha. i think the problem for me was that i wasn;'t getting enough leverage to push and wedge the aglet through the exit. much appreciated for the speedy response!

 

[ventureblake]

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Official NDC images. Yuuuuup

 

[willydimes]

i managed to get through one exit opening after it softened from trying so much. i gave up and fashioned a paperclip into a loop to hook the aglet and pull up through the exit opening. i managed to get one shoe done and i'm taking a break haha. i think the problem for me was that i wasn;'t getting enough leverage to push and wedge the aglet through the exit. much appreciated for the speedy response!

anytime, yea it was a hassle for me the first time but was a breeze after I did it a couple time and you'll be done much much faster.  good luck and post some pics of  it? Black laces in the witness?

 

[brewc1ty]

Official images make them look good

 

[ventureblake]

Of course NDC pics are doctored, but the ebay pics use a flash...which IMO, phone flash always makes kicks look worse. 

 

[cali j 360]

I still need USA lows, any good deals around?

 

[Blue Mamba]

I've yet to see a 12 low that I like. The USA's are OK, but every other low has been meh. I doubt we're getting a champ low.

 

[laces1983]

Make the upper gray on those lows and ohh la la!

 

[cbfpunch]

anytime, yea it was a hassle for me the first time but was a breeze after I did it a couple time and you'll be done much much faster.  good luck and post some pics of  it? Black laces in the witness?

it might sound weird but i like to lace my kicks the opposite way of how they come factory laced (right over left and vice versa). i've been doing it for all my kicks since i can remember. these brons are the worst for my little ritual lol.

 

[mf gooze]

So once you get to where I'm in this picture, get the lace tip right to the edge of the exit opening and then pressure the tip from the inside hand and use your outside hand to leverage it up into the exit hole.  Im sure this is what you've been trying so this might be futile for you but it has always worked for me.  You just gotta toy with it for a while to loosen up the fabric a bit and let it slide through .
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What are these? I'm digging the green.

 

[barbarianbob]

just got my witness 12s in and decided to re-lace them and omg how do you guys get the laces back into these things? i've tried everything and my fingers are wrecked

You scaring me bruh   

Cats still out here trying lace swaps on regular model XII's after I almost lost my thumb :x

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

 Cats still out here trying lace swaps on regular model XII's after I almost lost my thumb

 

I really have to get these black laces in the cleveland's

 

[cbfpunch]

they're my first 12's. what happened with your thumb? lol

 

[barbarianbob]

I really have to get these black laces in the cleveland's

I agree they'll look smokin with black laces

I just can't see myself trying to do another lace swap on these though :\

they're my first 12's. what happened with your thumb? lol

I did a lace swap on Court Visions from the red factory laces to a pair of black and 3m laces

In the end I pulled it off after about an hour but I cut the tips of my thumbs and cuticles trying to

 

[bigmixx11]

I agree they'll look smokin with black laces

I just can't see myself trying to do another lace swap on these though :\
I did a lace swap on Court Visions from the red factory laces to a pair of black and 3m laces

In the end I pulled it off after about an hour but I cut the tips of my thumbs and cuticles trying to

I remember the bloody thumb pics LOL

 

[willydimes]

What are these? I'm digging the green.

the SVSM aways, got a killer deal from a guy on eBay. they look pretty awesome and the black on the posite isn't flat but has a bit of a sheen to it

 

[ventureblake]

These look like those dragon scale Lows that Lebron was wearing, available in GS sizes 

http://sneakersteal.com/2015/06/17/nike-lebron-xii-low-gs-135-00/

 

[Blue Mamba]

 
These look like those dragon scale Lows that Lebron was wearing, available in GS sizes 

http://sneakersteal.com/2015/06/17/nike-lebron-xii-low-gs-135-00/

 

[limpin]

Praying the dragon scales come out in men's. Fell in love with them as soon as lebron posted these on Instagram.

 

[mehoneydee]

Im just saying though. ..those are FISH SCALES! Bron *Gone Fishin!!

 

[ventureblake]

Im just saying though. ..those are FISH SCALES! Bron *Gone Fishin!!

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