When I biked to the shop this morning I forgot to tuck the end of my shoelace into the shoe, so sure enough, my lace got caught up in the chain as I was taking off.

Which reminded me to pay another visit to the most excellent Ian's Shoelace Site to check on Hiking / Biking Lacing:

Distributes pressure evenly, plus keeps knots and ends to the inside – away from scrub (hiking) or to the outside – away from chains (biking).

I tried the lacing out on my new Merrels.

Shoes laced so the knots are on the outside edge of each shoe.