Hi, This complaint involves the top loops used to lace 574 shoes. They break. I bought two pairs of 574 new balance trainers because I loved my old pair that wore out. The new ones are similar but, instead of having holes for laces at the top, they have loops. After wearing for one week, the loop broke on one shoe when I went to tie it. With all the stress on feet, the little white loop was destined to fail. I jury-rigged it by punching a hole through where the loop broke... to lace the shoes the normal way, but the fit is different from the other foot. My suggestion to you is to go back to normal lacing using holes rather than loops. Now I have a dangling white string and a loose fitting shoe on one foot. These 574s were originally a great design. Please don't change a good thing. Sheesh.