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It was tough. I think I used a lighter and melted the ends of the laces a touch, then while it was setting up I rolled the melted part into a point. I was able to poke it through the keeper and push it the rest of the way with a pick. I may have used another pick to open up the keeper a touch too. Also if you install the keeper the opposite way, they lay flat nicer on the top of your foot.

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised by the durability of the wheels so far. About 2.5 months. Let me put it like this. I have every expectation to ride them well into next year without any issues. The stock wheels on my remedy were already dented and the hubs were starting to sound bad after 2.5 months of riding, and I have ridden these wheels much harder. Im sure you can destroy them, but for a race weight wheelset that you can ride all the time, they are sweet.

Laying flat on the floor they measure 10.75 across. They are good with knee pads, although you might want to run a lower profile set.