Has anyone had a pair of mtb shoes resoled/retreaded here in the valley? I have a pair of Spec carbons that are okay on top but pretty rough on the rubber side.
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A cycling buddy of mine actually uses shoe gu to "resole" his shoes. He'll just use duct tape and make little reservoirs where the sole is worn, and fill with shoe gu. Cheap, and works like a charm.Black Bart said:Has anyone had a pair of mtb shoes resoled/retreaded here in the valley? I have a pair of Spec carbons that are okay on top but pretty rough on the rubber side.
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I'm currently using JB Weld.....but it does need to be redone every couple of weeks. I think I let it go too far before repairing it the first time.....but it's working.....urbanseeds said:JB Weld is my friend. Shoe Goo didn't seem to hold up to well for me.
Funny, this is the only guy around here that I called so far, he kept talking about hiking shoes when I said biking shoes. I'll probably stop in there to see if I have better luck in person then I did trying to communicate with him over the phone.BritMtnBiker said:Also just had one of the sides stitched up at a shoe repair on Warner and McClintock. Guy did great work and cant tell which side got stitched. http://www.azshoeluggagerepair.com
No worse than carbon. I wore the toe treads off my Specialized Carbons hiking my SS, so I used the JBW to patch up the toe treads. Traction probably isn't great, but I don't notice any difference. I'm motivated to NOT hike at much.Black Bart said:JB Weld guys, what's the traction like using that stuff?
Nah, these shoes have outlasted a frame, fork, cranks, several bottom brackets, pedals, wheels, stem... actually the only things they didn't outlast on my main mtb are the seatpost, seatpost clamp, waterbottle cages and handlebars.desertrider83 said:you guys must be ruff on shoes. i've had my shimano m225's for about 4 years,and they're still good.
Yup and Yup on the SS hiking. I'd like traction a bit better than flat CF offers though! I also need more of the tread depth back around the cleat so I'm not walking on metal.urbanseeds said:No worse than carbon. I wore the toe treads off my Specialized Carbons hiking my SS, so I used the JBW to patch up the toe treads. Traction probably isn't great, but I don't notice any difference. I'm motivated to NOT hike at much.