A Resolers advice to no one in particular...
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John, re stink: super-thin wool socks, rotated and washed on a regular basis. Wool has its own anti-reek properties, unlike cotton or (worst) polypro a.k.a. plastic. |
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Locker wrote:As soon as it blows through (Seems to be when the majority THINKS it's time for a resole), the shoes are in trouble and most likely will not be able to accept as many resoles (If any) had the timing been different.Why not? |
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Yowsah Peggy Lipton! |
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"Why not?".
Pretty simple. Because they're FUCKED UP. |
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Since this seems to be a resole advice/Peggy Lipton thread...I was thinking of getting my shoes resoled, but then I noticed that the eyelet for the laces was tearing through the leather pretty bad and I figured they weren't going to last much longer anyway, even with new rubber. Right call? Or can that be fixed? |
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"peggy has a sweeeeet fro bro" |
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John Marsella wrote: I'll look into that, thanks FlynnHands down the best advice I've gotten and used is to keep my climbing shoes outside of my gym bag so they aren't sealed up in there. I have done that since before I bought my last pair of shoes and this pair still doesn't stink hardly at all. I also wear socks with my climbing shoes, I've always found it far more comfortable for me and easier to climb with them on, so I think that helps to keep the funkness down too. |
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"I noticed that the eyelet for the laces was tearing through the leather pretty bad and I figured they weren't going to last much longer anyway, even with new rubber."
By now the rubber is completely gone on the toes of both shoes" Without actually seeing them, no way to REALLY know. But it DOES sound like your assessment is most likely correct. |
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Check out this blog post by a friend of mine explaining his shoe rotation, and the considerations involved in choosing when to resole. |
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It's all a scam. What's the deal with the rand and the sole being the same color so its almost impossible to tell when you are wearing through until you actually wear through? |
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rging wrote:It's all a scam. What's the deal with the rand and the sole being the same color so its almost impossible to tell when you are wearing through until you actually wear through?OMG! That is brilliant. Make the rand and sole different colrs. |
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Locker wrote:...Synthetic shoes, foot stink and BABY POWDER. OMFG! But I'll save that for another RANT later on.Anti-fungal sprays like Tinactin I hear are much better. |
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Ahahahahahahahaha- sorry dude! Newbies like me have to learn this stuff the hard way sometimes, right? |
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A friend of mine, a Doctor (and a climber), told me that not everyones foot smell is going to be equal (He didn't say it in such a simple way). Makes sense! The way I figure it? If you're one of those fuckers that get's a bad case of BO, you're also most likely going to be one of those fuckers that sends in those super STINKY MoFo's. |
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I got dragged into a stinky shoe discussion. Getting WEAK with age! Fucking A! |
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"Who's doing the best construction these days?".
IMHO, Boreal and Scarpa. And you're correct! The Acopas SHOULD yield at least few good resoles so long as you don't fuck them up royally. They're built well! Solid. I don't know what the deal is with La Sportiva and their fucking DELAMINATION issues. If they'd change their fucking GLUE to something that actually STICKS to itself, they'd be NAILING the rest of the deal. As far as a CLIMBERS shoe goes (As compared to a better build and a resolers favorite to work on), La Sportiva is usually on the "Cutting edge". |
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On the topic of when to resole shoes, I have a question for Locker or anyone else who might have insight. I have a pair of 5.10 shoes that are delaminating on one sole. Would it be best to resole now and hope the resole doesn't have this problem? These are my favorite shoes for limestone and since 5.10 discontinued them (as usual) I want to keep them going as long as possible. |
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Hamilton... |
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Thanks for the speedy reply locker, much appreciated. |
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Locker: |