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Overdose Resoles Experiences? Opinions?

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John Evans · · South Jordan, UT · Joined May 2006 · Points: 150

I recently noticed a poster up at the Momentum climbing gym for OverDose Resoles. Has anyone had any experience with them yet? Quality? Turn around time?

John

Greg Gavin · · SLC, UT · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 888

i'm interested in their work as well. Normally I send my shoes to komito boots and their turn around and work is excellent.

hyadventure · · Santa Ana · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 0
yosemitebum.com/index.html Yosemite Bum does the best work I've seen, but their slow.
SackAttack Iceiceice · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 5

The quality is 90% hit and 10% miss, nice thing is that if you have a problem let her know and she will fix it. IE you get the rand done and they are a little to pointy.

Turn around is one week.

Jhernand · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 175

wow... John... you tell em!

She does good work. I spoke to her about her work and she filled me in on her resume. She apprenticed under someone who resoled for the Bum in CA. she did that for 10 year or so i think and then made her way to the SLC area. Took some time off to have a baby, and is not back into the biz.

What i think Nate is saying... is that 90% of the time the shoes are 100%, but 10% of the time the shoes have a small problem with them. HE is not saying anything about the shoe being 90% good, and 10% of it being messed up. He is only saying 9 out of 10 shoes are perfect.

as far as the rands... i think she pinches them a little much when she is working on them, but this does not effect the climbing. This is only a cosmetic thing when you get the shoes back. Other wise the rand work is fine

personal experience here... i had her do a pair for me and my left shoe was great! but my right had a small glue problem...Something i have had with other resoled shoes as well. I dropped them in the box... and she called me apologized and is working on them again for free.

She has a quick turn around. 1 week and your back in your shoes. on my last resole i sent them to the rubber room, and it took a month to get them back. I think havin the box in the gym and getting them back in a week is super convenient.

long story short... i would recommend her to everyone. she is cheap, fast, and does great work!

Christopher Sorensen · · Provo, UT · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 25

I'm glad someone posted about this. I haven't done a resole before. Is the rubber she uses as good as the rubber you've already got in all cases, or does it depend? For example, my wife might need resoling done on her Red Chilis. What do you think?

Jhernand · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 175

she uses all 5.10 rubber... stealth i think... but don't quote me on that. either that or C4, but either way if you ask me it is the best rubber out there right now. it lasts the longest, and it is the stickiest. obviously everyone is going to have the rubber that they prefer, but i think 90% of the time you will find that people will ask for 5.10 rubber

The · · Salt Lake City · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 5

Just got a pair back (resole and rand). I’ll agree with Jhernand that the toe box is a little tighter compared to when I’ve had shoes done by Rock n Resole. But the quality looks decent. I haven’t climbed on them yet. I’ll let you know how they worked after this weekend.

SackAttack Iceiceice · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 5

John, or an A-hole.

a. How do you know I get my shoes for free.
b. That doesn't matter. I know your jelous.

Yes she does use 5.10 rubber, it is stealth C4.

The · · Salt Lake City · Joined Jun 2007 · Points: 5

So I used my shoes resoled by overdose over the weekend. After a couple routes they broke in and worked fine. I can’t comment on how they will holdup over the long haul, but first impressions were good.

John Evans · · South Jordan, UT · Joined May 2006 · Points: 150

To follow up on my question regarding Overdose:

I had a pair of Mythos resoled, which needed rands as well. Overdose did a good job on them, with well glued, clean edges on everything. I really liked the turn around time (one week) and not paying shipping (drop box at the gym). I also received a phone call the day before, confirming the shoes would be at the gym on Wednesday after 3pm, which is nice.

The shoes do fit a bit different/tighter afterwards, but every resole I have ever had tightens my shoes up a bit (which I like, as they've usually loosed up too much by then).

Bottom line; I am happy with Overdose and would recommend them.

John

Christopher Sorensen · · Provo, UT · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 25

Thanks, John, that's really helpful information.

Ishmail · · Utah · Joined Sep 2005 · Points: 15

I tried out Overdose for the first time and thought i'd share my experience. After sending my Anasazi 5.10 Mocasims for soles and rands they came back as mentioned above in this thread - the toe box was too small. The Anasazi's are crack climbing shoes and I sized them for cracks. I explained this to her (I think her name is Kelly?) and she agreed to re-do them.

After re-doing them only one of the shoes was slightly better (and unacceptable), I don't think she touched the other one. We spoke once again, and she agreed to let me have the shoes free of charge, and wasn't exactly professional. Regardless, i've burned 3 weeks and don't even know if they can be fixed by another re-soler. The shoes have the feel of an agressive sport shoe - not a Creek Shoe. I hope they aren't destroyed.

I have no doubt she can resole a sport shoe, but if you have nicely fitted crack shoes - they will come back tighter. Tight fitting/toe schrunching shoes don't fit comfortably in cracks.

tenesmus · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2004 · Points: 3,023

Bruce,
"We spoke once again, and she agreed to let me have the shoes free of charge, and wasn't exactly professional"

What's not professional about her giving it to you for free? She did a service for you, you weren't happy, she let you have it without charge.

Don't resoles usually stretch right back out after you use the shoes for a little while? Every re-sole is going to come back slightly different and the process of breaking them back in will let them fit back to your foot in context with the new rubber. Without that, they'd just be sloppy.

Maybe she should give you a back rub next time you don't like it. (ha!)

Ishmail · · Utah · Joined Sep 2005 · Points: 15

This isn’t my first resole experience. A good resoler doesn’t change the shape or size of the shoe. I tried to be objective with Overdose and express my concerns. All I wanted was a fair shake. Giving my shoes back to me for free was a very nice gesture, but the tone and response of her answer wasn’t exactly professional.

I won’t know if parting ways like we did is a “fair shake” until another cobbler tears them down and sees why they fit dramatically different. I cannot climb with them in the condition she returned them to me. My partner thought I had sport shoes on because the toe box was so tight. Hopefully another cobbler can fix the resizing (Overdose was the first cobbler to touch this pair).

Hopefully that clarifies things a bit further.

G Traub · · Tetonia, ID · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 5

I've had 2 pair done by overdose. I am, and have been happy with the job and will go back in the future.

Fast Eddie McBradish · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 1,620

I've had two pairs done as well and was also pleased. She did a great job on the rands and my Fires have never climbed better!

john bald · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 60

Nice turnaround on some Acopas I had done. Good thing they were gym shoes....One side was pointy-toed, whereas the other was blunt fat foot. Guess it takes a knack to get 'em right. Not worth sending them back. Price was right!

jnrose5 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 40

I've used Cascade Cobbler for the past few years, and I've never seen another company come close to their quality and craftsmanship. Worth the extra shipping $$$ in my opinion...

Ryan Williams · · London (sort of) · Joined May 2009 · Points: 1,245

I use The Friction Fix in Fayetteville, WV. Professional work... the best job you could possibly get. 5.10 rubber and it just seems like the Babkirks have done a million shoes before they work on yours... perfect! Competitive pricing, fast turn around. I asked for a favor once and got a pair of shoes back in less than a week.

Tristan Higbee · · Pocatello, ID · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 2,970

I used Overdose a couple months ago. As others have said, the toe rand came back a little pointier, but it didn't affect sizing or fit for me. I liked not having to pay shipping (drop box at the gym) on top of an already pretty low resole price. The resole was good enough for me, and I'll be using the company again.

I've also used Flyin' Brian's resoles in Vegas. The quality there was perfect, but more expensive. I'll stick with Overdose for now.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Northern Utah & Idaho
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