Overdose Resoles Experiences? Opinions?
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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? |
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i'm interested in their work as well. Normally I send my shoes to komito boots and their turn around and work is excellent. |
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yosemitebum.com/index.html Yosemite Bum does the best work I've seen, but their slow.
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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. |
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wow... John... you tell em! |
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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? |
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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 |
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Just got a pair back (resole and rand). Ill agree with Jhernand that the toe box is a little tighter compared to when Ive had shoes done by Rock n Resole. But the quality looks decent. I havent climbed on them yet. Ill let you know how they worked after this weekend. |
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John, or an A-hole. |
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So I used my shoes resoled by overdose over the weekend. After a couple routes they broke in and worked fine. I cant comment on how they will holdup over the long haul, but first impressions were good. |
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To follow up on my question regarding Overdose: |
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Thanks, John, that's really helpful information. |
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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. |
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Bruce, |
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This isnt my first resole experience. A good resoler doesnt 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 wasnt exactly professional. |
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I've had 2 pair done by overdose. I am, and have been happy with the job and will go back in the future. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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... |
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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. |
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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. |