Hi all.
I treated myself to a pair of retro-styled Arturos last year, since I don't like cleats and ride wide MTB flats with spikes, even on my road bikes.
http://www.cycletouringsupplies.co....ling_shoes_Resin_sole_with_a_rubber_grip.html
Found the shoes very comfortable & great for commuting to work - they look formal enough so I don't need to change them, and leather offers unrivalled air circulation and short & easy drying if I get them soaked.
The only issue for me was the sole: too hard & slippery for the spikes to bite in properly, until they were very well broken in.
After a few thousand miles, the soles have pretty much disintegrated: heel broke off, resin sole snapped in half& have multiple glue failures. Disappointing, given the price, but the shoes lasted as long as any other regular trainers with the same mileage before they start falling apart or stinking like a skunk.
Being a waste not want not bugger, I went to my old & trusted shoe repair guy just to find out that he closed his shop during Covid lockdown.
Local Timpsons were as useless as ever, telling me that they don't repair shoes any more - just do minor re-heeling work.
So, I reckon I'll just re-glue the soles myself and see how long they last - I've got nothing to lose but loss itself.
Ay suggestions on what glue to use? Would Gorilla glue do a decent job here?
I treated myself to a pair of retro-styled Arturos last year, since I don't like cleats and ride wide MTB flats with spikes, even on my road bikes.
http://www.cycletouringsupplies.co....ling_shoes_Resin_sole_with_a_rubber_grip.html
Found the shoes very comfortable & great for commuting to work - they look formal enough so I don't need to change them, and leather offers unrivalled air circulation and short & easy drying if I get them soaked.
The only issue for me was the sole: too hard & slippery for the spikes to bite in properly, until they were very well broken in.
After a few thousand miles, the soles have pretty much disintegrated: heel broke off, resin sole snapped in half& have multiple glue failures. Disappointing, given the price, but the shoes lasted as long as any other regular trainers with the same mileage before they start falling apart or stinking like a skunk.
Being a waste not want not bugger, I went to my old & trusted shoe repair guy just to find out that he closed his shop during Covid lockdown.
Local Timpsons were as useless as ever, telling me that they don't repair shoes any more - just do minor re-heeling work.
So, I reckon I'll just re-glue the soles myself and see how long they last - I've got nothing to lose but loss itself.
Ay suggestions on what glue to use? Would Gorilla glue do a decent job here?