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Postby HDW » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:14 pm

what does everyone do for resoles - is there anyone local doing them?
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Re: resoles

Postby Baxterminator » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:00 pm

Buy new shoes
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Re: resoles

Postby Rich » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:40 pm

guy on quinpool does a pretty good job. One needs to provide him with the resole kit, which is available at MEC

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Re: resoles

Postby stoneseeker » Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:02 pm

A cobbler in Dartmouth Mall did a decent job (all things considered) on Maasy's la sportiva shoes. He used some vibram rubber he had lying around and just patched the toe rand, but it only cost Mark $5 a shoe!! I'm sure he would do it with stealth rubber if you brought that along too... At that price its worth a shot.
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Re: resoles

Postby GuyLombardi » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:47 am

I just got mine resoled at the guy on Quinpool and he did a great job. However, I'd only advise doing it there if you are totally in love with your shoes since it'll be about $30 for the resole kit at MEC and between $20-$30 for the resole. So it's basically half price of a brand new pair of decent climbing shoes.
I loved my shoes so it was worth it for me.
There is also less of a breaking in period. The new soles were a bit slippery on the holds at the gym the first session, but outside on the granite and for each subsequent trip to the gym they have been dynamite.
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Re: resoles

Postby HDW » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:14 am

awesome, thanks guys.
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Re: resoles

Postby mick » Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:47 am

Details on the $5 rand repair at the mall plz....
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Re: resoles

Postby stoneseeker » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:17 pm

Wyse Road Shoe Rebuilders. - at the Dartmouth Shopping Centre (the strip mall you see on your left as soon as you cross the bridge.)

I suggest bring a climbing mag with you and politely describe their use, as well as show a pair of newish shoes for him to know what your hoping for. Maasy said he was pretty perplexed by the weird shoes.
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Re: resoles

Postby smilingrock » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:15 pm

New or newly resoled shoes tend to be slippery at first. Rubbing them a bit on a piece of carpet, or even with fine grit sandpaper helps get rid of the slickness.

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