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crazyazid
climber
san diego, ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 11, 2004 - 04:40pm PT
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I know there a few places around that do an excellent job of resoling rock climbing shoes, yosemitebum for one. I was wondering if anyone here resoles their own shoes and if so how's it done? Also anyone know of any local places in san diego that resole shoes? Thanks for your help.
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anachronism
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Feb 11, 2004 - 05:21pm PT
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I've tried to resole my own shoes. I did a crappy job. If you only need the sole it might be worth trying. If you need rand also don't bother. The Rubber Room is THE best.
IF you do try, you need the rubber, a bench grinder, and and adhesive. I've heard of a variety of ways of "making" your own adhesive. A 50/50 mix of Barg and Shoe goo. I've also heard of other mixes.
If you love the shoes get them done by a pro. if they are old and damn near trashing then go for it.
YMMV
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Bloodynipples
Big Wall climber
The Mountain Room Bar
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Feb 11, 2004 - 06:26pm PT
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I resoled my shoes and they looked like crap. They did stick to the rock okay tho.
I think the rubber room is pretty good.
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maculated
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Feb 11, 2004 - 08:48pm PT
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If you like Rubber Room, I suggest you check out the Yosemite Bum resole. Rubber Room can take forever, and Brian's gotten my shoes back to me in less than 5 business days. He takes however long it takes to resole. The last pair I sent in took him an extra day, and they look better than when I bought 'em.
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crazyazid
climber
san diego, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2004 - 08:51pm PT
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Thanks for the advice guys. Out of curiosity what makes the rand so difficult to repair?
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funkness
Boulder climber
Ca.
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Feb 11, 2004 - 09:08pm PT
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I have resoled many pairs of my rock shoes. The first time I almost gave up. then I figured out how to do it and viola, it was easy. I have always used the 5.10 kit with stealth rubber.
Trimming the excess rubber off is the key. Use a sharp razor blade and peel back the trimming as you cut. If you trim it right, you wont need to sand much at all.
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up2top
Big Wall climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Feb 12, 2004 - 12:36am PT
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Just sent mine to Yosemite Bum and am looking forward to seeing the results. He was recommended by more people than I can remember.
Ed
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August West
Trad climber
Where the wind blows strange
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Feb 15, 2004 - 04:10pm PT
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If you are going to resole your own shoes, I would start with a really crappy pair that you were planning on throwing out anyway.
After you have had a "practiced pair," you can decide if you want to try a "real" pair.
I tried a couple of times and gave up. One of my partners stuck with it and got ok at it. However, by the time you add up the cost of the rubber, and the amount of time it takes, it wasn't worth it to me (maybe if I was still a starving student, but I'm not).
As far as resolers go, I have been happy with Rock and Resole. Very fast turn around time.
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Ben Rumsen
Mountain climber
Sacramento, CA
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Feb 17, 2004 - 12:22pm PT
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Another vote here for the Rubber Room. They did a great job on my old La Sportivas!
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