Red Wing Shoes
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Is RW Crepe sole same as Vibram Crepe sole? *cause I have a vague memory that they are not, and vibram sole doesn't wear so fast. Commando soles tend to gather small stones, dogshit etc, which isn't nice…
just my 2 cents worth
Not totally the same…well at least when it comes to the looks (dunno about the different compositions thought!)
vibram:
and you're right about the dogshit part on the commando soles, but when it comes to having grip on icey undergrounds and on snow, they're way better than the crepe soles…that's why i'm thinking of the resole.
and since the yuketen i bought also come with a crepe sole, i thought it would be nice if my rw's would go commando
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Haha didn't know that we not only rock the same stuff, we got the same taste for soles haha.
I just send mine for resole at a local cobbler.. For sgd95, and ready in 2 days…
will he resole them with the vibram sole or just regular commando soles?…
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Is RW Crepe sole same as Vibram Crepe sole? *cause I have a vague memory that they are not, and vibram sole doesn't wear so fast. Commando soles tend to gather small stones, dogshit etc, which isn't nice…
just my 2 cents worth
I've found that the RW sole is quite a bit softer. Its nice because it absorbs a lot of the impact of walking on concrete, (great for the back and legs) but it does wear out pretty fast. For me (and many others) the heel wears fastest, so I have my cobbler cut in these inserts that are a lot more durable (he says it's like a Cat's Paw), and it adds quite a bit of life between resoles…
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Finn, Ronald- looking forward to seeing your resoled boots and hearing your thoughts on the differences between the two materials.
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I sent my Red Wings 8138 to the cobbler on Monday.
The crepe sole was in pretty bad condition, so I decided to resole them with the Vibram Commando Soles for longer lasting wear.
Vibram #132So I got my Red Wings from the cobbler today. Since the cobbler is unable to do any stitching, I asked him to leave the white part (not sure what is that call) alone. I didn't really want the cobbler to mess around with the stitching. I know that is not the best idea, but it's not really bothering me. I'm sure it will look better with wear.
This is definitely not the best job. It would be better if they can leave the white part out and stitch the whole outsole onto the midsole, but I can't complaint much. It's not an easy to find someone who can resole boots with vibram soles here. I'm still pretty happy how they turned out…
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i think the resole looks good . . . . of course i'm looking at a crap picture
how the hell were you able to walk with them like that? i will not talk sh!t about any of my shoes showing wear after taking a look at yours, finns & kats. in fact i'm a shoe wimp & baby pretty much all my footwear.
some folks call it patina . . . . i call it run down looking shoes ::)
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got to disagree, but one small point of contention doesn't make or break any relationship & i do realise i'm a weirdo in that aspect. just comes from my small sneaker background & for the most part keeping sneakers as spotless as long as possible
hard for me to make the transition
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monday - i think the moc-toe redwings do look better with a lot of wear. not feeling the worn down soles at all, but yeah…it´s like adding a new pair of laces to a broken in pair of shoes/boots...makes them look like 10times better again
but you know i´m gonna baby my yuks...that´s 4 sure
ronald - resole looks good imo.
