Reply With QuoteResole with tyre tread?
Old boots resoled with car tyre!
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1/10th will be fine, thanksOriginally Posted by Toxic_Avenger
How many multiples of 10 do you want to buy?
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Resole with tyre tread?
Old boots resoled with car tyre!
YarnMaster
SupporterI refuse to buy boots unless there made in Australia ..... I guess I'm down to only redback now. Even though I live in Ballarat, I don't think olivers actualy sell any aussie made boots do they ?
seeya,
Shane L.
Proper cars--
'92 Range Rover 3.8V8 ... 5spd manual
'85 Series II CX2500 GTi Turbo I :burnrubber:
'63 ID19 x 2 :wheelchair:
'72 DS21 ie 5spd pallas
Modern Junk:
'07 Poogoe 407 HDi 6spd manual :zzz:
'11 Poogoe RCZ HDI 6spd manual
Swaggie
When looking for long lasting boots, look for ones which are manufactured with soles made by Vibram. Great soles that last forever - almost literally forever.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Master
Supporter"These shabby shoes I'm wearing night n day are full of holes and nails, and brother if I steped on a worn out dime I
2002 defender 110 , 1955 86 inch
Master
SupporterSwear that I could tell you if it was tails or heads " hank Williams
2002 defender 110 , 1955 86 inch
TopicToaster
SubscriberI've got soul but I'm not a soldier
-The killers
-Mitch
'El Burro' 2012 Defender 90.
Moderator
Aren't Mongrel (Victor) still made here ?
That's all I'll wear for work ATM, just found they lasted a bit better than Redback and Rossi's and I've found them comfortable for a safety boot.
Haven't bought Blunnies for twenty years, just killed them too quickly.
My favourite boots are US made Danner, Vibram sole, welt stitched, Gore Tex liner, but the heels are a little tall (a lot of US boots seem like that ?) and they are heavy....
Bought a French pair of Arche shoes in January.
Nicely made and very comfortable for a dress shoe.
Master
Wow Victor shoes"...........last I heard that name was when I was wearing victor school shoes in the early sixties.
2000 4.6 HSE Alveston red
2007 307 xse peugeot
1974 xj6l jaguar
ForumSage
Apologies, too late to be useful - but here are the pics anyway.
- I found a couple of real bootmakers who will glue on LEATHER or RUBBER soles for around $120 to $160 per pair, which still makes it bearable seeing as I recall paying much less than $100 each pair. (on 'Special' )
To recap, the "urethane" material we now get on shoes seems to be a lower quality than it used to be, and it has a finite life as do all petro-chemical products. This life-time can be as low as 5 years...
Add to that, the store "possibly" requesting a lower-cost process...and unknown date of original manufacture...poor storage between then and now, - you get the picture !
The black shoes are still in dry weather use, and the brown ones both fractured right through the sole, in the same place. Both were worn once or twice a week-max- for the last 2 years.
For the WA locals, one is in Fremantle, the other is in Malaga area and both offer bespoke shoes for around $600 pair. Excellent value when you consider the lifetime of properly made shoes to perfectly fit your feet, and with better quality materials.
Last edited by superquag; 8th July 2015 at 01:30 PM. Reason: more werds and betta wuns...
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