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Serious question, I know you can pick up new ones cheap, but my impacts haven’t seen much use and fit like a glove (unlike new ones), rest of the shoe is like new, but I’m guessing the rain and pedal pins have punctured a hole in the sole at some point.
So does anyone resole 510’s with the special sticky tread ? Anyone had it done?
I have a pair of 5.10 Camp Four approach shoes which need a new sole, not found anyone who can fit a new 5.10 sole to them...
Interested as every time I find a favorite pair of 510's they stop making them as soon as my pair wear out - Impact VXI, Camp Four Mk1, Camp 4 Mk2, Guide Tennie ..... etc
Was looking on their website, it mentions 5.10 sticky rubber but you don't seem able to actually order it.
I live near feet first and had a set of impact vxi resoled by them last year. The 5:10 sole is no longer available but the vibram sole they used is as least as sticky and possibly even more so.
Is it just a hole? Might not need resoled at all, I've some old sombrios that I just plugged the hole with a huge amount of shoe goo...
I’ve got a pair of 5:10 boots that I’ve had for years, but hardly ever wore, dug them out of the cupboard to wear, and while sole has very little wear, the foam mid-sole has started to perish and disintegrate! Bloody annoying because there’s little obvious wear otherwise. I was going to see if there was a fix, but now seems unlikely.
Unless there’s some sort of expanding foam I could squirt inside to fill the voids and stabilise them.
The same has happened to a couple of pairs of my Meindle Desert Fox boots - I can get the soles replaced, but the midsole isn’t reparable by a high street shoe repairer. Again, I thought of contacting Meindle to see what they suggest, because otherwise the uppers have got years of life left, and they’re my favourite boots, so very comfortable to wear.
And cheap off eBay.
The 5:10 sole is no longer available but the vibram sole they used is as least as sticky and possibly even more so.
Interesting, as 'sticky' is a word I'd never associate with Vibram - most of their walking boot soles seem to be designed to have the lowest possible coefficient of friction, ergo I wouldn't buy anything with their soles on them. Although maybe they have upped their game in the last few years.....
So quick update. Below seem to be the best / only available options, adidas don’t supply the new 510 stealth rubber for wider resoling, so most use the Vibram New Boulder Idrogrip rubber.
I’ll give one of the below a try and see how it goes, I can’t comment on how the vibram compares to the 510 stealth OEM rubber sole. Cost will be in the £50 bracket, so not that far off entry level 510’s in sales at the moment, the ones I’m resolving are the elements which cost me £90 at the time.
I’m a little on the fence on this, as for a few quid more I could just get new, they won’t be as good as the elements, but hey new is new. I’m just not a huge fan of the whole throwaway idea, esp when these have plenty of life in them yet, must say now I’ve looked closely at the 510’s the sole isn’t that thick, so they were never going to have a long mtb life.
https://www.cheshireshoe.co.uk/approach-shoe-resoles-repairs/
https://lancashiresportsrepairs.co.uk/approach-and-mountain-bike-shoe-repairs-and-resoles/
https://emergencyservicesbootrepairs.co.uk/
https://www.resoles.co.uk/
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Full MemberInteresting, as ‘sticky’ is a word I’d never associate with Vibram
Thing is they do make a whole bunch of sole materials, it's just that the really sticky materials are only usually seen on climbing shoes and maybe on the water ones. Even their megagrip is a fairly hard rubber- yeah it's pretty sticky but it doesn't have the mechanical grip from pins that five tends have. Idrogrip might be good but I've never seen it used on anything that looks like a good bike shoe
Don't send them to LSR. There is a 3 month backlog! They failed to tell me this until after I paid then called them up about 1 month later. They have no 5.10 rubber anyway...Just buy another pair
I think it's a real piss take that they don't make the resole material available but brag about one model made if recycled sea plastic. Talk about green washing.
I’ve had okay results using flexible epoxy to fix 5:10’s. Better than Shoe Goo.
More importantly, choose pedals without overly long pins helps them live longer.
I had a pair of 5 ten approach shoes re-soled at my local cobblers. They used a spotty Vibram sole and they are definitely at least as sticky as the original soles.
I think it cost about £35
Don’t send them to LSR.
After they destroyed my GTX jacket, I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole!
I think it’s a real piss take that they don’t make the resole material available but brag about one model made if recycled sea plastic. Talk about green washing.
Esp as the soft rubber doesn't last very long....
Interesting, as ‘sticky’ is a word I’d never associate with Vibram – most of their walking boot soles seem to be designed to have the lowest possible coefficient of friction, ergo I wouldn’t buy anything with their soles on them. Although maybe they have upped their game in the last few years…..
One Vibram rubber is not equal to another, like 5:10's stealth rubber there's lots of Vibram rubber that has been developed for climbing shoes and it is every bit as sticky there. Not sure which version is used for resoling approach/biking shoes but it's not necessarily the same as used on walking boots. Anyhow I'm gonna get a pair of tennie guides resoled after I've been paid so I'll report back though tbh i'd be less worried if it wasn't super sticky as they'd last longer that way.
I think it’s a real piss take that they don’t make the resole material available but brag about one model made if recycled sea plastic. Talk about green washing.
Totally agree.
I have a pair of Five-Ten Ascents which are super comfy and the upper is still in great condition but the rubber sole is worn out. Instead of chucking them out, I'm going to send them here:
https://www.instagram.com/resolargrip/
I had my 5.10 freerider pros resoled earlier this year, as the sole had worn through but the uppers were in great condition. I used Cheshire Shoe Repair and they did a great job, similarly to others 5.10 rubber wasn't available but they used a similar looking vibram idrogrip which is super grippy.
Total cost including postage was £47. My plan moving forwards is to get a new pair once these soles wear through, as the uppers are now on their way out. I'll get the next pair resoled in the same way however.
I really can't see the point in doing this to trainers which are not expensive more than 50% cost for a substandard product (Vibram). My Free rider pros cost me £75.
I really can’t see the point in doing this to trainers which are not expensive more than 50% cost for a substandard product (Vibram).
The point could be that repairing them instead of throwing away and buying another pair is better for the planet?
The point could be that repairing them instead of throwing away and buying another pair is better for the planet?
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