[Probes]

Not done this for 15 years or so.. but must be getting more popular. Who does it now.. feetfirst and cheshire i remember. Gonna get a few pairs done in these times of doom n gloom. Roll on C4.

[slackline]

Hopefully the C4 won't roll.

I wasn't impressed with Feet First last time I took shoes there (rands came off very quickly, about a month or so) and went with Cheshire Shoes last time I had a pair resoled and the quality was much better (rands stayed in place).

But then a number of people will say that there is no point in getting shoes resoled anyway and you're better off using the money to buy a new pair.

[Probes]

Ah thats interesting to know, i thought feetfirst were supposed t be the leaders. Looking at the qual of the websites ud have thought so.
Its funny people say that, i guess depends how well they are done, and how good with your feet u r. Not trying to route name drop, but back many moons ago in my student days i did the cad in a pair of vectors that were on their 3rd resole of stealth, and precise toes were certainly needed.

[BB]

I'm with slackers, Cheshire do a much better job in my experience, specifically with regard to the rands.

[GCW]

It's maybe just me, but in my experience you're better not bothering and just buy a new pair of boots.

[Adam Lincoln]

It's maybe just me, but in my experience you're better not bothering and just buy a new pair of boots.

 

Though maybe get a pair done for indoors and for Longridge traversing?

[GCW]

I always thought that, but I then found old boots with holes in were better than re-soles 

Although, at present 5.10 uppers seem to go well before the rubber does.

[tomtom]

Back in 93, my 6 1/2 lasers were much better after a feet first re-sole... (it did make them a tiny bit bigger which is probably why!)

[duncan]

I've used Cheshire and Feet First on several occasions with much the same outcome. They both do an adequate job, the shape changes somewhat but are OK for training.  Probably worthwhile at ~£30 compared to £70-100 new.

I've also had a resole done in the US.  This was extremely good, coming back virtually as new.  The man at Font. gets good reports too. These guys are are active climbers and specialise in climbing shoes whereas Feet First and Cheshire are ordinary shoe repairers.

It is common for US climbers to get their favorite shoes resoled 3-4 times, a legacy from when shoes were much more expensive in the US than in Europe. With the recent jump in shoe cost this might be a good time to set up a business here, climbing shoe repairs done by a climber for climbers.

[andybfreeman]

I had my Solutions done at Feet First after tearing a hike in the sole on otherwise mint boots. They came back looking perfect - shape is unusual and sole contours seemed to be as new - but they feel rubbish; looser than before and rolling on small holds. OK (just) for down the wall but no good for anything hard.

My conclusion = unless you just want them for indoor training then don't bother just get a new pair!

[Drew]

Out of interest, have people used Feet First in , or Chesterfield?

I've only heard good things when people have said about the Chesterfield one, and I've heard a few less-than-positive comments about the Sheffield crew. Including from the Chesterfield one.

How are there two companies with the same name? As far as I'm aware, the Chesterfield one was doing so well, they wanted to outsource some of the easy stuff somewhere close by, and found these guys in Sheffield. They joined together as a partnership, and when the Chesterfield crew realised they weren't as good as they thought they were, they cancelled the agreement, but for some reason they were both allowed to keep the name. Obviously the Chesterfield lot didn't want to change their name, because it has the cachet (same applies for the Sheffield lot, but from a different angle).

This is what I've heard, but as I say, I've only heard good things about the Chesterfield people. I'd be interested to hear which one everyone's been to.

[slackline]

My experience was with Sheffield Feet First, never tried Chesterfield.

Interestingly a few years ago (2007) when we were heading down to Lundy we had to swing by Chesterfield as my friends shoes were being resoled there.....because Sheffield were shit.

[jonjon]

Chesterfield Feet First are the ones to go to, they are the approved 5.10 resolers (etc) FeetFirst Chesterfield They split from the Sheffield Shop in Woodseats a few years ago. As long as the boots aren't too knackered before they get resoled then the work is usually successful

[cheque]

I've had good results from the Chestefield one. Never tried anywhere else.

[205Chris]

I've had quite a few pairs resoled in the last few years so here goes:

Feet First: Used Sheffield Feet First 3 times now. I'm all for supporting local businesses but disappointingly either the rands come off or the glue comes unstuck very quickly and it's just not worth the money. They also don't stock C4 rubber.

I've not used the Chesterfield Feet First (as Drew says same name but different company - long story apparently) however looking on their website they are not cheap. £35 for a stealth C4 resole + £10 for a rand + £5 postage = £50 for a resole!!

Cheshire Shoe Repair: Ignore the fact that their website looks like it was designed by a four year old. Quality & customer service is top notch, I've posted shoes to them that have been returned within the week. £30 for resoles inclusive of rands and postage is nearly half the price of feet first. I've had 2 pairs from them now and I struggle to notice any performance difference. In fact on a recent font trip I pretty much only wore my resoled pair.

One point worth noting is I wear Katanas. From what I've seen of mates who have got 5.10s the Katanas seem to resole a whole lot better than 5.10s do.

[Probes]

It's maybe just me, but in my experience you're better not bothering and just buy a new pair of boots.

 

Though maybe get a pair done for indoors and for Longridge traversing?

Yeah thats the plan 4 me 2. 

Gonna try cheshire i think, seems the best bet.

[SA Chris]

  The man at Font. gets good reports too.

Pretty sure he is part of SO Escalade http://www.soescalade.com/PBCPPlayer.asp?ID=328807

(My French is terrible)

Don't know if they still do it, but they used to do a resole for free if you gave him two pairs of climbing shoes. I was heading past the shop in Sallanches (I think) and had two scabby old pairs of shoes friends had left behind when thy were flying out the country, and he resoled my Mythos (this was a good few years ago) with Stealth and did an excellent job. Sadly the leather gave out before the sole did.

[rodma]

I think you're correct about the SOSescalade connection.

The last resole I ever had done was by the guy in the van at Sabots and it succesfully transformed a pair of dominators into magic stealth dominators. They were a smidge larger than when handed in, but most importantly the shape was unaltered and it was almost impossible to spot that they had been resoled (with the exception that there was a reduced frequencey of "Scarpa moments")

All of my previous resoles were through feet-first (can't remember which one) and were definately not worth the money. As others have mentioned, climbing in worn out shoes is often easier than in resoles.

[webbo]

i had a pair of katanas resoled and randed at chesterfield with postage it cost me nearly £50 and they were not much use for even down the wall.

[duncan]

With the recent jump in shoe cost this might be a good time to set up a business here, climbing shoe repairs done by a climber for climbers.

Someone appears to be taking my business advice!

Anyone used Llanberis resoles yet?  Good luck to them with the venture (and if you read this, where did you learn the trade?).

[Probes]

"business" not "buisness"....   

good luck to them..

[chris05]

Thread about it on the other channel: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=505658

[Probes]

sorry dont mean to be a pedant.. i mean to help here.. run a spell check over your site!

exsisting..  peolpes.. litte..

[slackline]

sorry dont mean to be a pedant.. i mean to help here.. run a spell check over your site!

exsisting..  peolpes.. litte..

Thats assuming they're even reading this forum/thread, perhaps use the "Contact" section to let them know.

[Probes]

Thats assuming they're even reading this forum/thread,

true!