Hi, I have taken some pictures to show how shoe-goo had saved chewed soles on Gaerne Balance Oiled shoes. I'm really happy with the results.

Soles on Gaerne are rather soft. They easily get eaten by my aftermarket pegs with grub screws.

This is how soles look after 1year of use -  about 100 hours of trial / trail / freeride.

Cleaned thoroughly with muc-off bike cleaner and degreased with brake cleaner.

Edited November 7, 20178 yr by klonheadd

After applying about half of 59ml tube of shoe-goo. You can get shoe-goo for less than 10 pounds from eBay. This stuff releases toxic gases, really bad for your health, so I advise doing that job outside.

Edited November 7, 20178 yr by klonheadd

These pictures were taken after 48 hours of curing. Shoe-goo has bonded really well with the sole, it’s rubbery to touch and flexible. 

 

 

Edited November 6, 20178 yr by klonheadd

And finally this is how the soles look after 1 hour test ride in woods. When I was riding I lost some confidence in this fix and thought I would easily get through the shoe-goo patch. But to my surprise, riding hasn’t done almost any damage at all. I am impressed by how well shoe-goo has glued to rest of the sole. That fix should last a good while and you can always put some new layers of shoe-goo on top of old ones.  

Edited November 6, 20178 yr by klonheadd

I have a pair of boots and the upper leather has gone very thin around the gear-change area, anyone else had this problem?

I was thinking of gluing a leather patch on top?

Edited November 7, 20178 yr by suzuki250

I have that with my Forma Boulders, the 'Adventure' version of the same boot has a rubber pad in the right place, I guess a cobbler could stitch something on there that would be replaceable

On 11/6/2017 at 9:08 AM, klonheadd said:

And finally this is how the soles look after 1 hour test ride in woods. When I was riding I lost some confidence in this fix and thought I would easily get through the shoe-goo patch. But to my surprise, riding hasn’t done almost any damage at all. I am impressed by how well shoe-goo has glued to rest of the sole. That fix should last a good while and you can always put some new layers of shoe-goo on top of old ones.  

How are they holding up with the Shoe Goo??

Maybe when the foot rests with their aggressive teeth have reeked their vengance on your good repair how about this suggestion. Shave off the grips where the footrests dig in and make that area as smooth as allows. As you don’t need grip for walking where the footrest area is select a harder compound shoe repair sole and cut a similar sized piece and glue that in place. This should give the footrest teeth something to grip on, prevent the teeth from making it uncomfortable for your feet and possibly lasting longer. Alternatively industrial rubber alternatives etc could be used. A good shoe repairer might even be able to stitch and stick a hard wearing section in place.....bet it won’t be long before someone soon finds another use for Shoe Goo!?

Nice fix.

I am currently waiting for the Shoe Goo to cure up on my Alpinestars sole repair.

(Did some Enduro riding and hit a stump....)