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clustiere
Trad climber
berkeley ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 17, 2017 - 07:04pm PT
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Recommendations?
I just sent pairs to the rubber room and rock and resole to compare the workmanship. They will be back any day. Looking forward to sharing!!
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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May 17, 2017 - 07:15pm PT
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Locker!
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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May 17, 2017 - 07:31pm PT
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I agree with Mark!
The best resoler has retired. Unfortunate for us, but not for him!
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monolith
climber
state of being
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May 18, 2017 - 08:02am PT
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I got back a pair from the Rubber Room recently, and one shoe delaminated around the edges within a week. No more Rubber Room for me.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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May 18, 2017 - 09:24am PT
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I use Barry exclusively now. I had also used Locker in the past.
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monolith
climber
state of being
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May 18, 2017 - 09:40am PT
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To do a real compare, you have to use each pair for a month. They all look great when you open the box.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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May 18, 2017 - 09:41am PT
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While we are at it here, who is good for mountaineering boots?
Soles coming off my Scarpa plastic mountaineer boots. Damn pain in the ass coming down the mountain with my heel flopping.
I blame myself for storing them in the hot garage all summer year after year.
I would do it myselft with Barge Cement but since boots are a life and death matter I would prefer to use a pro.
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Beilstein
climber
San Rafael
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May 18, 2017 - 12:56pm PT
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Check out " Greater Tahoe Gripworks". I saw his info on a flyer at The Leap a while back and have been happy with the quality of work and the turn around time.
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Urizen
Ice climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 18, 2017 - 01:05pm PT
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For boots it's Dave Page in Seattle.
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jbaker
Trad climber
Redwood City, CA
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May 18, 2017 - 01:48pm PT
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I agree with Dave Page for mountaineering boots. He's done a beautiful job for me (but it has been some years). I've also used Rubber Room. They did a decent job in the end, but they lost my boots and it took them several months to find them.
Spider - You showed me around Texas Canyon many years ago when I was living in LA. That was a fun area.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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May 18, 2017 - 02:03pm PT
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But Locker's dead!
He said so hisself!
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wayne w
Trad climber
the nw
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May 18, 2017 - 02:20pm PT
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Chad at Black Rainbow in Las Vegas. He does stellar work and is a great person, as well.
climbingresoles.com
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 18, 2017 - 02:56pm PT
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Rock and Resole in Boulder have done a fine job for me. They have managed to keep several pair of the old model Techno (my favorite shoe) alive for me even though they have been out of production for several years
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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May 18, 2017 - 03:12pm PT
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Another vote for Barry.
John
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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May 18, 2017 - 03:32pm PT
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Barry does a really good job. He has put C4 on the front of my two pairs of Boreal Ballets.
Why two pairs?
Because Barry put a thin plastic insole up front in one pair that makes edging a dream!
With those two pairs I can swing both ways.
Did I say that out loud?
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Myles Moser
climber
Lone Pine, Ca
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May 18, 2017 - 10:43pm PT
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Puppo is the man. Wheather it be mountain boots to customized design. Tony and crew have never failed me or Amy. Rubber room!
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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May 19, 2017 - 10:36am PT
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Thanks for the tips on Mountaineer Boots.
It seems that every time I go through Bishop it is before or after hours.
Ya gotta trust a guy that lives in Seattle.
Hi jbaker!
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Tony Puppo
climber
Bishop
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May 19, 2017 - 03:17pm PT
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I always thought the best cobbler was the one having the most fun.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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May 20, 2017 - 02:26pm PT
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Can anyone supply the contact info for Barry? What is the name of his business? Rock & Resole is running a solid 3 week turn around...
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WBraun
climber
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May 20, 2017 - 02:33pm PT
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What a waste of money and time waiting for your shoes to be resoled.
It's so piss easy to do it yourself.
Years ago I did my first pair using my car battery to drive my drill grinder on the front of my car in camp 4 parking lot.
later I got a honda generator and bolted the drill grinder to a rock and my wife Merry was cranking out 5 pairs a day in camp 4 lot.
I'm blown out how helpless you modern people are for simple little things.
Is this all you people know how to do is push papers around in your computers?
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John M
climber
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May 20, 2017 - 03:01pm PT
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Werner, you need to look outside the box a bit more. I use to think like you, but then I saw a TV show about people who make knifes, and I realized that there are lots of those people still out there. We haven't regressed that much in that area. Sure there are guys who climb who could resole their own shoes. Many still do. They just aren't on this forum, except perhaps locker and cosmic. What you do see on this forum are people who can afford to pay someone 20 dollars an hour to resole their shoes because they make much more then that. It doesn't make economic sense for them to spend their limited time resoling their own shoes. And if you are worried about them not being able to do things like that, then take a look at the "show me what you are building" thread.
On this forum alone you have furniture makers. Tree house builders, knife and sword builders, drone builders, bike builders, climbing ledge designers, hammer builders, large cam builders, contractors, stair builders, and even boat builders. The diversity is incredible.
So maybe shift your vision a bit. And it won't be so negative.
but then again.. you wouldn't have anything to troll people with.. hahaha..
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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May 20, 2017 - 04:19pm PT
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comparative advantage, man. even vishnu groks it
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WBraun
climber
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May 20, 2017 - 06:51pm PT
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John M
My post is super positive.
They will start resoling their own shoes once they actually try.
Doesn't matter what they can make.
This is a shoe sole repair not making sh!t.
Just like gluing two sheets of paper together ..... :-)
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John M
climber
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May 20, 2017 - 07:06pm PT
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Werner, I thought about your post almost immediately after I posted and thought. "what if it pushes one person to try, then wouldn't that be good" and realized maybe I was wrong. But then didn't worry about it because I know you don't worry about what I post. hahaha Life is funny. Right now I'm kind of worried out of my mind because things are pretty stressful, but in another way I am deeply hopeful. Its a funny/scary place to be in. Kind of like pushing ones limit in climbing. I'm going to need a resole after this lifetime. know a good resouler? hahaha..
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WBraun
climber
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May 20, 2017 - 07:14pm PT
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John your not wrong.
You're a good man.
Stop stressing.
If you're stressing too much you can always give me a bunch a sh!t to get it out anytime.
LOL
You da man John ......
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John M
climber
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May 20, 2017 - 07:22pm PT
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the secret to peace.. stop stressing.. hahaha.. thanks Werner. my teacher is constantly on me about having faith and learning to surrender to the moment. Stop worrying about what if and get in the moment. Much like skiing or climbing. You do your best when you focus on the moment instead of what if.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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May 20, 2017 - 10:55pm PT
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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May 21, 2017 - 04:52pm PT
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I make 2 grand a week pushing papers around on my computer and can afford to have my shoes re-soled by a pro... Having shoes re-soled by a caveman is so 80's...rj
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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May 21, 2017 - 05:43pm PT
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Knives...? I just bought a set of Ginsus for my sprinter van...They'll cut thru anything including aluminum cans when i'm dirt bagging and stressing out about my next dumpster dive...
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Chad Umbel
Big Wall climber
Las Vegas
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May 21, 2017 - 11:15pm PT
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Hey Werner, I have 10 pairs that need done. Got an address I can send them over to? I'd like them to come back with the exact down turned camber they had out the box, the same fit/size, and a completely rebuilt rand that's tensioned to spec. (no splice in toe patch). Please re-stitch any blown out stitching. And while you're at it, if you could do a custom toe hook patch that blends into the shoes upper that would be great too. Please be sure that you use the exact lasts made for my shoes and be sure to have your press calibrated to the proper psi. I don't want any delamination in my resoles. I'd also prefer you use your bladder press as well, not your swing arm press. Would also like them back within a week. Thanks man.
PS - if you don't mind, go ahead and throw a carbon fiber stiffener into the midsoles to stiffen them up as my laspo-flex between the P3 and sole is likely shot. I hear it's just piss easy so it shouldn't be a problem. Thanks again!
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chefer
Trad climber
Altadena, CA
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May 22, 2017 - 12:50am PT
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Hey werner - if you don't mind dropping some knowledge on us, how do you learn to resole a pair? I dont wanna do trial and error and risk ruining my beloved shoes...
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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May 22, 2017 - 08:34am PT
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^^^still spitting coffee out of my nose Chad!
BTW Chad is a really nice/humble guy and does fantastic resoles.
Ha! "piss easy" to do ok/adequate job by yourself. But who wants
"ok" soles on $150 shoes?
Werner seems to like DIY spartan Fix-its for everything..
Nothing wrong with that especially when money is indeed
an object..
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 14, 2017 - 06:58pm PT
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Chad -- funny post. Usually that kind of humor doesn't "play" on this site.
i've got four pair (5.10 Mocs, TC Pros) that need resoling. if you're up to it, shoot me an email. Turnaround isn't important (as I have a pair that should get me through August)
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
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For what it's worth I just the other day got a pair back from Positive Resoles and they did a really nice job. I've used the Rubber Room in the past, their work is good too but the wait times are forever!
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OlympicMtnBoy
climber
Seattle
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Mar 19, 2018 - 12:00pm PT
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I've had great results from Ramuta's for many years (since he was in Seattle), just got three pairs back.
https://ramutasresoles.com/
I actually tried resoling my own shoes once, with the help of "an older climber" who had done it for years - Pieces of clunky crap that I use in emergencies at the gym for extra challenge. Better than tennis shoes though and I ended up with a baggies of sanded shoe rubber dust for painting on things.
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