Shoe repairs?

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Decided wear was only lsight so bought some Blakeys from ebay,job done ! I wonder why human shoes tend to wear the heel on the outside back edge first?

It can be a sign that you have a large big toe joint that doesn't articulate properly ... or so I've been told.

Just had my son-in-laws shoes repaired and a pair of heels cost £9.95 but his shoes were over £100.00 so well worth it as they are his comfy work shoes and he gets them repaired every winter and has had them for our years .

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I've had the worn heels replaced, is it possible to have the sole of the main boot replaced now? It has worn right through, but the leather frame is intact. If so, what would be a reasonable price? I paid £6 for the heels.

Sad day in the VfM household. The boots are beyond repair, confirmed by 2 tradesmen

avnire wrote: »

Do you know any reasonable shoe-repair man in north London? The heel needs to be changed on both of my ankle boots. I was given a quote for £14 for each pair. For the price of getting the heels done on both I almost could buy a new pair! Any recommendations?

AFAIK no such thing exists in London, so do as I do and wait for what you want to appear in Aldi or Lidl.

I bought a low-heeled replacement pair from Aldi for ?£18.99 in the end and they were the most comfortable pair I'd ever worn. My only regret is not buying 2 pairs for now the boots are dead.

Of course I'm happy to be corrected but would expect you to share the love on this forum as and when that time comes!

Shoes wear down on the outside of the heel because we are not flat-footed. In fact, if your shoe-heels wear down on the *inside* then you should probably see a podiatrist or physio about the way you walk, because it can lead to major knee problems...

Ideally, your heel strikes the ground with a little more weight on the outside, although all of your heel-back should make contact. Then as your weight moves forward above your foot, you should be rolling onto only the outside edge of your foot being in contact, with the arch of your foot being a spring to deal with pressure and strain, and finally the weight goes across the ball of your foot from the outside rolling across to all of it evenly, before your toes push you hard off the ground to step forward.

Walk barefoot on wet sand come summer - and get a small child to walk as well - then compare, and you'll see what we do to our poor feet over a lifetime!



Back to the OP - I do virtually all my own cobbling now. I'm actively only buying shoes and boots which *can* be repaired... I have boots and shoes I've lovingly re-soled and re-heeled, only to have the fake-leather PVC fabric disintegrate from old age, so now it's leather only! I'm slowly gathering some really good footwear, having heels replaced if needs be by Timson's in our local Sainsbury's, and then just keeping on with Blakey's non-metal segs, stick-on rubber soles, and looking after them as well as I can!