Rich Thomas wrote: > I think you are correct. My sneakers were 6 yr old, I wear them a lot, > the soles were parting a bit here and there. I figured with some goo I > could get at least 3 or 4 more years out of them. Even with the > half-goo job they have lasted another year, so maybe I can goo them > again next year and I can go to 10. It also seems to annoy my wife a > bit that I fix them instead of buying some "nice new ones" so that > encourages me more. Goo $2, shoes $70. I'll go with the goo and when > that fails I'll go with some duct tape. >
My sneakers never get to the point of the soles falling off, because I replace them when the padding gives out enough that they start to make my feet hurt.