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Old 11-07-2024, 05:12 PM
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Shoe repair - help/advice

I have a pair of Mavic carbon soled shoes that are in great condition however a recent ride had me walking home about 4 miles in them resulting in the sole partially separating from the shoe upper. The sole is separated from the heel forward approximately 3 1/2 inches and I think that I could save the shoes with a good strong epoxy adhesive. Anyone had a similar issue and performed a similar repair? if so what adhesive did you use (not sure the glue used on a regular pair of shoes would bond the upper to the carbon sole)? Appreciate the help.
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Old 11-07-2024, 05:27 PM
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Not me but a friend had a pair of 1990s Shimano road shoes where the sole separated from the upper. He took it to some shoe repair place and they had glue that made them good as new.
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Old 11-07-2024, 06:09 PM
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Barge cement
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Old 11-07-2024, 06:23 PM
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Barge cement
Yes…I think this is the brand name, nothing to do with shipping vessels
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Old 11-07-2024, 06:43 PM
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Shoe repair - help/advice

Thank you.
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Old 11-07-2024, 06:54 PM
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barge cement made a mess of my giro empires when that crappy vibram sole disintegrated.
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Old 11-07-2024, 07:04 PM
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This has come up before. You want a shoe repair shop -- ie: a cobbler.

Cobblers rule. They'll use exactly the right glue, and they have a foot-shaped armature that goes inside the shoe and clamps the entire upper to the sole while the glue dries. They will do a much better job than you could ever do yourself, and your shoes will be as good as new. For their labors they will charge you something like twenty bucks.
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Old 11-07-2024, 07:22 PM
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I have glued soles on many shoes with barge cement. A good cobbler is also worthwhile if you think you'll get many more years out of the shoes.
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Old 11-08-2024, 01:00 AM
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West System G/Flex epoxy.

Barge cement is a joke compared to this stuff!!! The rubber lip on my Lake 242s kept coming unglued and I kept using Barge cement and it kept coming unglued etc etc.
G/Flex solved it.
It's a slow drying epoxy and it has some flex, which is what make it perfect for this.
You have to tape whatever you glue or use a vice to keep the tow parts you're glueing in contact, but once this stuff dries it's not coming apart.
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Old 11-08-2024, 02:04 AM
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I recently repaired my Carnac Legends with a Loctite shoe product. Seems to hold well, but in retrospect, I would have pulled the entire sole off, cleaned and applied the coating to the entire shoe. In my case, fixing just the heel meant that the forefoot came loose a few weeks later, initiating another repair.
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Old 11-08-2024, 02:18 AM
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I've had good luck using Shoe Goo for sole bonding repairs.

I usually use tiny short nails driven downward into the sole, to fixture the bond until it dries, and I apply the very thick Shoe Goo to both surfaces, massage it in a little using an old screwdriver, saw blade or whatever (in lieu of actually cleaning the surfaces).
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Old 11-08-2024, 07:06 AM
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I had a sole come completely off a cheap ish winter cycling boot. In previous post here, someone recommended the gear aid aqua seal sole repair product. Sole has stayed on for several seasons now, worked like a charm.
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Old 11-08-2024, 09:20 AM
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Figure out where the local motorcycle guys have their gear repaired and take it there.

I've had shoes fixed before its not a big deal for them.
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Old 11-08-2024, 09:43 AM
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I've had great luck in the past with cobbler shops. Most have a few types of glue and will use whatever makes sense for the application. Back in the day, I used Turbomatic saddles and by mid-season, the leather around the nose would peel up. Cobblers were able to re-glue the cover better than the OEM.
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Old 11-08-2024, 10:50 AM
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I've used E6000 adhesive in the past for jobs like this. YMMV, and the like.
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