O-shoes soles

[guest]

Anyone had o-shoes whose soles dont last 5 minutes?
I have now had 2 pairs of VJ Intergrators with spikes, extrememly comfoy, but after a few events the soles are falling off.
Anyone else experienced this, and managed to solve it, or try and get their money back?
Surely they should last at lease a season, for £70 a pair.

[PeterG]

I solved the issue of soles falling off by wrapping the shoes in leukotape. Said shoes then lasted about a year.

[Klebe]

I have a pair of VJ falcons, not only do the soles come off, but the uppercoating peels off like a bad case of sunburn.

I regulary re-stick the soles back together with Powerbond, seems to last around 4 - 6 events before reglueing is needed.

[Zokko!]

I and junior family member have had exactly the same problem with Integrators. (4 pairs between us). A visit to the local shoe repairer's has, in each case, resulted in the soles being re-glued for £1.50 a shoe. They have all then lasted for what I consider to be the normal life of the shoe, some being used as second or third best pair 4 or 5 years later. It seems that VJ need to use a better glue in the manufacturing process.

[Fratello de Pingu]

the soles of my last shoes started to come off, "i" restuck them with araldite which then made them last

[Rich R]

I had some Intergrators a few years ago where the sole came off bar the the bit at the toe on only their second outing. I took them back to Compass Point and they resouled them free of charge for me. Never had any problems with new Intergrators after that and I've had a few pairs since.

[rocky]

you don't need soles to win.

you just need soul.