Well, turns out Madrock found the solution to the problem by offering a professional resole for all brands of climbing shoes with their propriety Science Friction 2.2 rubber at their Santa Fe Springs, CA HQ office. So when the Mad hommies told me that they can give me sending shoes a new lease of life, I was on it! I had my apprehensions at first from all the negative reviews of commercial resoles done at other joints. Common complaints were the delamination of the rubber, having to wait gozillion weeks for the shoes to return, and worse of all, the misfit of the shoes due to the resoling process of fitting it over a last that's not similar. But when I got me Super Locos back...lo and behold...here are the result:
Left: Brand new Super Loco with FX5 rubber.
Center: Beat up Super Loco with FX5 rubber.
Right: Newly resoled Super Loco with Science Friction 2.2 rubber. Custom made cos I didn't want to have the dual density sole.
Workmanship of the uppers was immaculate. Tears on the uppers are notoriously difficult to fix but not a problem for the Mad cobblers.
Custom resoling of the uppers so that they extend higher over the top for more rubber coverage.
So now, me sending shoes have a new lease of life. They climb solid right out of the box and I need not worry about breaking in cos they are my old shoes to begin with. Considering the quality of the resole, the reasonable price, and professionalism of the Mad hommies, this is a serious proposition for anyone looking to get a decent resole done...especially for those of you living in So Cal.
Look up Madrock Resole and you may find that orders are backed up till May 1, 2010. Testimony to the demand, so don't miss out on being part of the next batch.
