Cycle Shoes Repair

Bigfreddieboy

Hi All,

I am relatively new to road bike cycling , recently I had a fall and have damaged my new cycle shoes and overshoes,
my left cycle shoes has a long gouge on the outside but has not broken through, is there way to repair the shoe?

The over shoe similarly has been ripped again is there any repair kit/tool that could be used, thank you.

navrig

Unless the shoes are particularly high end I doubt it will be cost effective to try and get them repaired professionally besides the last thing you will want is additional stitching which goes right through the skin of the shoe. That may just lead to pressure or rub points. I doubt a traditional cobbler could do much. Modern cycle shoes are probably not made for repairing.

Best way to repair the overshoe is to find someone with a sewing machine and get them to over sew some suitable material on the cut. You may have lost waterproofing but should retain wind protection and insulation.

Monty Dog

Shoo Goo is a polyurethane adhesive that forms a strong flexible bond - you could use it to stick a repair patch of suitable material onto your overshoes as well as reinforce the damaged area of your shoe.

goonz

Superglue shut the rip on the shoes, it will be a quick and cheap repair job until you can get some new shoes I guess. Use something that is water resistant.

Bigfreddieboy

Hi Month Dog,

The Shoe Goo looks like the answer, what repair patch or other suitable material would suffice ?

tks all for prompt replies

crankycrank

Here are some Shoe Goo repair videos to help out. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... 0p_IF2SuyI Also saw a video using an ice cube to smooth out the goo while still wet.