I have a pair of Gaerne G King boots that I absolutely love. This is them:
The heels had worn down so low that there was no outer layer and the inside of the heel had filled with rocks. They were also pretty worn around the ball of the foot. The tread was almost as bad as one of Mat's rear tires. I couldn't find a replacement sole from Gaerne and they said they had lost their importer for road boots in the US. I found a cobbler not too far from me that was an authorized repair shop for SIDI so I went over and talked with him. A SIDI sole wouldn't work because of the degree of arch in the Gaernes. A regular vibram sole wouldn't work either for the same reason. The cobbler not being one to give up easilly said he could replace the heel and replace the sole past the arch and grind it down to fit. He seemed confident so I left them with him. Here's how they turned out, I was pretty pleased.
Hopefully I've extended the life of my favorite boots a couple of years and I appreciated his out of the box thinking. Cost was $90, and Gaerne doesn't make this boot anymore so I was happy.
The heels had worn down so low that there was no outer layer and the inside of the heel had filled with rocks. They were also pretty worn around the ball of the foot. The tread was almost as bad as one of Mat's rear tires. I couldn't find a replacement sole from Gaerne and they said they had lost their importer for road boots in the US. I found a cobbler not too far from me that was an authorized repair shop for SIDI so I went over and talked with him. A SIDI sole wouldn't work because of the degree of arch in the Gaernes. A regular vibram sole wouldn't work either for the same reason. The cobbler not being one to give up easilly said he could replace the heel and replace the sole past the arch and grind it down to fit. He seemed confident so I left them with him. Here's how they turned out, I was pretty pleased.
Hopefully I've extended the life of my favorite boots a couple of years and I appreciated his out of the box thinking. Cost was $90, and Gaerne doesn't make this boot anymore so I was happy.
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