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I recently had two pairs of AE Strands converted to Dainite soles, from their worn out leather soles. AE performed the work for me. I'm going to use them as beaters/ED/rainy shoes, so I felt this was the best choice to maintain a somewhat sleek profile.
I have a few pairs of shoes (AE Rush Streets) that came with Dainite soles already on them originally, and the profile seemed fine to me for my Strands...it's basically the same shoe.
When I received my two pairs of Strands back, I was surprised at the overall thickness of the Dainite resole. It is substantially thicker than the leather soles it replaced (some was to be expected), but it was also substantially thicker than either of my Rush Streets which had Dainite soles originally installed on them. It almost appears to be twice as thick.
When viewing pictures of Strands that come with Dainite soles on AE's website, my resoles are also quite a bit thicker and less sleek than they appear as well.
So much so, that they borderline look silly. The sleekness of the shoe is totally gone, which is the exact opposite of how any other Strand has appeared with paired with a Dainite sole to me.
What could have happened? Am I overlooking something? I'm trying not to be picky, but something seems off.
I dig some digging around on the forums, and I could only find a post by Nick V addressing that when some shoes are converted to Dainite, additional thickness occurs due to the conversion and the addition of a mid-sole.
I could see that, but then wouldn't that be the same on my Rush Streets, along with all of the AE Strands that come with Dainite soles originally?
Any Strands I've seen with Dainite originally installed from AE, much more closely match my Rush Streets.
Anyway, any help on an explanation is appreciated.
I have a few pairs of shoes (AE Rush Streets) that came with Dainite soles already on them originally, and the profile seemed fine to me for my Strands...it's basically the same shoe.
When I received my two pairs of Strands back, I was surprised at the overall thickness of the Dainite resole. It is substantially thicker than the leather soles it replaced (some was to be expected), but it was also substantially thicker than either of my Rush Streets which had Dainite soles originally installed on them. It almost appears to be twice as thick.
When viewing pictures of Strands that come with Dainite soles on AE's website, my resoles are also quite a bit thicker and less sleek than they appear as well.
So much so, that they borderline look silly. The sleekness of the shoe is totally gone, which is the exact opposite of how any other Strand has appeared with paired with a Dainite sole to me.
What could have happened? Am I overlooking something? I'm trying not to be picky, but something seems off.
I dig some digging around on the forums, and I could only find a post by Nick V addressing that when some shoes are converted to Dainite, additional thickness occurs due to the conversion and the addition of a mid-sole.
I could see that, but then wouldn't that be the same on my Rush Streets, along with all of the AE Strands that come with Dainite soles originally?
Any Strands I've seen with Dainite originally installed from AE, much more closely match my Rush Streets.
Anyway, any help on an explanation is appreciated.