Do rubber soled shoes break down on the inside?

[knittieguy]

I bought some good quality, but used, rubber-soled shoes recently, and from the outside, the sole still looks okay. There is still tread and it doesn't seem noticeably thinner. But they seem a lot smushier, if that is a word, than newer model rubber shoes, and it feels like there is a lot less padding between my feet and the street when I wear them. It also feels as though the sole might have broken down unevenly on the inside due to the prior wearer's bowleggedness or something. Is this possible? And if so, will getting it resoled fix the problem?

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by knittieguy

I bought some good quality, but used, rubber-soled shoes recently, and from the outside, the sole still looks okay. There is still tread and it doesn't seem noticeably thinner. But they seem a lot smushier, if that is a word, than newer model rubber shoes, and it feels like there is a lot less padding between my feet and the street when I wear them. It also feels as though the sole might have broken down unevenly on the inside due to the prior wearer's bowleggedness or something. Is this possible? And if so, will getting it resoled fix the problem?


Anything is possible with used shoes. Did you check www.shoes.com to see their owner and mishap history?

Honestly, how could you stand to put on someone else's shoes?

 

[Willsw]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

Honestly, how could you stand to put on someone else's shoes?

Usually, with a pair of good condition used shoes, I feel like someone has paid me to wear them, given the ridiculously cheap price. This mindset helps.

 

[knittieguy]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

Honestly, how could you stand to put on someone else's shoes?
Doesn't bother me at all. And when you get $400 shoes for $25 as I did in this case, I can stand a few bad ones that don't work out. Plus if you get them from other forum members, chances are that the members have so many shoes that they hardly wore the ones they're selling. But I understand why some people don't want to do it.