wvridgerider

Anyone ever resole their Sidi's?

bikepro

What would you replace? Back in the old days, when it was common to resole shoes, they replaced the outer sole of the shoe, either partially or completely. How would that work on a cycling shoe.

If they are worn that bad, you might just as well replace them.

Dfrost 

I built up the worn portions of my 14-year old Sidi Dominators (their popular mountain bike shoe) with Shoe Goo. I cleaned the surfaces first with alcohol, then used blue painter's tape to create a wall around the worn heels (biggest wear area) and built them up with a few layers of SG. The front parts didn't need as much build up, so just added a single layer, which had enough viscosity to not flow away. I was careful to keep them horizontal while curing overnight. When it had dried, I removed the tape and trimmed any excess with a sharp knife. The repair is still good two years and about 4500 miles later. Might need to do them again next year.

jaxgtr

I hit up Sidi and see what they say.

cyclist2000

Sidi makes replacement soles for some of their higher end shoes. Which shoe are you trying to resole?

shoesquest

Resole or replace the upper? Which one needs replacing? Usually, the point of resoling normal shoes is to replace a worn out sole...but usually quality cycling soles out last the uppers...

Resoling cycling shoes has fascinated me. I've resoled some regular shoes myself but I haven't figured out how to resole carbon cycling shoes without damaging the outsole. To me, the challenge is separating the midsole from the outsole. The midsole is epoxied to the outsole and the outsole is comprised of carbon and epoxy. So if you use a heat gun or heater to separate the midsole and outsole wouldn't you risk damaging the outsole? Brute force could be used to cut and grind off the midsole but then the upper would be damaged since it folds underneath the midsole. The only hope is that the two epoxies used are so different that one can be heated without damaging the other.

If the outsole is made of nylon then I suspect heat would also damage it just like heat damages car radiator tanks.

And oh, there are more complications. The outsole and midsole are rigid but only the oustole is curved at first, which might make adhering a new midsole difficult. How would you press it enough to form it to the outsole? On normal shoes, you can just hammer the outsole and everything will bend and mush and glue together.

nayr497

Old thread, but I have a question on this topic. Replaced the SRS lugs/soles on my Sidi Dragons mtb shoes. Everything is installed but I can't get the smaller screws to fully seat and tighten in a few spots. (there are two types of screws, "capped" screws in the toe, then plain ol' screws in all the other spots.) Can't get these regular screws to fully tighten in a few spots. Mechanic at the LBS suggested taking out the insole and holding the female part set in the sole in place. Tried this, but you can't access the female screw inserts.

So...anyone had this issue? These are the new stock screws with an original Sidi replacement kit. Probably not a big deal, as the lugs are in place and I'm not going to be walking much in these, but would like it if they'd seat. Any ideas? Thanks!!