Originally Posted by
phillybill
you guys will go to great lengths not to break in a new pair of shoes
Custom boots are expensive, whether cycling or walking. Nothing strange about putting new tread on them. If it's anything more serious than tread wear, I'd take them to my cobbler.
I nursed my last pair of SPD sandals along for years since they were a discontinued model, but eventually the nylon core of the sole fatigued through. Nothing to be done about that.