The fellow who has done the 2" lift on my last two clipless shoes has retired, and I need a new source. Looking for leads.

This is not as simple as a lift on a normal shoe (I've already got a guy who is really good for that). The method that has worked involved fabricating a plate that mimics the cleat area of the sole of the shoe, but it needs to go the full length and width of the shoe in order to withstand the forces that the cleat puts on it (which are greater and slightly different then with an unlifted shoe. And the backing place need to go behind this plate so that the normal length cleat screws can be used. This plate then goes under the lift with the sole covering it (except for the cleat area)

There are a couple of other methods I can think of, but they all involved skills and tooling beyond what most shoe repair and orthopedic outfits deal with.

SO what I am looking for is someone that has done this type of work, or at least a lead to some adaptive sports resource that can point me in the right direction.

And before someone suggests using longer bolts to go through the lift to the backing plate in the original sole of the shoe (which would be a fairly straightforward solution that many shoe repair folks could do): I've tried a few versions of that in the past, and it does not stand up to the twisting forces.

Alternatively, I may just go and figure out how to fabricate the plate myself. But I would like to first see if I can get someone to do it all for me.

Thanks.

Road shoes or MTB shoes? Maybe if you could find a few pairs of the same shoe, same size, you could bond 2 more soles together on top of each other. You'd basically have like 3 soles on one shoe. Just find some old used ones on ebay.

I'm not sure what services he might or can provide - Dave Page - Cobbler - Seattle. Lots of hiking/ski boot repair for me over the years but also pieced together a pair of Shimano bike shoes that I ripped the sole off of.