[JeeBoomba]

So I walk a lot and due to the nature of my footstrike (I'm an underpronator), I tend to wear out the rubber of the bottoms of my shoes long before the upper or insole is worn much at all.
So I've been thinking that I should just find a way to attach fresh rubber to the bottoms and thus get way more life out of them. But, these aren't dress shoes with a detachable heal and sole--these are regular athletic shoes. I know that contact cement will probably work to attach the patches/new soles, but does anyone have any idea of what material I should use to make the actual new soles, and where to find it?
I'm a pretty resourceful guy, but I can't find anything appropriate, except for the soles sold for resoling dressing shoes, but those really aren't right for the athletic shoes I wear.

[lawnchair]

In much of the third world, old used non-belted auto tires are popular for cutting out foot-patterns as replacement soles or making simple sandals. Doing it with modern belted radials takes more skill to keep steel wires from poking through. I have a pair of tire tread and sisal rope sandals. They last forever!

[perdition79]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lawnchair', 'I')n much of the third world, old used non-belted auto tires are popular for cutting out foot-patterns as replacement soles or making simple sandals. Doing it with modern belted radials takes more skill to keep steel wires from poking through. I have a pair of tire tread and sisal rope sandals. They last forever!

[JeeBoomba]

Car tires are way thicker than what I'm thinking. Perhaps old bicycle tires would be more appropriate. I wonder what bike shops do with old tires. I should call and find out.

[lawnchair]

For a thinner similar material, watch on the side of the road for a detached retread "cap" off a semi tire. They're everywhere around here.

[Ludi]

shoe soling supplies:

http://eleatherworks.com/home.php?cat=7 ... n=0&page=2

[alokin]

Bicycle tyres are usually totally weared our before changed, and you must have a very tiny foot.
Can anyone provide some car tyre shoe photo? A car tyre is round and I cannot imagine how you make flat shoes out of it.
I would not use it for a direct contact with the foot as there are lots of nasties in a tyre.

Isn't the thread better for "preparation"?

[JeeBoomba]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alokin', 'B')icycle tyres are usually totally weared our before changed, and you must have a very tiny foot.