These are my daily walkers, BMX riders, rainy day shoes, and mechanic work shoes. Left shoe not pictured, but I’m sure you get the idea…
Yes I do have a few much nicer pairs of shoes for nice or important occasions, but I’d rather fully wear out one pair of shoes at a time.
So, what’s your worn out shoes looking like?
jfc, man. riding BMX in these? no wonder they’re shredded…
if you need durable all-purpose shoes that are still comfortable enough to wear all day, i recommend light patrol boots.
Meh, I don’t ride flatland nearly as often these days as I used to 10+ years ago, but yeah I still get out and practice once in a while for the exercise.
But yeah, not only flatland, but brakeless flatland, that’ll definitely tear some shoes up, especially with tricks such as footjam tailwhips…
Here’s the one on my right foot right now.
Holy shit dude, you’d be doing those shoes a favor by walking through a reasonably clean ditch or deep puddle LOL!
If I did that, the hole in the side would let my sock get all wet, lmao
Lots of paint, joint compound, and caulk made these shoes look this good XD
I wear them until I know when I’ve stepped in liquid.
These are the EVA birkenstock sandals
They ended up ripping through and not really usable anymore because the whole front flops.
Beautiful! 👍
Where it gets really crazy is where you have a few pairs that you rotate through for “daily wear”. A whole decade can slip by before you go “how long have I had these?”
I don’t care a whole lot about fashion so “until they stop working correctly” is about the best answer I can give.
Even crazier when you started working from home at least part time since pandemic, so the shoes you’d normally wear to work get little use.
I got divorced about five years ago and still have a closet full of shoes I apparently needed but they’re all unworn so I might have a lifetime supply
Upvote for extra shoes 👍
I wear them until they reach zero on the comfort scale:
- 10 - The most comfortable thing in the universe. You don’t even know you’re wearing them
- 0 - It actively hurts your feet
Is this scale measured in years, months, or hours?
Technically, if it’s measured in one, it’s also measured in the others.
One of two things, which ever happens first. The tread wears and a part goes all the way to the sole or the tread wears and I fall down on the hill by work when it is raining or snowing.
I wear leather boots, ankle high. The shoe store fixes em when the bottom wears out. Had em 11 years and they’re still fairly pristine. Just gotta oil em every winter. Probably should do that more often.
It was $600 and $50 or so every couple years. Figure I’ve gotten it amortized down.
Till a toe pokes out.
Well that toe done sailed…
At least I’m prepped with more new shoes.
Until they break, then they’re yard shoes
No shoe thrown away
Yard shoes?
I actually like that term, makes sense 👍
I call these my junker shoes, for general everyday use, as I hardly give a shit anymore, as I have other nicer shoes for more formal occasions.
Yeah my yard shoes are there to cut grass and turn green lol
If I can’t see the floor through them, I’ll keep wearing them.
Oh, so early?
My winter boots is during its 7th winter now. The last one.
Leather is still good, but upper part has not decent look. But the worst part is it not warm enough anymore for russian winter.
Laces was changed, heel counter was patched, sole was glued.
Usually until they physically fall apart or there are holes in the soles
I got holes in the toes, does that count?
Work boots - Redback - until they split at the bridge and water gets in - ~4 years.
Runners - Asics Trail Running shoes - until the foam in the sole has worn down. 1500km (8km/day dog walking).
Crocks - Until they’re fucked. Had them two years now.
Birkenstocks - Until they’re fucked. Had them six years now. Self replacing the sole was a waste of time for me. I’ll but another pair sometime but I only wear them a few months of the year.
RM Williams dress boots - Had them twenty years but rarely wear them. I got them in thrift. They’re my suit shoes.
I walk a lot and I use them until they are no longer comfortable to walk
I have flat feet and I usually wear down the soles in an angle and I start walking “funny”, creating more issues.
