I recently managed to snag myself a pair of second hand Trickers shoes. They have steel tips on the heel and toes and today I took them out for a test drive. Well they sound great, (if you don't mind turning a few heads as people look round for the horse) but they are as slippy as hell because of the tips. Because they were such a bargain, I'm more than happy to pay to have them resoled. I just wondered how much Trickers charge for this service as I've never noticed any prices on the website. The reason I ask is; I recently discovered a shoe repairers near me, who I'm sure could do a good job as it's a family business who have been there since the 40s I think. But I'll only consider them if Trickers' prices are a bit too rich for my pockets. Anyone in the UK had their Trickers resoled recently?
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Your best bet is to contact Tricker's directly, preferably with photos of the shoe soles. They can quote you their price, and let you know if they will touch them at all.
(A lot of high-end shoe makers won't touch shoes for refurbishing if someone else has worked on them ... as the local cobbler may have "done it wrong" ... technical term, that ... and the original maker can't repair the altered shoe to their own high standards.)
(A lot of high-end shoe makers won't touch shoes for refurbishing if someone else has worked on them ... as the local cobbler may have "done it wrong" ... technical term, that ... and the original maker can't repair the altered shoe to their own high standards.)
You need to contact https://www.shoehealer.co.uk/ it is the place to go for anything Trickers. I have purchased 3 pairs of made to order Trickers from them and have read about many people getting their shoes resoled their and are very happy with the work.
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Thanks. I have a great pair of Trickers that I'd love to have resoled with Commando soles. If they can do them for a reasonable price, I might just go for it.
They sound an awful lot like they are for tap dancing. That is the only reason I can think of to put steel on the heel and toe. Maybe keep them as is and take a class!
As a kid, my dad had taps put on to extend the life of my shoes. The steel doesn't wear as fast as a rubber sole. It had a great effect on extending the life of my heals, which I tended to prematurely wear by rounding off the back edge.
It was a small metal plate - you can find them at big box retailers. They weren't the large metal plates used by tap dancers.
Mine were like this, but in steel:
Taps for Tap Dancing are much larger:
I envy our ability to get real dress shoes and having access to a real shoe cobler. Here in the land of flip flops (sunny Florida), such things are extinct. Closest I can find to a nice pair of Florsheim dress shoes are Dr. Scholls shoes at Walmart. I have a pair (each) of black and brown dress shoes that I bought for my wedding nearly 20 years ago, that I save for special occasions. It's been a long time siince I've seen shoes that didn't have a one peice sole/heal combination. I guess the Chinese just won't build shoes that way, and that's about all that's sold in this country anymore.
I did manage to find a pair of shoes like this to go with my Zoot Suit (required "uniform" for a big band I was playing with at the time):
But I would never wear anything like that (or my Zoot Suit) in public (now that I'm no longer playing in that big band). This was about 10 years ago, and I bought one of two pairs that were on close out, and even then, I had to compromise on shoe size (they are very narrow, and a bit too long) in order to have something suitable.
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Those steel tips are/were called segs here in Britain. As Arved says, they are to prevent wear on the edges. I used to buy them in Woolworth's until they went bust and closed all their shops.
The ones on the heels can make them deadly in the wet!
http://www.blakeys-segs.co.uk/
Gareth
The ones on the heels can make them deadly in the wet!
http://www.blakeys-segs.co.uk/
Gareth
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Yes they are similar to segs. I'm in the UK and I remember Blakeys too. Anyway, regarding the welted Commando soles I just got these Cheaneys,with ITsHide Commando soles (ebay £125!!!) so won't be needing Commandos on the Trickers, I'll probably get theTrickers resoled in leather and save them for the spring.
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Oh, and PS. I'll post a pic of the Trickers soon as I have time, just to clear any confusion. Taps indeed!
