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Old 10-25-2011, 01:42 PM
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So... as I posted in the daily blog, im re soling a shoe with sumitumo tire tread because its a heavy man who drags his feet and has worn the outsole of a brand new pair to nothing in 4the weeks.

I figured a car couldn't burn through it unless they just do burnouts all day..

Its a sumitumo R rated summer tire...
all I can say now is... let the jokes begin.

For HIPAA reasons, I had to edit the picture to be whiter for names to be blocked out.
so... this shoe is a custom shoe, so it does look a bit differant.



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Old 10-25-2011, 02:24 PM
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does that mean he'll burn rubber when walking? just hope it doesn't get too sticky otherwise you may see him rolling.....

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Old 10-25-2011, 02:40 PM
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Lol well im curious to see wat these look like lol
 
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That's actually pretty creative, Dustin. Way to use your noggin!
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 03:22 PM
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What's the wet traction rating on that tire?

Is it an all-season, or a summer-only shoe?
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 03:53 PM
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Does he have to rotate them every 5000 miles.
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 07:10 PM
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i'd be curious to see what these look like. Gonna make a set from winter tires for snow boots?
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 07:23 PM
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Cool idea.

Hey... Nike got started when some everyday guy decided to make his shoe tread by pouring rubber over a waffle iron. Maybe you're at the beginning of the next big thing.
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 07:26 PM
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Do they come with traction control ...
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 07:33 PM
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Can you get them in drag radials
 



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