Crepe Soles Or Vibram On Concrete Floors

With all the properties of our standard crepe light crepe offers a comfortable and grounded feel to give your crepe soles a long life do not expose them to high temperatures eg leaving them in a car on a hot day in direct sunlight or on a radiator as the rubber can melt.

Crepe soles or vibram on concrete floors.

Need to connect direct. Crepe soles are known for their milky yellow color almost sticky crinkly texture and that they re kind of heavy. Crepe rubber is rubber directly from the source latex coagulated straight off the rubber tree. The best way to stop rubber soles from squeaking due to the gription on a floor is to rub a bar of soap on the sole.

Or at least that s how it used to be most of the crepe rubber soles these days are synthesized. It s also an outsole that uses crepe material in its construction too. Plc ebc and pvc. From what i ve read you do trade in some durability for a lighter sole lighter boot that will absorb more shock from walking on hard surfaces and its not a good sole for wet conditions or ice but i m working indoors on sealed concrete and usually only walk outside for about 2 miles when i don t ride my bicycle.

Crepe rubber is often pulled from a latex coagulate that s then processed and hung up in sheets to dry. Some folks have had a different crepe sole that red wing makes when they resole that is supposed to wear less quickly. While crepe soles may all look similar there are actually a number of different types of crepe soles. These soles wear quickly for me as well though i have multiple pairs of boots so not so quickly.

The cheaper the bar the better it works. Get custom soles on your shoes with vibram sole factor. It actually improves traction. It can be stylized in many ways with some boots having a slim flat sole and others featuring heavy lugging.

Crepe soles also called plantation rubber it s a crude cheap form of natural rubber that s usually obtained when coagulated latex is passed through heavy rolls called crepers after which the resultant material is air dried. One might think that it would make the shoe slippery but it does not. Learn more about the sole factor program. Its called a christy crepe sole by vibram.

Call our sole factor lead mike 978 831 1942. There are also vibram wedge soles which i ve never been a huge fan of aesthetically. These are a solidly built pair of work boots that are designed to hold up against such rigors as working on concrete floors all day. Just a pass or two in the sole and you re done.

I walk about 6 7 miles a day mostly on sidewalks not smooth concrete and i weigh 235 lbs. Avoid petroleum and other harsh substances that may be on the ground. Vibram is a good all around sole as it is non slip and long lasting.