MBT's wear out fast

by Martin Lloyd
(London UK)

My first pair of MBT's lasted just over 12 months my second pair have just failed after 8 months.

I walk to work in my MBT's 5 days a week, the distance is about 4 miles or approx 10,000 steps (I think). I change into normal shoes at work and get the bus home.... I do not consider this as excessive use.

The MBT sales people say their shoes will last many years and many millions of steps. This is not the case for me. The sole on my MBT's split and opened up and once this happens, they cannot be repaired.

UK antishoe tell me, I need to watch the wear on the bottom of the shoe and get the sole replaced before it splits...... this means for me, I would need a new sole every 6 months to be safe and at £38, this will be expensive.

So, its £130 for the shoes, then if you are going to walk 10,000 steps 5 days a week, be prepared for a ongoing cost of £38 for new soles, every 6 months (or just over 1 million steps). Or a pair of new shoes every 12 months if the sole fails.

I enjoy wearing the shoes, but at this price, I may go back to my 10 year old pair of Nike runners, which still have lots of life left in them and cost less than 1/2 the price of MBT's........ Are MBT's worth the money? I am now not so sure.







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Jul 21, 2010
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by: Anonymous

Hello,

Did you purchase from a reputable seller?

It's easy to see that you may have been vigorously wearing them, but for them to wear out in that period of time you must have been running.

A pair of trainers for running generally lasts up to 8 months if being worn daily.

Apr 19, 2010
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by: Anonymous

Just to back up your comment - the soles on my MBTs wore out in 6 months. Haven't had them resoled yet but judging from what you say, they may be too far gone.
Mar 03, 2010
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by: Anonymous

i have two pairs of mbt's the first pair i have had for two years. they are still in great condition. before i was going through a pair of regular shoes every three months. i wear the outer edge of my soles out on reg shoes and are very uneven. with these shoes i don't.

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