I
love my Speedsters, but I'm now on my second pair after less than 6
months! I had to return my first pair, (and am about to do the same
with my second pair) because after a couple months of use, the inner
toe rubber starts to pull away. Actually, this process starts a lot
sooner! After a few days of use, the inner bottom edges of rubber
starts to delaminate. After a little outdoor toe hooking the top point
on the toe peeled back too! What sort of crappy glue did Sportiva
switch to that their shoes fall apart so fast! Oh, and I should also
mention the oversight of having a seam in the suede directly adjacent
to one of the heel loops. Both pairs of right shoes' suede ripped
between the loops, right on the seam. Funny thing is, my right foot is
my smaller foot! What the hell? La Sportiva is a big company, AND
Italian! They should know shoes! If this is the result of some
ridiculous budget savings by switching to a cheaper glue, I want to
smack someone! These things cost enough to have the best glue on the
market holding them together! Very sad, La Sportiva....you'd better
step up your game before you make me go back to Five Tens. You can see
in the images where the edge of the rubber isn't a straight, smooth
line, it's jagged and worn away. And the second image shows where the
rubber over the toe started to peel off. I removed it with a nail
clipper to prevent it from pulling more rubber off. How many other
people are having this same issue?
La Sportiva Speedster Delaminating Like Crazy!