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?
I have the same problem but with the La sportiva Barracuda's after three months they just self destruct the glue they use just isn't doing the job, these shoes have been discontinued i think because of this problem, i hoped they would of fixed it with new shoes but doesn't sound like they've found a fix yet. ( Still there the best shoes and i'm onto my third pair, i got used to it)
it depends on the batch. I've had pairs that lasted for almost a year, and pairs that sucked after a few weeks. my speedsters start to show some delamination, but I think the wear on the toes will win out in the end. just send those shoes back, demand your quality!
La Sportiva Speedster Delaminating Like Crazy!