MaxKatt

Specialized says they no longer support or have parts for their Specialized Ember women's road shoe.

Does anyone know where I might get a pair of heel replacement for this shoe sized EUR 38 / US 7.5

I hate to think these otherwise good Specialized shoes are disposable due to simple and predictable heel wear. !?!?!

Then...assuming I get the part...how would you replace it? Do I have to drill out the white plug remains highlighted and just press a new heel in?

(Before anyone gives me grief for not replacing these sooner...they are my girlfriend's shoes. I wear Sidi and have never had trouble replacing their heels with the screw system they employ.)

79pmooney

Have you considered taking them to a cobbler? Should be not too difficult to cut a piece of rubber sole in the shape of that piece and glue it on. (I have cycling shoes a local cobbler has modified a lot that have lots of walking on them and have help up for years. Compared to what he has done, this is a piece of cake.)

dedhed

make one

https://www.fixsupply.com/bulk-ps-uh...j4XREEI73jp3Wo

terrymorse 

I make my own out of shoe heel rubber. Cutting it takes a little effort, but otherwise it’s pretty easy.

79pmooney

What do you use for glue? I've had excellent results with 3M 5200 but it is very expensive, messy to use, requires vary aggressive solvents and the container gives you about 3 days before it hardens after opening. (Line up a lot of projects.)

terrymorse 

I use 3m Scotch-Weld PR40 Instant Adhesive.

MaxKatt

Thanks to you and the other 3-4 posts here suggesting DIY fix. It crossed my mind, but wasn't sure I could do something durable.

She loves the shoes, and you know how it is when you get something you've gotten comfortable with over a long time.

I have a good shoe guy and will try this.

MaxKatt

Thanks you. As mentioned in the other post, I thought about DIY, but dismissed it. With everyone saying it can be successfully done, we're going to try it.

veganbikes

Probably the worst that will happen with DIY is you are back to square one and the best is you have a new heal. I bet one of these folks with the 3D printers could make a heal for it with some dimensions. Potentially make a nice tracing and then figure out the thickness and badaboom you have a heel!

TiHabanero

The most simple and easy solution is using Shoe Goo. I put down 3 layers over 3 days and it works just fine. Shoe Goo can also be used as an adhesive to glue down a rubber heel as suggested above.

Koyote

After looking at this thread, I went out to the garage to look at my road shoes. One heel is completely missing, and the carbon fiber sole is worn through. Huh.

13ollocks

The heel pads on my ancient but perfectly serviceable SPD shoes had disintegrated and one carbon heel was being abraded away. I used a $3 block of "modeling clay" to build up molds on each heel, then filled them with JB Weld. After the epoxy set up, I peeled away the clay and had new heel pads. Sealed the edges with some more JB Weld. A bit noisy/slippery on tiled floors, but otherwise very hardwearing. Should last the remaining life of the shoes.

MaxKatt

Wow. Those look great. Nice work.

I'm not particularly handy, and I have a good shoe guy. I'm going to pop the remains of her current heel off so he has a relatively flat surface to work with. I'm sure he has the right sized heel and proper glue to put something on that will work. Might even be better than the original.

MaxKatt

Damn!... Gonna show that to my girlfriend. She felt bad she let her level of wear sneak up on her un-noticed. She'll feel less bad when she sees the grind down job you've done.

terrymorse 

You can do the same thing with Shoe Goo in place of JB Weld epoxy. Not as slippery.

Shoe Goo has about the same hardness as shoe heel rubber. I used to use Shoe Goo to fix worn heels, but now I use glued rubber sheet, which lasts longer, is less messy, and dries more quickly.

JohnDThompson 

+1 @79pmooney; take them to a cobbler. They can do it right. E.g.:

KerryIrons

So your heel will be healed?