The best time to resole your rock shoes is when you see the soles of the shoes starting to wear down. If you notice thinning or holes in the bottom of your shoes, it’s time to bring them in. If the rubber along the top/toe is thinning or developing holes, all the more reason to bring them in. The rubber along the toe is called the rand, and when the rand breaks down, there’s danger of damaging the fabric underneath, creating holes all the way through to your toes. If your shoes do have holes through the fabric, we sadly cannot properly repair them and will likely turn them away; the new rand rubber would merely cover the hole, resulting in air pockets and poor performance. At Rock Shoe Revival (and practically all resolers), there is an upcharge for rand repair, since it requires a more complicated and time-consuming repair.