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Be interested to see how anybody else has found these shoes?
Just wanted to get this off my chest as Vans (VF corporation) have been one of the most difficult to contact and unhelpful companies i've had the misfortune of dealing with in a long while.... this is just my opinion and not the opinion of LFGSS!
"The Era 45 Fixed comes with heavier suede and thicker
canvas to help with the rigors of being jammed into toe clips" ***
Talk about marketing bullshit... there is nothing heavier about the suede on these shoes......
I had these for about 22 days before the suede tore along the side of the shoe, in that time i didn't actually ride in them much as they were my "new" shoes that i didn't want to ruin, that's not to mention the week when i couldn't wear them because the right hand heel had a big lump of seams & stitching that gave me a massive blister...
Then to add insult to injury, as i'd worn the shoes and the retailer would not take them back i have had to pay £9 to send them back to Vans to be told by a massively non-plussed member of Vans staff that she'd passed the buck to someone else and it might take a few weeks? to sort out something for me... maybe....
Great customer service there guys..!
Right i'm off to hit-up some Kool fixie blogs and vent my spleen.....!!!