Up-cycling
So in times of austerity it’s obviously good to make do and mend. It’s not just good money sense it’s also good to re-use and reduce landfill. My friend Shannon is very keen on the idea and has devoted a entire blog to the idea of “up-cycling” – quite a nice pun in this context but anyway. Whilst browsing lfgss.com the other day someone requested an old pair of SPD shoes that they could use to convert their trainers into SPD shoes. I was so taken with the idea I decided to offer my old ones which I’ve just replaced for the winter. The uppers were removed with a stanley knife by me before being chucked in a jiffy bag down to Brighton. All I asked for in return was a few photos.
Looks like a lot of hard work went into removing the rubber from the base of the soles but a pretty good result in the end I think.
