I received my sabo deadlift shoes today and the hook ripped out of the strap literally the FIRST time I pulled it tight. I gave it a good tug but certainly nothing you'd expect to rip it out. I fully expect Maxbarbell to replace them, but for future reference, does anyone have experience getting a metatarsal strap repaired by a cobbler? Is the quality good? How is the price?
In the event that you had gotten the repair done, do you know roughly what the price would have been?
I agree, that it's not quite as good. But I like the wrestling shoe like concept with a metatarsal strap. They have already returned my email and agreed to replace the shoes so maxbarbell customer service seems to be good at least.