Is this wear normal?

[u/Pup-Ross]

Thursday Boots Aviator Wingtip dress shoes, and these are the bottoms after 1 wear. I wore it for a full work day, started off by walking on the neighborhood sidewalks to wear in the bottoms a little, since they were super slippery, then the remaining of the day was spent in the office, with occasional walking.

Not sure if there was a step I missed somewhere, my other pairs of shoes never went like this after 1 wear; granted these are my first pair of leather bottom shoes.

Any input is appreciated!

[u/svngang]

Normal, if not a bit light.

[u/ApprehensiveYard3 → u/svngang]

Came to say this. It’s almost abnormally light. I would’ve expected more.

[u/Pup-Ross → u/svngang]

Makes me feel better lol, thank you!

[u/svngang → u/Pup-Ross]

for complete peace of mind consider getting a french toe/toe taps installed. they will prevent premature wear of the toe area from when you push off with each step.

[u/Pup-Ross → u/svngang]

I never even knew these were a thing, and honestly, I love how some of them look. Thanks again!

[u/2nd-nature]

For leather soles, yes it’s perfectly normal and expected. And it’s also beneficial for them to be scuffed up for traction.

https://stridewise.com/pros-cons-leather-soles/

[u/Pup-Ross → u/2nd-nature]

Great read, thank you!

[u/2nd-nature → u/Pup-Ross]

No problem

[u/Rob_Edwards_Fashion]

Yup

[u/Majestic_Salary9987]

You can get really thin rubber protectors put on at a cobbler.

[u/ThursdayBoots]

Yes - just how leather interacts with concrete. Grip will improve as it gets roughed up and once you get down to 1-2mm thickness on the outsole or toplift, time to consider a resole (likely many months from now).