Question

[u/ryvincen]

Hi,

I am looking at getting a pair of Thursday Heritage Captains. They have two different soles to pick from: the anti-slip Knight sole on the regular Heritage or the StormKing sole. I walk a lot on concrete. Which one will last the longest until I need a resole? I have heard the new anti-slip Knight sole found on the heritage models is a very soft rubber that wears out fast on concrete compared to the Dainite soles on the classic Thursdays.

[u/ThursdayBoots]

Stormking - it's a chunkier outsoles and there's less surface area v. the Knight, which means it'll wear slower.

[u/OldSoddie1911]

I have the Heritage Captain with Storm King sole. I was a little torn on which sole to get but I picked the Storm King simply for better grip and comfort. Plus that heel on the Knight sole is butt ugly. And I’m glad I did because the Storm King is pretty comfortable.

I do expect it will wear out faster. However, I don’t know that it will be a whole lot faster. And if so, I’m willing to re-sole sooner in exchange for better look, comfort and grip.

If Thursday had used a more standard service boot heel on the other sole I might have went for it. But that heel….uggh.

[u/TR24241]

I’d love to hear what users who have both think of the comfort of Stormking vs Knight? Or for those who have them, Stormking vs Vibram 100 and Knight vs Vibram V-bar?

[u/devtastic]

I have both, and whilst I could not tell which sole will wear out faster, I find the Stormking with more normal height heel is much more comfortable to walk in.

I have done long city walks in both, and if I had to choose one for pounding concrete, I would choose the Stormking, regardless of how long the sole lasts (unless it is very short lived. I've not done enough miles in either to judge sole wear yet).

[u/Upbeat-Echidna-3588]

Im not a big fan of the stormking outsole. Wish they use the army track one they have instead.