While it's a novel concept, I think having a removable sole on a shoe is tantamount to interchangeable tread on a tire. Would not like the sole of this boot to fail and come loose in the middle of the woods, or in the case of the spikes, up a mountain, and be SOL. This is what they make micro-spikes for, and you…

Groupon's great, it's basically a 50% coupon service. I just used a groupon for Ice Climbing this weekend. Not sure where they came up with the name though.

I think Cermatic is referencing this here, but unless I'm mistaken isn't Chongqing the province that is home to most of if not all of the electornics manufacturing in China?

Maybe I missed this in an older post, but how does this product work, specifically to your comment, what's the gesture to switch the input from track pad to number pad?

Another alternative to regular cleaning is long term strorage in the freezer. I use mine a couple of times monthly in the warmer months so between uses I rinse it and leave it slightly moist (read: NOT filled) and pop it in the freezer. It inhibits growth of anything and is super quick. I usually only clean my…