fritzl
Stylish Dinosaur
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i cannot offer a theory, just practical experience. ask yourself, why wouldn't they need care? it keeps them pliable for the comfort and resistant to the surface you walk on. why do you treat the uppers? you could get away without. would it be clever?
But you don't want the soles to get wet. When the soles get damp and pliable they can pick up stones/pebbles etc. which can really scuff/damage the soles.
exactly, that's why i treat them. picking up stones is not an issue and no it doesn't scuff and damage them.
Wouldn't conditioning the soles make them soft and pliable, instead of hard?
take it as it is - ideally - pliable is referring to the flexing while walking. the part of the sole which touches the ground is hard. think of toasted bread.