Treads Boys Black School Shoes 1 Year Guarantee Put To The Test

I promised I'd be back and I am! Treads are a relatively new company who make their children's school shoes as durable as possible. They're so sure your child won't go through the toes or scrape through the leather that they offer a 1 year guarantee. My boys Treads shoes still fit and they are now 9 months old... so what do they look like now?

To refresh your memory, Treads make shoes in sizes from 12 1/2 to 'big foot ' 11, so fit most junior/Key Stage 2 children or older. This is what the Treads school shoes looked like when I first reviewed them and they were brand new - you can find my initial thoughts and an explanation of some of the technology in my Treads School Shoes Review.

My youngest son chose a quite traditional style with an easy to use 'hook and loop' Velco-type fastening.

His older brother chose a more grown up, slip-on style of shoe.

When I revisited the shoes for a blog post in August, they were showing a little bit of wear, but overall we were very pleased. As predicted my youngest had given his shoes the usual hard life, but the leather was intact and so were the soles. We had no leaks, holes or loose threads. (In the background are his previous 2 pairs of shoes which he'd destroyed in under 3 months for both pairs).

You can find that 4 month Treads Shoes update post here. My rather more delicate 10 year old had been kinder and less heavy on his shoes.

So, after another 5 months, with the Treads school shoes still fitting well and comfortable, and now aged a positively geriatric 9 whole months, how are they doing?.....

Drum Roll Please....

Yep - both boys are still wearing their Treads shoes. It's a near-miracle.

It is January in Manchester, so excuse the lighting, mud, bits of grass etc. This is a REAL review. Stunningly even my youngest hasn't broken the leather. The soles are perfect and there is still plenty of that deep tread left on the insole. This is good because forecasts suggest we'll get to test how slippy they are on ice later this week...

I'm so pleased with these. They cost £45 a pair with free delivery and free returns for that 1 year guarantee. It's so worth it. I'd have spent more and been more infuriated and far more inconvenienced buying cheaper pairs and having to replace them. I honestly can't fault Treads, they've done a great job.

Treads started out with black school shoes in boy's styles for around age 6+, but they've also been working on girl's shoes for the past year and there are now 2 styles available in sizes 13.5 - 7, with more on the way no doubt. 

You can find out all about the technology, the really easy method of home measuring, the guarantee, the dual-fitting and of course, the shoes themselves on the Treads Indestructible Black School Shoes website. We highly recommend them.

UPDATE: They lasted the whole school year! Almost 4 terms in total and over a year's wear. My boys will need new shoes for September because they've grown. We weren't the only ones who were as pleased with how well Treads did - AK over at The German Wife has also revisited her Treads shoes 1 year later.

I was originally sent my sons' Treads School Shoes for an initial review. I think they were surprised I did another post. Hopefully they'll be surprised and smiling a big smile when they see this one!