can you say bye bye to substandard gear that still has miles to be used

Our home burned to the ground in 1997, we lost everything we owned.  We now refer to things we no longer use as FUEL...and promptly throw them out.  You'd be amazed at how unsentimental you get about "stuff" after you lose it all but nobody gets hurt.

But yeah, "pay it forward" is always cool.

Shimano 105 5700 group is an amazing group. Better than TdF riders were using just what? Seven years ago. Ten for sure. And my buddy just ripped all the brand new 105 off his bike because it's "low grade cheap stuff" . I don't like this.

So no, don't throw the NB1063s out. Keep training on them, and race on your Kv's.

Or...

I like the idea about pay it forward. Check out Soles4Souls. They will get your 1063's onto the feet of someone who is going barefoot otherwise. Yeah... I like that better. Souls4Souls. Can you imagine being the kid who is barefoot one day and has new-ish NB's the next. I like that a lot. (Me? I'm tryin' to wear down these 1064's so I can get on to some 890s or something else lighter...)

Yes, yes you can.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=92866&posts=1519&start=1

Pay it forward.

I second this.

I am in the same place and I am using the other shoes for training.  They won't last forever.   Then I just appreciate the Kinvaras more when I do wear them.

I also think the Kinvaras aren't great for colder weather (they seem so flimsy...) nor did I like wearing them for 13.1 miles at a pop, so I might still keep a pair of the old style in rotation. 

If you want to go drop coin on 4 pairs of new shoes, who am I to say "don't" ?

I'll keep old-but-functional stuff until it's no longer functional then it's g-o-n-e.  I do have a few sentimental things that hang around unused.  I'm glad that my wife is also willing to keep sentimental but non-functional things (like me) around too. 

That's what became of my golf shoes once I started triathlon.