Patent ID: 8789253

Claim:
A method comprising: determining a type of surface on which an event will take place; selecting a pair of outsole members, at least in part, based on the type of surface, each outsole member of the pair of outsole members forming a ground contacting surface and an interior surface opposite the ground contacting surface, wherein the interior surface includes a thermoplastic material extending from a toe area to a heel area, and wherein each outsole member of the pair of outsole members includes an upper containing region; and removably attaching the pair of outsole members to a pair of shoe base members, each of the shoe base members of the pair of shoe base members including (i) a bottom midsole surface made from a foam material and (ii) an upper, the upper further including a closure system configured to alternately tighten and loosen the upper, the attaching performed such that, for each of the shoe base members and its attached outsole member, the shoe base member bottom midsole surface contacts the interior surface of the outsole member, an outer perimeter side edge of the outsole member extends over and continuously around an outer perimeter side edge of the shoe base member, the upper containing region extends over and partially contains the upper from the toe area to the closure system, and the upper containing region partially covers the closure system.