Outsoles are the bottom part of the shoes. Also known as the "sole" of the shoe, this is the part that comes in direct contacted onto the ground.
Soles can be made of many kinds of materials, like Rubber,EVA,TPR,TPU,PU,Model .
Rubber outsoles are often made for basketball shoes, climbing shoes .And TPU correspondently made for football shoes. EVA material are usually made into the midsole of shoes ,and you can also see a lot of outsoles made of EVA ,that is what we call Model or Phylon outsole . TPR outsoles are often made for casual shoes .
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Finally , the outsoles above are just some common styles in daily life, there are still more different types of outsoles