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bigfish03
Jan 10, 2002, 1:55 AM
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Howdy
I was wondering if any of you out there use the La Sportiva Miura and what you think of it. A friend of mine uses them and loves them. I was also wondering aobut sizes: Italian sizes compared to US sizes?
Thanks
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bigwalling
Jan 10, 2002, 2:11 AM
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Great shoes. I use them for mainly face climbs but also thin cracks. La sportiva has a comparison for sizes on their site.
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bigfish03
Jan 10, 2002, 2:16 AM
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thanks.
any idea of how well they do on overhangs or steeper rock?
ryan
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brogan
Jan 10, 2002, 4:03 AM
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This shoe is in the top three of all sport climbing shoes out on the market, but the shoe won't make you a super climber when you strap it on. It is all about skill and how confident you are on the foot placment. Tommy caldwell could probably do a 5.12 in his Nikes. The point is try the shoe on and if it fits better than others you are trying on buy it. If you want a aggresive sport climbing shoe the La Sportiva Muira, Scarpa Dominator, And Boreal Matrix are the shoes to look at.
Brogan
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compclimber
Jan 10, 2002, 5:07 AM
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Don't forget the Five Ten Anasazi Lace Up. It's a conteder for the best all time shoe ever. And the Boreal Matrix is a little high performance for just plain sport, unless your climbing 5.12+.
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paulc
Jan 10, 2002, 6:20 AM
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Got them, love them, they rock!!!
Great for thin crack, pockets, edges. overhangs, *hooks...
Hate the price though!! 185 bucks CDN. Got to get the next pair on a pro-deal...
No I don't work for sportiva. The shoes just rock all the time.... Get them and one pair of Board lasted shoes for those all day routes or wide crack and you're all good for whatever you like to climb.
Paul
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jcs
Jan 10, 2002, 6:40 AM
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Hey!
I have a pair of Miura's and I love them! I used to climb in Anasazi velocro's (still do sometimes), and I love those too- but I find that the Miura's perform just as well, but are WAY more comfortable. They are expensive though- even the pro deal works out to about the same after shipping. Not sure why the prodeal is so bad on them, maybe the suade is just too expensive to discount much? Anyway- I totally recomend them to anyone who can afford them.
JCS
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bigfish03
Jan 10, 2002, 8:23 PM
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whats the prodeal?
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compclimber
Jan 10, 2002, 9:24 PM
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A prodeal is where you have connections to a company and can get thing cheaper. It's like getting something wholesale.
Check out Barrabes.com and Sportextreme.com I know barrabes had them for like 65 dollars and they end up being about 75 with shipping.
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