This is the first aggresive shoe i have owned, but i tried alot out and this was by far the best choice. i have a wide foot and this is one shoe that i could get a good fit in. great edging and a stiff sole

I wore these for a day as demo shoes at the Hound Ears bouldering comp this year. All the shoes were brand new so I was stoked to try them out in their crispy perfect form. Hands down they were the best fitting and performing shoe I have ever worn. a 39 in the Miura lace is a little painful on my big toe the kind of pain that you can climb in but prefer to take off afterwards, and I wore a 39 Miura VS for the comp. They didn't hurt at all, and fit perfect in every way. Very snug fit, no dead space, perfect on all the edges and heel hooks for the day. I did not have any problems with the velcro, then again I only had them for a day...

Overall, I’d say the Miura VS is a must-have addition to the climbing shoe quiver of any Miura and/or Katana lover.

For the full review:
http://dreaminvertical.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/sweet-gear-la-sportiva-miura-vs/

I bought the Miura VS last fall, and they are an awesome shoe in every regard... except for the velcro, which lost nearly all stickiness within two months, well before the rubber or any part of the shoe began to decay or wear out. Now when I climb in them, any torque in any direction will blow open one or all of the straps. I don't know if my shoe came from a bad run, I have friends who bought shoes around the same time that have exactly the same problem. If they have fixed the velcro issues this is probably the best performance sport/bouldering shoe in the world.

Great shoe. The fit is noticeably wider in the front end than the lace-up Miura (a plus for me) but I sized them the same. It is more downturned than the lace-up, though depending on how tight you size them that shape degrades somewhat. I've worn them about 3 months now, I've had no issues with them (they wear fine if your footwork is decent) but I am beginning to wonder how well the velcro is going to hold up in the long run - it doesn't seem to fasten as securely now as it did when new. The velcro has not come unsecured however, like my older shoes started to after about 1.5-2 yrs of wear.