The walls are thinner on the inside and not as plush, but it holds a lot of chalk and I'm a big fan. Very easy to get my hand in and out and the bag doesn't hang too low for me to find either.

The outside of the bag is bomber and has held up to some good abuse, and they weave grey/black in the color pattern so it looks slightly metallic in the light. I got the green!

I've been using this thing for several months and the comfort factor is awesome, most noticeably in the groin area.

I thought the padding was a bit bulky, but the weight is low and the comfortable padding doesn't restrict movement or ability to throw down on the rockface.

The Sulfur color isn't the pure yellow shown in the picture, it's more of a green/yellow in real life.

I have about a 29-30 inch waist and the Medium is cranked all the way down on me and fits perfect while keeping the loops perfectly oriented. No problems with the leg loop sizing either, my thighs are about 20 inches and I have extra room to make the loops smaller or larger if I want.

These are entirely Symetrical with laces right down to the toes and have a double thick rand around the top/sides. You can crank in cracks, edge well on vert, and you can wear em hard and fast and not have to worry about blowing out the top of the toes!

I don't wear these everyday now, but anytime I climb slab or cracks I still love these things. Reccommended for anyone who wants an all day trad shoe or a beginner looking to score something that isn't rented.

I sized these down from 9.5 to 8.0 and they've stretched to be a perfect all day shoe and maximize their edging potential without being too painful to wear for hours and hours.

If you sweat, they turn your feet blue. Period.

I've been a huge fan of these after the break in period (2-3 weeks or 20 hours or so of climbing?).

I normally rock 9.5 street shoes and with these things I was able to go down to 8.0. I tried 7.5, but there wasn't enough of the split top tongue to cover the top of my foot. . .which was lame.

When I first slipped these things on and started climbing, toeing holds was PAINFUL and the rubber, needing to be worked in, was slipping off all over the place on plastic. Soon the rubber was a bit worked in and slippage was a non issue, but the rigidity and minimal stretch of the rubber/upper material really made them feel like blocks. After a few weeks the rubber softened up and i can now flex my foot a bit better and the climbing/fit feels phenominal!

They stick really well outdoors, but the rubber is softer and provides durability issues if you smear a lot or overabuse them/toe drag like a mofo. The Pontas Heel is pretty large as well, but it still works very well as the bagginess is more on the top of the sides of the heel than anywhere else (for me at least).
They also smear like a beast.

Someone review the Pontas II, I'm super curious!!

These are a big chunk of rubber, with straps. When you first get them they feel rigid and bulky, slip off holds, and probably cramp your toes into oblivion, but as they stretch and work in the rubber they get softer and much more sensitive.

I'm 9.5 street
9 optimus prime
8 pontas

The heel starts literally perfect, but gets baggier within a couple months yet still performs fine. Once the rubber and the rest of the shoe is worked in you get great feel on the rock or plastic and you can easily take these with you for any route. Of course the more overhung the better and I particularily enjoy the feel on roof and near roof footwork. Outside edging starts to suffer once they get softer, but that's not what you need them for anyway. .

Give them a good 20+ hours to break in enough for the rubber, and start to feel how great they really are.