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Description
The Optimus Prime Climbing Shoe is the fourth installment in the Sharma Signature Series of shoes. Who else better to design a climbing shoe than one of the strongest, most well acclaimed climbers in the world. Designed on a downcamberd last, the Optimus Prime has a deeper fitting heel and much stiffer heel cup than the Optimus.
Designed on a completely different last than any other climbing shoes, the Optimus Prime offers a symetric toe box (rounded toe box). It also has the oval grid pattern rand for added protection and for improved toe hooking while the hook-and-loop fastener maintains the shape for a tight fit.
*PROFILE semi symmetrical down cambered (CS1 last) *SOLE 4.2 mm TRAX® XT-5 high friction rubber *RAND 2.2mm TRAX® duro-rand *UPPER perforated elastic Synthratek synthetic upper with mositure wicking qualities *LINING Cotton fiber lining in heel cup and toe box *MIDSOLE MPX-1: 1.3mm stiff poly-dynamic full-length midsole
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Ouch at first then awesome
Review by: aliasptr, 2012-08-10
the 'Go to' Shoes
Review by: bowldr42, 2012-04-17
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.
Best shoes i've owned so far
Review by: benbro, 2011-11-16
Great shoe!!
Review by: EastSideEric, 2009-09-24
Sizing is wierd
Review by: bobbj22, 2009-06-08