My daughter had a pair of Optimus Primes. After having climbed for a few years in assymetrical shoes, she didn't like the shape of the Primes.
Clown shoes are cool and they generally don't fit so tight.
5.10 Anasazi velcro don't fit my feet well. Nice shoe from what I hear.
Galileo is stiff and flat but climbs okay. Wouldn't be my first choice for a bouldering or sport climbing shoe.
Bowling shoes are badass. I love the color schemes. And if you can climb in them, you're badass too.
Scarpa Booster. Nice shoe, well made, good choice for steeper sport climbing and bouldering.
Fit would be one of my primary concerns and most of these shoes are going to fit considerably differently than each other. Why no Sportivas? Sportiva Miura VS is my choice for sport and bouldering.
these choices all have a few key things I'm looking for, roughly but mostly they are all not lace up shoes. I chose these too because I can find pretty much all of these on sale! and who doesn't like a good piece of gear on sale?
Thanks for the feedback so far, really appreciated!
mad rock eats it. evolve is kind of ok. scarpa is cool. five ten has nice rubber. any anasazi will be nice
Thanks for your feedback
any particular reason you don't like MadRocks?
I really like MadRocks. I guess I suck. I am currently climbing on Evolv Pontas though because I won them in a comp and they are pretty nice, but it has been really hard for me to feel secure on anything but gym holds and perfectly flat edges because of the stiff sole.
Just get the Anasazis. They're a bit of a base line for velcro shoes, and I'm sure anyone can wear them if they down size them enough.
Horrible advise, but till the OP knows what he's actually looking for in a shoe he might as well get one of the most standard shoes out there and learn what he likes and doesn't like about them. No one on this board can tell him what's the best shoe for him.
I guess I suck too. I just bought MadRocks Frenzy and (after flaming MadRock for years) I'm loving them, at the moment I think they might be one of the most comfortable crack climbing shoes I ever own.
Hopefully this time around they will last me more than 3 months.
mad rock eats it. evolve is kind of ok. scarpa is cool. five ten has nice rubber. any anasazi will be nice
Thanks for your feedback
any particular reason you don't like MadRocks?
I really like MadRocks. I guess I suck. I am currently climbing on Evolv Pontas though because I won them in a comp and they are pretty nice, but it has been really hard for me to feel secure on anything but gym holds and perfectly flat edges because of the stiff sole.
Dont worry, they will soften up after awhile and become good on smearing.
I've been through a lot of shoes by a lot of makers and the two I've grown to love are the two you haven't listed.
The acopa merlin is a sick shoe. It climbs very well. Strengths are high marks across the board. Weaknesses are soft rubber, don't plan on more than 6 months use if you climb hard. That soft rubber is what makes them so incredible though. They turn your feet blue and I think that's just stoopid.
My favorite is the La Sportiva Miura VS and it's the all around killing it shoe for me. Bouldering, cracks, face, you name it. It's a shoe that totally motivates me to get on 5.hard and love it. Weaknesses? None really. But try lots of them on. Sizing is critical. They are a 4mm thick rand which means stiff. Some don't like that. I love it. I climb better in this shoe.
Try on a bunch a buy the ones that fit best. I'm doubting that you need a really aggressive shoe at the moment, so get a nice flat shoe with a soft sole that you can make turn down with your toes if you need it. Any brand is good to go except boreal, the rubber is way too stiff. I've worn many brands over the years, but personally I favor Mad Rock and La Sportiva.
I've been through a lot of shoes by a lot of makers and the two I've grown to love are the two you haven't listed.
The acopa merlin is a sick shoe. It climbs very well. Strengths are high marks across the board. Weaknesses are soft rubber, don't plan on more than 6 months use if you climb hard. That soft rubber is what makes them so incredible though. They turn your feet blue and I think that's just stoopid.
My favorite is the La Sportiva Miura VS and it's the all around killing it shoe for me. Bouldering, cracks, face, you name it. It's a shoe that totally motivates me to get on 5.hard and love it. Weaknesses? None really. But try lots of them on. Sizing is critical. They are a 4mm thick rand which means stiff. Some don't like that. I love it. I climb better in this shoe.
So there you go.
Havent heard of either of those shoes, but I'll be sure to check them out. Thanks!!!!
Just get the Anasazis. They're a bit of a base line for velcro shoes, and I'm sure anyone can wear them if they down size them enough.
Horrible advise, but till the OP knows what he's actually looking for in a shoe he might as well get one of the most standard shoes out there and learn what he likes and doesn't like about them. No one on this board can tell him what's the best shoe for him.
Hmmm thanks for your input. I get what you mean about a baseline type shoe - I'll be sure to investigate them thoroughly.
word. way to cheap. they must be upto something. dont like it.
I meant cheap as in - I don't appreciate their quality.
Quality is important to me. But I do notice a huge price difference between the MadRocks top of the line shoes and pretty much everyone elses shoes. I could, in theory, buy two different pair of MadRocks for almost the same price as some of these other shoes.... but again they would probbaly wear out a bit faster than the higher quality shoes.....
Anyone climb on Mad Rocks say 2 or more times a week, and seen the shoes deteriorate way too fast?
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