Evolv Bandit Climbing Shoe

I climbed in these for two months, at a beginner level (5.9) and no more than twice a week, strictly on the plastic rocks and both toes split open about ~1/2in. I also hate how bad Evlov's start to smell fairly soon after you break them in, due to them being synthetic. It's just unfortunate that they got trashed so quickly since I think they would've been a great outdoor shoe since they are very comfortable and easily stick to whatever you want them too, however since the edges are rather rounded the edging in them wasn't as good as I had hoped for.

I've been climbing everyday for almost seven months in these shoes and they have held up great. very little indoor climbing on them. after about 5 months the rubber wasn't quite as sticky and my arms became pumped faster. size accordingly as they will loosen over time, not much, just to a comfortable fit. The stiff sole is great for begginers and have used them on many technical 11's and 12's. Great shoe with great performance. My feet stink in most shoes, I have sweaty feet. :/ But have not noticed much smell in them at all.

This was the first shoe of Evolv's that I ever owned. I got hooked. This is an excellent all around shoe. It performs well on anything you can throw at it. I particularly love it on slabs. It's edging is hard to beat for an all around shoe, and the heel will not let you down. This is a great shoe.

These shoes smear and edge like nobody's bussiness, yet they are still aggressive and stiff enough to be able to hold a toe on small holds. I have mine sized very aggressively. I wear a size 12 street shoe and i have these in an 11. They hurt the first time i put them on, but after that they have performed very well and I can climb almost anything in them. I do however prefer a more aggressive shoe for anything more than a 60 degree overhang or roof.

I absolutely love this shoe it has out preformed many other climbing shoes in the gym,and sticks to the gneiss rock of the Adirondacks like glue. my street shoe sizes is a 10.5 - 11 and the smallest bandit i could fit in to for more than a half hour was a size 9.5 I don't think these shoes smell any worse than any other climbing shoe, but it is harder to wash the smell out of them.

This shoe has a pretty nice toe box with a super gripping heel. I've used them three or four times now about 5 hours each and haven't noticed a smell that I have read about with other shoes. I wear a 10.5 US street shoe and was originally going to buy the Optimus Primes, but noticed these were cheaper and they seemed to size the same. I bought a half size up and they work wonderfully. They are snug, but don't cram your feet till you can't wear them for more than half an hour. They have a little trouble edging on those dime size holds, but other than that it's a really great shoe.

These are a good all around shoe. Being able to wear them all day and still not have your feet burn is amazing, for those long days on the rock. The rubber is sticky and very durable.

I absolutely love these shoes. I had to go a full size down from my street shoe size, 10 to a 9. first few wears were a bit rough, but now they are absolute glory. I can wear them for hours without any severe aching. They do grip extremely well, and edge great.
I read reviews of people having a stinking problem, but having mine for 8 or 9 months and wearing them an hour or longer at a time, mine still smell new.

These were my first rock shoes (actually, the model before this--the black/gray ones). They perform fine; my problem is stink-retention. I don't have smelly fit. Never did. I was genetically spared from that curse. But these shoes...there's something about that eco-friendly suede they use that just retains food odor like none other. Even after airing out for a few days, it's still possible to smell the odor if you get close enough. I know I'm not alone on this. Other reviews of Evolv climbing shoes have noted the exact same stink issue.

These shoes are great. They smear well, edge well, and can climb cracks. I would call them a proformance crack shoe. The lace up is also great, its fast and you can get the tightness you need.

I will for sure get these resoled.

The shoes are a great all around climbing shoe. They work great for vertical and slightly over hanging routes and are more comfortable than most other climbing shoes, which makes the great for leaving on for extended periods of time.