Let me start by saying how incredibly painful it is when i first jammed my wide us11 street size foot into a size 11us dragons. It was so painful I thought id just return these shoes. It took about 4 days of wearing these at my desk to finally have them fully stretch out and conform to my foot. It feels tight like a glove and performs up to to expectations. If they made the rubber any stickier, ur gonna have a hard time pulling ur feet off the rock. Heres how i sized them. I wear 10.5us in my anasazi vcs, 8.5 in sportiva katanas and 11us in these. They are a full size smaller than the anasazi. You want them TIGHT otherwise its pointless. The heel is phenomenal. doesn't move an inch when hooking. I only use these during bouldering which i would think is the only purpose of the dragons. If ur looking for the ultimate bouldering shoe, buy these. Worth every penny. Oh and buy a bag of frozen peas from the grocers after putting in ur order. Ur gonna need to ice those toes before they fully break in. Fight through the pain and you'll love these shoes. Thanks Kipp in customer service for the support.

This shoe fits people with mid-wide feet. Please try them on in person before buying. I wear an 11.5 us with most of my runners and i sized this down to 10.5 us or 44euro. Could fit into .5 smaller but went with this size instead. Stretched a little and is now somewhat comfortable. If you use plenty of heel hooking on your climbs, try to size it even smaller. I found that my heel doesn't work as good now compared to when it was new and tight. It still works. Rubber wise, I reckon theres not much of a difference compared to Vibram xs. Probably a tad stickier. Upper is very thin compared to my other shoe so i would probably recommend not jamming it into cracks or dragging your foot against the rock. Not a beginners shoe due to the fit and the fact that if u want this shoe to perform u have to buy it tight. Otherwise, 5/5 from me and will keep buying this shoe and the sportiva katanas :D

Oh and one more thing. They start to smell quicker than my other shoes. I store my shoes in a perfectly ventilated area, clean them when i get home after every climb, hang them on my harness when im not climbing and basically everything u can dish out in terms of shoe care except for my feet sweating on hot days. To fix rock shoes smelling, I bought some loose lavender, packed them into tiny balls, popped one or two into the shoe while storing them. absorbs most of the smell away.

This shoe fits narrow to mid sized feet. The velcro system lets you adjust the fit of the shoe like no other velcro shoes. Sportiva sizes tend to run a little smaller than other shoes. I wear an 11.5 us on my runners, 10.5/10 on five ten anasazis, and had to sized the katanas down to 8.5 us or 41 euro. However, this is the absolute smallest i can downsize to which is extremely painful to climb in at the start. I enjoy the break in period so its fine for me to buy my shoes small. Otherwise, get them 1/2 size bigger to avoid all the hassle. After approximately 10 hours of climbing in these shoes, they are starting to give and mold to my feet so it is just unbelievable to climb in these. tad painful but thats how u want it especially if u use plenty of heel hooking. Rubber wise, it performs as well as my anasazis with the onyxx rubber. The problem most people have with durability is probably due to poor footwork and dragging the shoe across the rock. Mine looks just like new after 10 hours of climbing. I tend to place heaps of emphasis on smooth footwork. As long as you stop fumbling around hoping for a foothold and learn to use smooth and precise footwork, this shoe has a decent durability. Also, pack loose lavender into tiny balls and throw them into the shoes to stop them smelling. They work wonders!