Gear Review
La Sportiva Mantis Climbing Shoe
meh
By Aggy
Ranked #1260 - Climbing Shoes
November 9, 2008
I bought these as spares to use while I get my other shoes resoled. They have a thick tongue which is cushy and comfortable but there is a seam that sticks out inside of the shoe where the tongue meeds the rest of the shoe that digs into my little toe,it drives me nuts, the top of the heel also digs into my Achilles. They aren't very sensitive, maybe I'm not used to them yet I don't know, I just can't wait for my pontas'es to get back
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1 Comments Last Reply: December 9, 2011 By: Edward harris
I have to agree with this review 100%, i bought these shoes 2 sizes smaller as recommended by the guy in the shop and they are now starting to fit really comfortably but the seam on the tongue is driving me mental! it is just at the wrong position on the outside of your foot near the small toe and is stitched into the main seam of the shoe lining so you cant even trim it down, ive look at using some tape to smooth it over but its not a long term fix.
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