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Five Ten Anasazi Lace-Up V2 Climbing Shoe - Men's

Item #FVT0038 | 23 in Stock
5 Star Rating

Coming from the pink Anasazi lace-up...

By Ranked #443 - Climbing Shoes May 11, 2009

I love the pinks, and the Anasazi VCS classic, both in size 8.5 (I'm a size 10 in my running shoes). The new design has a different heel that does "fit better" with less empty space in the heel cup, but the side effect is that the slingshot effect of the heel rand is less aggressive. So much so that I need to move down a half size to 8 to get the same ridiculous edging ability as before. It seems to me that they are using a thicker C4 sole on the new models as well, putting a little too much rubber under the big toe edge. Nothing a good belt sander can't fix. The forefoot still fits my me like a dream and I prefer C4 to Onyx. I still give them 5 stars, but the pinks would get 6 stars.

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Tech Specs:

Material:
Cowdura 
Lining:
Synthetic 
Sole:
Stealth C4 
Last:
Slip 
Asymmetrical Curvature:
Medium 
Lacing:
Standard 
Recommended Use:
Hard, technical sport, trad, & bouldering 
Manufacturer Warranty:
1 Year 
Country of Origin:
United States 

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