amazing shoes but beware of some stretching after prolonged use

By mcMCpeepants Ranked #891 - Climbing Shoes July 11, 2010

I use these primarily for sport and bouldering. Everything you have read about the performance is probably true. The bubble under your toe allows for wonderful articulation of your toes and all around this shoe is built extremely well. My contribution is this: When i first bought these around 3-5 months ago, i quite literally had to use coco butter the first time i put them on because they were so stiff. Like any shoe they were painful for quite awhile before wearing in. Now, I am here in China and these shoes have stretched significantly to the point where they still fit... but a bit to nicely. I do not have the precise to power i need in these shoes and can pretty much wear them all day even when cranked down. fortunately i have another pair (or 2 :P ) back home and will be careful to use those sparingly OR not to keep the pair i have used heavily for easier routes and use my new pair for hard routes to keep them tight.

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