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scarpa instinct vsr fit narrow feet
Steve Crowe:
The Blue Velcro VSR (https://www.scarpa.co.uk/climbing-shoes/instinct-vs-r/) has 3.5mm "Vibram XS Grip Rubber"
which is a softer rubber than the
Orange Velcro VS (https://www.scarpa.co.uk/climbing-shoes/instinct-vs/) which has 3.5mm "Vibram XS Edge Rubber"
I think that the softer Blue velcros are better for smears whereas the harder wearing Orange velcro performs better on edges.
chriss:
Another vote for 5:10 low volume. I've tried Scarpa, but not found a pair that fitted nicely.
Fultonius:
--- Quote from: Steve Crowe on April 22, 2023, 10:49:50 am ---The Blue Velcro VSR (https://www.scarpa.co.uk/climbing-shoes/instinct-vs-r/) has 3.5mm "Vibram XS Grip Rubber"
which is a softer rubber than the
Orange Velcro VS (https://www.scarpa.co.uk/climbing-shoes/instinct-vs/) which has 3.5mm "Vibram XS Edge Rubber"
I think that the softer Blue velcros are better for smears whereas the harder wearing Orange velcro performs better on edges.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I got them as I thought a bit more smearing performance could be good in a lot of situations, but it's more the fit feeling different that surprised me.
T_B:
The fit is the same. I’ve had loads of pairs of both. The person you bought them off presumably had very wide feet and so stretched them?
mrjonathanr:
What TB said ^^ These are the same shoe, with different colour trim plus edge vs grip on the sole. I suspect in your size the extra flexion in the VSR is more noticeable.
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