Chimera and Boostic are polls apart!
Old magos were insane on edges, but not precise - kind of a blunt force weapon? Sorry, they were precise (your could get on teeny edges) but they were a bit insensitive.
the new mantra which is ridiculously soft and just wouldn't stand on an edge, I didn't try them on a board
I bought some Instinct VS's and after testing them on my board, I feel like I have twice as much power in these shoes as I do in my Genius/Theory/Phantoms. This was surprising given the Instincts are a pretty old design now and they don't feel like they fit my foot quite as well (perhaps unfair given they're not yet broken in and I'm 3 sizes down from my street shoe). I now see that they're popular and have remained unchanged for good reason!
i wear 7.5 in solutions and schwama (cant remember if my otaki s are 7.5 or and im a 10.5 street size.
Quote from: Thedevonshirepiemuncher on May 13, 2022, 07:38:53 am the new mantra which is ridiculously soft and just wouldn't stand on an edge, I didn't try them on a boardBizaare. I've got the Mantras and find them amazing on small footholds. Possibly you had them too big or too small?
Quote from: MischaHY on May 13, 2022, 10:53:17 amQuote from: Thedevonshirepiemuncher on May 13, 2022, 07:38:53 am the new mantra which is ridiculously soft and just wouldn't stand on an edge, I didn't try them on a boardBizaare. I've got the Mantras and find them amazing on small footholds. Possibly you had them too big or too small?Here's a random guess: the man from devon is 75kg+ and Mischa is <70kg. I think discussing shoes stiffness is utterly pointless if you don't know someone's weight and foot size. I've got mates who consider the Scarpa Vapour V "stiff" whereas I find them floppy... He's 58kg and I'm 78ish.The one shoes I've ever found genuinely stuff are the old boostics, gen 1 Magos and TC Pros.