Anybody tried these yet? Thinking of trying a pair of futura's but heard the Genius should be available shortly.
Am I wrong in thinking them a lace up futura?
heard the Genius should be available shortly.
Quote from: petejh on April 28, 2015, 09:30:26 pmAnybody tried these yet? Thinking of trying a pair of futura's but heard the Genius should be available shortly.They've got them at some of the shops in Font - they look very good (caveat: I am a Speedster fan). I'd consider them preferable to the Futura's because I hate the design of the Futura / Solution strap, which always seems to wear through / break too early. One of the locals here that I spoke to was raving about them too.
i love the testa rossa's (testa's rossa?)
Quote from: finbarrr on April 29, 2015, 07:04:57 ami love the testa rossa's (testa's rossa?) testirossi?Nibs?
We know that already. The altogether boring question, though, is what is the grammatically correct plural?
What sort of terrain were you thinking of using them on? They are excellent for smearing straight out of the box and I've barely used another shoe on grit this year. Once things get quite overhanging I prefer a proper edge for getting into the back of crimps (the toebox is quite bulky and rounded and doesn't get into the back of small holds as well as something like a dragon). I'd imagine they'd be fine on large holds though.I certainly keep them in my climbing back most of the time now but tend to use something a bit stiffer and with an edge for limestone.
Have you used the 'no edge' shoes before? If not, I'd suggest the speedster as a good introduction. The speedster is stiffer than the futura (so i'm told) which would perhaps mean that you could use them on quite vertical climbing too.
That's interesting to know, thanks. Someone who has both shoes told me that the Speedster was stiffer. The Futura is built on a slightly less aggressive last than the Speedster, so hopefully will be a bit more comfortable. I'll have to try some Futuras on next time I'm somewhere that stocks them.