by revolushuneyz » Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:33 pm
[quote="chriss"]'honestly, i think Evolv is garbage. The shoes fit weird and the tongues are massive'.
Chris Sharma & Lisa Rands are both Evolv climbers & Sharma has his own model (pontas?) so i have to dissagree.
I do agree that climbing shoes are a very personal thing & a bit of trial & error is required, but if you after performance go tight, i use the plastic bag trick. Also walking around in them is not good advice for this type of performance shoe, they are not designed to be used like that, stand on some edges, smears etc to test them out. If your after comfort i'd look at another model.
Chris Sharma only wears Evolv because he is sponsored by them. I have never met an Evolv-sponsored climber who, in real life, actually likes
them. It's called marketing. I will give it to Evolv that the rubber is nice, that's it. Though I recognize that it is my opinion.
I suggest walking around in them because it will allow you to feel how the shoe fits. Ideally, your climbing store would have a wall to test them. And you're right about edging and what-not.
You really won't ever know if you like a shoe until you trial and error through a few pairs.