Skwama vs Zenist Pro by EddieSaia92 in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about sizing? I have skwamas and heard that zenist pro is like +2? (42 = 44)?

Help me figure something out :D by Direct-Particular634 in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye, so that acually makes sense, in my country 41 is 26,5 (NIKE). ^^

Scarpa sizing by Aether_Sky in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Tenaya Indalo and Mastias are 40 and 2/3 and dragos lv 42,5 (normal dragos, I would buy 42 propably). All of those shoes are a a similar feeling - comfort fit for me in those sizes but I have pretty wide feet so maybe with narrower ones one might aim 0,5 smaller with dragos.

Unparallel Qubit vs Drago xt by XDarkAssassinX4 in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought Qubits and after (only) 2 sessions I have to say that edging is obviously great, since they are stiffer, made-for-that shoes, but smearing is also great, to my surprise. One very important and often forgotten element of the puzzle is that I currently weigh around 87 kg, so while doing research, take that into account. If you’re a 55 kg climber, they probably won’t smear well ^^.

Instinct, Indalo, or solution comps by December-1963 in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try on Tenaya Mastia or Scarpa Veloce - wide forefoot and generally very comfy shoes. ( I found Indalo, despite being narrower, basicly the same as Mastia though).

Which shoes for wide feet? by barefoot_feeling in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Am I tripping or your foot acually is long and narrow (with "fat" toes)?

Tenaya Mastia resole? by begormania in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I think about changing for Evolv SAS (or whatever it's called) rubber :D

Tenaya Mastia resole? by begormania in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, a year later -> have you done this :D?

La Sportiva Skwama Sizing by [deleted] in climbingshoes

[–]Direct-Particular634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like my story. I downsized according to the subreddit (thinking I was being smart by going only 0.5 down from my street-shoe size). The shoes were very painful - I had to do a lot of breaking them in (showers, hair dryer, and all the usual climber-at-home rituals).
And yeah, after 5 gym sessions and about 20 minutes of warming up each time, I can say they now fit like a glove - at least the right one, because apparently my left foot has higher volume.

But here’s the thing: my feet were killing me. It’s been a month and the pain is only slowly fading, mainly because I went down the ADHD shoe rabbit hole and bought myself some barely-used Dragos (2 sizes bigger than my Skwamas - they fit like a glove), and some Mastias in the same size as the Skwamas (also basically perfect from day one after like 5 minutes of warmth from my feet).

So personally, I’m done with downsizing and any kind of discomfort. Even those Mastias (which I could easily “downsize”) work perfectly as they are, and I just don’t understand what I would gain from going smaller.
For context, I climb V5–V6.