Shoe prices are OUT OF HAND!!!
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VerticalUrge wrote:f$%kin obama's policies driving up energy and shoes prices. can't wait til Jan 2013Troll. |
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Awww boo-hoo. Sounds like a bunch of bums bitching cause they dont have any money. You can either suck it up or just buy used shoes and have crappy edges. Your choice. |
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I sold a pair of barely used Spires for $15 or $20 and my wife picked up some barely used Mythos at the used gear shop in town for $25. If you don't want to spend $150 you don't have to. |
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NickinCO wrote: Has the price of rubber went up or wtf?Yes. Price of rubber from 2002-2012 http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=rubber&months=120 |
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Locker, the ones I got were BRAND NEW. Just got them at the outlet so they were half off. |
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If I am climbing steep sport, I just go barefoot. It actually makes a lot of climbs easier. |
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Mark E Dixon wrote: Really? Fritz was quite the climber by all reports, but this seems unlikely. Do you know which 11s?I dunno about 5.11 but I remembered seeing this shot of him on Never Never Land (5.10) supertopo.com/climbing/thre… |
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About 13-14 years ago, Miuras were about $140-150. Mythos were also expensive. The going rate for any 'all day' shoe was ~$150. |
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+1 to reboot - I think Vibram Grip is awesome, and wish we could get resoles with it. I don't care that it wears faster; for my top end shoes that I only wear on the hardest routes for me, it's worth it. |
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I think Locker is OUT OF HAND! |
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"I think Locker is OUT OF HAND!"
I miss you TOO! LOL! |
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I'm definitely a La Sportiva guy, though my first pair of shoes were Evolve Defy's that I had to throw out after not too long due to the synthetic materials holding stink like nobody's business. Over the cumulative 4 years or so of climbing (was on and off at the beginning), I've accumulated and still use: |
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PM me for two pairs of Climb X Rockstars (comparable to la sportive solutions) for $180 with free shipping anywhere in the lower 48. |
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i always think it is pretty funny when people complain about the price of shoes and the price of gear. the prices have literally been pretty consistent for 20 years or more. look at old mags from the early 90's and you will see what i mean. camalots - $59.95, etc...... |
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You can get sportiva Mythos right now at theclymb.com for $74...normally $140. |
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Woodchuck ATC wrote:Unless you are looking for the highest performance shoe, I say just go to outlet link of many shoe companies(like MadRock) and get the last years model shoe for like 20 to60 bucks. Who cares what year model or color it is anyway!!!+1 I bought 4 pairs of Madrock Locos a while back for 25 bucks a pair. As long as I was careful with my footwork I could get each pair to last about 4 or 5 months and I was climbing everyday. (I miss those days...) By no means were they the best shoe in the world, but it's not like a better shoe would have made me climb any stronger. And it forced me to not be sloppy with my footwork cause the shoe would wear through so fast. |
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Brendan Mulhern wrote:PM me for two pairs of Climb X Rockstars (comparable to la sportive solutions) for $180 with free shipping anywhere in the lower 48.Anything about Climb X should be considered a troll comment. |
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Real Name Taken wrote:You can get sportiva Mythos right now at theclymb.com for $74...normally $140. If you look you won't have to pay full price ;-)Well yeah, provided you want a size 36 or 36.5... |
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Used shoes are worse than used underwear, have some self respect. You get what you pay for people. If you really can't shell out an extra $50 more than you used to once or twice a year for the thing you're passionate about, maybe that's says something a little deeper about you... |
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Evan S wrote:Used shoes are worse than used underwear, have some self respect. You get what you pay for people. If you really can't shell out an extra $50 more than you used to once or twice a year for the thing you're passionate about, maybe that's says something a little deeper about you...it says that saving money for gas to the crags for more climbing is more important than spending $$$$ on fancy shoes ;) and if you climb a lot ... and i mean 10+ pitches of trad daily ... youll wear out a set of new shoes in 1-2 months or less |