Scarpa Force X
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So I pulled my Force x's out of the box yesterday...literally 30 minutes before heading out to the local crag, shoved my feet in them, cinched them up and climbed! |
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How stiff are they? |
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Ray Pinpillage wrote:How stiff are they?Not terribly stiff Ray. I found them easy to smear with and the torsional flexion is good...pretty reasonable support in cracks and edging. |
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Amazon.com has these for $85 in some sizes, incl free shipping and free return! |
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Dana Bartlett wrote:I have the Force and the Vapor. In my experience the Force runs larger. I use a 45.5 in the Vapor and a 44.5 in the Force. As always, with shoes, YMMV.I ended up going big...45.5 with the force x, but I would agree that they may run a bit bigger than the vapor v's. just sent a 10d with these puppies...no problem at all. Very impressed thus far. |
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Thanks Dana and Chris. |
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They are incredibly comfortable for sure! One time in Moab I ran to the car from the crag wearing nothing but Force X (and pants, obviously ;-)) |
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Moritz B. wrote:They are incredibly comfortable for sure! One time in Moab I ran to the car from the crag wearing nothing but Force X (and pants, obviously ;-))lol.. ;) |
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Chris Graham wrote: My Scarpa Force X ReviewChris, any comparison to the older Forces? |
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Brendan Blanchard wrote: Chris, any comparison to the older Forces?Hey Brendan! The most noticeable differences between the Force x's and the old Forces are the following: 1. much more padding on the x's. Fully lined throughout...including the heel which was a bit of a bone of contention with me on the old ones. I found the heels to be quite painful...not the case with the new x's. 2. XS Edge vs XS Grip 2. The x's are sporting the new edge rubber and I am not a huge fan although I have had little problems with the edge on these shoes like I had experienced with my TC Pros. I think the flexibility of the x's adds a bit more sensitivity and feel that allows me to utilize the rubber on smears and thin edges alike better than the last of the TC Pro. So far so good with the new Edge rubber. 3. Finally, the V-tension randing sytem on the x's retains the principles of high-end power transfer better than the old forces. So despite a rather flat last, it has the feel of a bit more of an aggressive shoe (somewhat) vs a slipper that I though the old model suffered from. Hope that answers your question? |
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Thanks Chris, I was just curious as I bought a pair of Forces as they went out and got cheap. I've liked them so far and wanted to know if I'd have something to replace them with eventually. |
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Brendan Blanchard wrote:Thanks Chris, I was just curious as I bought a pair of Forces as they went out and got cheap. I've liked them so far and wanted to know if I'd have something to replace them with eventually. Sounds all good to me. I've enjoyed them as a moderate shoe or an all day, just popping the velcro at belays.They were a nice shoe. I just had some problems with the heel digging in to my achilles tendon...not sure why, but it bothered me enough to move up to the Vapor V's. Really digging the Force X's though. Heinz knows his shit! ;) |