Sportiva TC Pro shoes

Has anyone tried these shoes out yet?

I don't think they are actually available until next month. If I recall correctly, mountaingear.com has them backordered until August 8th. I'm curious about these shoes too.

Bentgate has them in stock

was at bentgate on sunday and the shoes weren't in yet. sportiva said they shipped them on monday a week ago...slowboat to china is how they are coming in.

I stocked 'em yesterday, so I can tell you all definitively that Bent Gate does have them in stock.

Yeah I am interested in these as well, may have to swing by Bentgate and get a pair. Just so pricey.

I was looking at getting the cobra as well, so glad they brought them back, but I think the last pair I bought was for 60 now the price is twice that.

I saw Northern Lights in Bozeman has them instock. Look pretty sweet. They also had the Gandalf...

There is some talk on the TC Pro on Supertopo.

People definitely have them already.

supertopo.com/climbing/thre…

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Thanks for the info and links ya'll! I've been waiting to hear some beta on these shoes.

Neptunes had them today.

The pair I tried on had a similar fit to my Katanas of the same size. I think they are lined so they probably won't stretch as much as the Katanas do. Seemed like a really nice shoe.

I bought a pair of these. BD store in SLC has them in stock, and I figured since my mythos need to be resoled, what the hell..only an extra 40 bucks compared to most new shoes. Man, these are awesome! They have the platformed toe so edging is amazing, and the padding combined with the stiffness take some of the hurt out of a good foot jam. Amazing for all types of rock, but if you climb mostly granite, this shoe is for you. They fit like other sportiva shoes as far as sizing goes. You will feel a difference in your climbing with these bad boys!! Get them now!!

We have 'em at Chalet in the Springs. Full size run plus a few doubles (42,43,44,45).

I picked up a pair today from Bentgate. I'm still wearing them around the house making sure the fit is right, but so far they are so comfortable. They're about half a size larger than I usually purchase shoes since I'm always buying shoes that are too tight!

Hopefully, I got it right this time.

One of my climbing partners bought these shoes a couple of weeks ago ($170 ouch!!!), and is just getting back into free climbing. He thought with all of the rave they might be something special. He seems to be disappointed in there performance other than on granite crack. I haven't tried the shoes personally, but I can tell you for $170 dollars I never will.

This shoe is Perfection!!

I've tried these on. They are supposed to be built on the Katana last so should fit pretty similar, though with laces you will not need to size them down to have your toes bent. The toe box also seems a bit more blunt which is a good thing for me anyway since I usually have my big toe nearly flat and my smaller toes folded upside down in most sport shoes. The lining in the front of the shoe is the same as in the Katana, contrary to what a previous poster stated, though I think it is just the backing on the synthetic material. The toe box is quite comfotable.

On the down side, I would prefer a more nuetral heal cup for this type of shoe. To get my heal to seat in the back of the heal cup with no dead space requires sizing them down more than I would like for an all day trad shoe. Though I guess if you are going to be freeing 5.14 on El Cap in just one shoe then maybe it does need to be a bit tighter than most would choose to fit them.

Well I have had a chance to really work with the shoes so for what it's worth (not much) here is my take on them.

For granite they really are my favorite shoe , not so much for sandstone as they don't smear as well as my good old mythos but than again being stiffer soled w/ different rubber I never expected them to in the first place....They edge very well and cracks are no proab.

I aid climb more than I free climb (trying to change that now)

But I did find them to really preform well on the sharp ss incuts on "Beginning of the end" in the garden and managed to get my fat ass up some slab w/them as well so there ya go.On ss I found the rougher
the better as far as performance

I tried them all day in aiders running laps on Old Aid in the canyon and found the shoe to be as comfortable as my standard approach shoes with no pain from pinching the sides of my feet. I used both standard aiders and Yates ladders as well as my Ruskies with the same results but they are not as comfortable as my Boreal big wall boots by any stretch so there ya go on that.

I sized this shoe to fit just a little tight with my toes ever so slightly curled at the toe box but w/ all my little piggies lying flat side by side had to try several 9.5s to get it right the way I wanted than spent a fair amount of time wearin them around the house just to make sure.so far all day wear is a go with no complaints from my doggies hiked around the garden as well a Castle wood n Cheyenne canyon climbing .

And Yea at first I was not too jazzed by the performance proably just me expecting more from a 170 dollar shoe or at least justify spending 170 dollars (OUCH!) and after seeing people who are way better free climbers than I could hope to be workin some sick routes with every shoe you could imagine it's been a tough pill to swallow fer shure .

But as was the case with this shoe and other shoes that fit me well the only ones are always the most expensive ones.

After having climbed in them for a month now I will say they are quickly becoming my favorite shoe and if your looking for something with a little stiffer sole good for cracks n small edges that will work for some other stuff as well you might be pleased .

England states, "'I haven't tried the shoes personally, but I can tell you for $170 dollars I never will.'"

Did you forget who's name is on them? That's at least worth more money with his name on them. Without it, probably 145-155 max. It seems whenever you put someone's name on an item (especially a famous name), the price is always higher than what it should be. Remember the company making the product must pay the person with the name on the product, hence higher retail price. And because they (the marketing guru's), know that people will pay the price; sometimes simply because of the name. I use LaSportiva exclusively, but doubt I'll buy this shoe: don't they make other shoes that are kick a$$??.... Yeah, I have a few that do.... My two pennies, you all have a good one.

Juan

WHO'S TC??????????????????

Mr. Beth Rodden