TC pro vs. Katana lace
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I am looking for a step up in support from the mythos. I am looking at the tc pro and the katana lace. I've heard a lot of good things about the tc pro, but as far as i can tell from the sportiva website they seem to be the same shoe but the hightop of the katana. I say that because they both have the p3 platform and both have the sportiva last of PD55. |
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Man that is a tough choice... |
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They feel like the same shoe to me! They both cause the middle of my foot to hurt, unlike any other shoe I've worn even though on the ground they fit perfectly. |
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different applications ... |
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Cor and others that climb in both, |
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petercoe wrote:I am looking for a step up in support from the mythos. I am looking at the tc pro and the katana lace. I've heard a lot of good things about the tc pro, but as far as i can tell from the sportiva website they seem to be the same shoe but the hightop of the katana. I say that because they both have the p3 platform and both have the sportiva last of PD55. Looking for opinions or experience with both. Thanks!havent climbed with the tc pro. wear 8.5-9 mens shoe and use a 41 katana lace, 41.5 womens miura. FWIW i climb slab, vertical, and crack in them. While not the most comfortable for slab (they dig into my ankle a wee bit) they are a machine of a shoe. My big toe just barely lies flat with last three slightly curled. I do like the wide toe box. Only down side is that the wide toe box fits my feet but the rest of my foot is low volume so i have to crank them down super tight if i want to be able to get super techy on micro edges and such |
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I use, and really love, both. I size the katana lace a half size bigger. |
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I am wearing a half size larger in the TC. (Fits well with and without socks.) |
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The Katana Lace do soften up quite a bit with wear. After the XS Edge rubber wears out, try resoling with XS Grip 2 or 5.10 C4. I feel like I am cheating somewhat climbing techy stuff (outdors and in) with this shoe/rubber combo, compared to Miura/XS Edge combo I had before the Katana Lace. I made the switch two seasons ago. |
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Sorry for the hijack, but where can I get xs grip 2 rubber? I have a pair of beloved Scarpa instinct s in need but can't find a resoler with that rubber... |
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For XS Grip, try newenglandresoul.com/?page_… |
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Katana lace stiffer than the TC Pro, TC Pro smears better than Katana lace...how do you people arrive at these conclusions? |
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I own both of these shoes. The Katana I use for everything its amazing. I use the TC Pro for going to the creek/crack climbing and sized it 1/2 size up from my Katanas. This shoe makes your toes flatter whereas my Katanas rape my toe knuckles in cracks but are awesome for face climbing. |
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You can also buy a women's version - for some reason, Sportiva puts different rubber on their shoes that come in gender-specific versions. XS Edge on men's and XS Grip2 on women's. |
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doligo wrote:You can also buy a women's version - for some reason, Sportiva puts different rubber on their shoes that come in gender-specific versions. XS Edge on men's and XS Grip2 on women's.I think you're thinking of the Katana Velcro which comes in a women's version. |
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right, they don't make lace in women's, duh. |
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Did anyone have any problem with the TC Pros making their heels hurt, like bad? |
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Off and on I get pain in my right heel where it meets the achilles while wearing my TC Pros. |
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I love both my TC pros and katana laces. I agree with reboot on how they perform, tc pros are the only shoe i take on desert towers and i wear katana for thin single oitch crack. Got my katanas resoled with xs grip but the rubber room fucked them up twice and they're peeling. I bought a sheet of grip a few years ago to work on resoling my self. Ill use my katanas for thinner cracks but I use my ladies Muira Velcro for face climbing. The ladies has grip but on cracks the Velcro sucks. My Muiras and katanas feel the same and perform very similar. If you like the fit and shape of the katanas, find a pair of acopa Merlin's, it'll pretty much blow your mind. |
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yeah, michael faith thats exactly where mine hurt. Its quite excruciating. i exchanged them for a larger size but theyre still hurting. i might just exchange them for the mythos. i like the overall performance of the tc pros, they just dont work with my feet i guess. |
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I'm switching back and forth between mythos and tc pros. They seem to be getting more tolerable with use. Also, I find I have to adjust the laces, top to bottom, every time or it hurts immediately. While not something I'd wear on muoti -pitch at the moment, I'm happy to suffer for a couple hours for the performance. |