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Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from South East on 3/3/2008
I just got these on sale for [$] and they are probably the best shoes I've used thus far for bouldering. I bought a pair of the Solutions a few months back, and they were almost 4x the cost, and they perform at about the same level as the loco... If the loco had a more rugged version of the lace system that the Solution has, then it would be the best bouldering shoe of all time... hands down... no questions asked. Beeyahhh!
A really tight fitting shoe.. took a bit to get used to. It's great for cracks, heel hooks, and edging. These were my first try at Mad Rocks and I gotta say I was disappointed with the rubber, it started to come off after maybe less than 6 months of wearing them. Compare that to my 5.10's that I've had for three years, still going strong. I got the Loco's resoled with C4 instead, it's so much better.
from Brazil on 6/15/2007
Fantastic !!!
Very good for cracks!
from Arlington, TX on 6/14/2007
These shoes are TIGHT. MadRock tells the buyer on-site that the shoes run a half to a full size smaller, and to buy up from what is normally worn.
My regular shoes (Phoenixes) are comfortable, a little looser than I would like, so I only went a half size up. They are TIGHT, but it's manageable. A user would definitely want to give the feet time to rest when not actually on a wall when wearing the Locos.
Regular climbing, one would be better off with a different shoe. Bouldering and hitting negative slopes, where the aggressive toe would be best used, they're great, fantastic even, especially for the price.
When taking the shoes off and putting them back on, they can be a bit difficult if the foot is sweaty, but otherwise, GREAT shoes, particularly for indoor climbing on 30*+ walls.
awesome shoe i love mad rock rubber
it takes awhile to get used to the down turn of the shoe very agressive, but you cant wear for really more than 20-25 minutes with out having numb toes.
I bought the shoe and had to reorder like most people cause it did not fit the other shoe sizes offered by the same company. It is great for people with flat feet by alleviating pain from poor arch. Also started stretching rather quick to a larger size and now must be worn with a sock just to have a snug fit.
from Denton, Texas on 2/21/2007
Amazing. Great Toes. Very, Very Technical. Love The Bouldering Aspect. Great For Hard Routes. Perfect For Smearing And Little Feet.
from Guayaquil, Ecuador on 7/27/2006
it changed my size, don't purchase it if you don't try it first!
from casper, wy on 7/1/2006
aggressive styling is somewhat high performance, but there is more pain than gain. gets very hot due to the rubber net, and i would have liked to see stickeir rubber
from hagerstown, md on 4/3/2006
i really like this shoe but what a frustration. the sizing is waaaaay off. i ordered a whole size bigger than what i normaly wear [...]
from northern Georgia on 1/31/2006
The sizing of the Loco versus a previous Madrock shoe I owned (Flash) was completely awful. Basing the Loco purchase on my Flash shoes, the Loco was way off despite being from the same company.