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Zander

Trad climber
Berkeley
Sep 17, 2009 - 12:18am PT
My JBs are finally broken in and they are great. For my spatula feet it was kind of like breaking in hiking boots but now I have a shoe for years to come. This is my second pair. Definitely listen to Lisa at Acopa about sizing. I have never bought climbing shoes bigger than my street shoe size before. Did I mention that my feet are like spatulas?
Zander
The Wedge

Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
Sep 17, 2009 - 12:57am PT
Going to get a pair of Acopa in a few days. Tried on the Legends..in hope of replacing my Sportiva Syncro's. I wear a size 8.5 street shoe and I will end up getting the Legend in a 9. Any problems with the legends?
Ray-J

Social climber
east L.A. vato...
Sep 17, 2009 - 01:04am PT
Nomads in Jtree has the Acopa Legend, Mike.
gonzo chemist

climber
the Twilight Zone of someone else's intentions
Dec 23, 2009 - 08:17pm PT
Figured I'd throw my 2 cents in here. I recently got a new pair of JBs. But I managed to beat them up pretty quickly I guess. After only 2 or 3 days of climbing some offwidth and doing some inversion problems (like Right Long's Crack @ Mt Woodson) the soles are delaminating and the rand on the outside of my right foot is totally peeling off. I'm just going to send 'em to be resoled and get the rand beefed up. It seems like a glue issue. But other than that, the shoes fit my feet very well. The lasts that Acopa uses seem to fit my feet amazingly well.

On a separate note, I have a pair of Spectres that I have abused like crazy, for about a year and a half and they're freakin fantastic! No issues at all, except its time they had a resole.

-Nick

blahblah

Gym climber
Boulder
Dec 23, 2009 - 09:19pm PT
Nick--what size Spectres did you get compared to your normal shoe size?
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Dec 23, 2009 - 10:14pm PT
I got a half size up on my spectres to my evolv and five ten mid volume shoe size (anasazi velcro 9, anasazi lace 9, evolv defy 9, evolv pontas 9, five ten galileo 9, spectre 9.5....) and it fit like a gem. Best for edging I've had.
blahblah

Gym climber
Boulder
Dec 23, 2009 - 10:36pm PT
Thanks, REI has had Spectes on sale for $105 for a while, seems like a good deal.
gonzo chemist

climber
the Twilight Zone of someone else's intentions
Dec 24, 2009 - 01:39am PT
blahblah,

my street/running shoe size is 9. And just for reference, I also have a pair of Anasazi lace-ups (the older pink ones) in a size 9. My spectres are a size 9. I rarely ever wear the anasazis anymore because they're so uncomfortable. By contrast, the Spectres are way more comfortable, in spite of being very snug.
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