How did you manage to down size these so much? I wanted to buy them 1/2 size down from my street shoe, but I wasn’t even close to getting my foot in. It was a struggle just to get my street size on, which is what I ended up getting.
I have a lot of experience with downsizing climbing shoes I supposed. The first time I put them on was difficult. Probably about 5 minutes each. The key is to get your toes as far into them as possible. The heel is the hardest part, really hard to get around. I've popped some stitches pulling on the tabs already.
I popped a few today in my second session with them. I guess its all personal preference I suppose. I had the Sirius model before this in a 1/2 down from my street size and those were a struggle to get on and excruciating. My street size in this Regulus model feels great. @@ZacharyGreenquist
Is it true, that the Regulus fit a little bit smaller than the leather HiAngles? Like 1/2 size? My feet are UK 9.5+ for the left foot (EU 44.5) and UK 10.5+ for the right foot (EU 45.5) and i have leather HiAngles in UK 10. Really tight at first for the right foot (definately don't want them smaller), comfy obviously for the left foot. I have never had a shoe that stretched so soon and so much. The hotspots over the knuckled toes were gone after 2-3 bouldering sessions, then i used the shoe for indoor sports climbing and they became better and better! :) Little annoying were the stitchings of the pull tabs, they rubbed on my achilles tendon, which i never had with any shoes (pretty much everything from Sportiva, half Scarpa), because the pull tabs are not sewn in between the layers of materail, it seems like they were just stitched after the shoes was finished over all the material. I made it better by filing a little bit inside the show. Oh, not the stitches itself were the problem, it was the material of the pull tabs, inside the shoe! this "rands" of the pull abs become sharp plastic edges. I filed them down, no problemo any more. I had to do this one more time. Now i've gone through the shoes, i rarely used them. The rands are so thin and soft, + C4 rubber, so the lifespan of the shoe is quiteshort indoors. Outdoors i haven't used them, but i have another brandnew pair to try out. So, what are the differences between the Leather HiAngles and the Regulus? Fit a bit wider? Heel? HiAngle has pretty much the perfect heel for me, because every single heel in climbing shoes is too big for me, doesn't matter how small the shoes are i try to get my foot into. So... a HiAngle, a little bit wider on the forefoot, with practically no changes ion the heel, no annoying pull tabs inside the shoe/heel + probably a bit more longevity, THAT would be awesome! :) PS: Those RH... rubber "hard" is pretty much like C4? + the bouldering world cups 2019: Tomoa Narasaki climbs Regulus i believe. Before he had HiAngles, but his shoes were so dark this year. In the Highlights from the last world cup you see his shoes closer, and that really looks like the Regulus.
Yes, Tomoa is a Unparallel climber now. He left 5.10. I would say the overall fit is a bit tighter that the HiAngle, but with less hotspotting. The heel feels a bit narrower to me, but the shows overall molded to my feet super well. I've been climbing in mine for a while now and am just now starting to wear through them. I would highly recommend them if you are thinking about it. I suggest the same size as you wore in HiAngles. They will form to your feet, but they won't stretch a lot because they're synthetic. Keep in mind that they are very hard to get on due to the aggressive heel, so if its hard for you to get your right foot it, it will get easier.
I still wear unparallel yes! They're my favorite shoes by far! This first pair I downsized a bit too much, but they lasted fairly long. I know use the TN Pro version with a little bit stiffer rubber and they last even longer. I don't have an exact number on it though. I've been climbing fairly inconsistently.
How did you manage to down size these so much? I wanted to buy them 1/2 size down from my street shoe, but I wasn’t even close to getting my foot in. It was a struggle just to get my street size on, which is what I ended up getting.
I have a lot of experience with downsizing climbing shoes I supposed. The first time I put them on was difficult. Probably about 5 minutes each. The key is to get your toes as far into them as possible. The heel is the hardest part, really hard to get around. I've popped some stitches pulling on the tabs already.
I popped a few today in my second session with them. I guess its all personal preference I suppose. I had the Sirius model before this in a 1/2 down from my street size and those were a struggle to get on and excruciating. My street size in this Regulus model feels great. @@ZacharyGreenquist
What size shoe do you wear for hiangles? Is the heel more or less narrow than hiangles? I'm trying to compare the two
I would suggest the same size.
Is it true, that the Regulus fit a little bit smaller than the leather HiAngles? Like 1/2 size?
My feet are UK 9.5+ for the left foot (EU 44.5) and UK 10.5+ for the right foot (EU 45.5) and i have leather HiAngles in UK 10.
Really tight at first for the right foot (definately don't want them smaller), comfy obviously for the left foot.
I have never had a shoe that stretched so soon and so much. The hotspots over the knuckled toes were gone after 2-3 bouldering sessions, then i used the shoe for indoor sports climbing and they became better and better! :)
Little annoying were the stitchings of the pull tabs, they rubbed on my achilles tendon, which i never had with any shoes (pretty much everything from Sportiva, half Scarpa), because the pull tabs are not sewn in between the layers of materail, it seems like they were just stitched after the shoes was finished over all the material.
I made it better by filing a little bit inside the show. Oh, not the stitches itself were the problem, it was the material of the pull tabs, inside the shoe! this "rands" of the pull abs become sharp plastic edges. I filed them down, no problemo any more. I had to do this one more time.
Now i've gone through the shoes, i rarely used them. The rands are so thin and soft, + C4 rubber, so the lifespan of the shoe is quiteshort indoors. Outdoors i haven't used them, but i have another brandnew pair to try out.
So, what are the differences between the Leather HiAngles and the Regulus? Fit a bit wider? Heel? HiAngle has pretty much the perfect heel for me, because every single heel in climbing shoes is too big for me, doesn't matter how small the shoes are i try to get my foot into.
So... a HiAngle, a little bit wider on the forefoot, with practically no changes ion the heel, no annoying pull tabs inside the shoe/heel + probably a bit more longevity, THAT would be awesome! :)
PS: Those RH... rubber "hard" is pretty much like C4?
+ the bouldering world cups 2019: Tomoa Narasaki climbs Regulus i believe. Before he had HiAngles, but his shoes were so dark this year. In the Highlights from the last world cup you see his shoes closer, and that really looks like the Regulus.
Yes, Tomoa is a Unparallel climber now. He left 5.10. I would say the overall fit is a bit tighter that the HiAngle, but with less hotspotting. The heel feels a bit narrower to me, but the shows overall molded to my feet super well. I've been climbing in mine for a while now and am just now starting to wear through them. I would highly recommend them if you are thinking about it. I suggest the same size as you wore in HiAngles. They will form to your feet, but they won't stretch a lot because they're synthetic. Keep in mind that they are very hard to get on due to the aggressive heel, so if its hard for you to get your right foot it, it will get easier.
Its been 3 years, how long did they last? Are you still wearing unparallel?
I still wear unparallel yes! They're my favorite shoes by far! This first pair I downsized a bit too much, but they lasted fairly long. I know use the TN Pro version with a little bit stiffer rubber and they last even longer. I don't have an exact number on it though. I've been climbing fairly inconsistently.
thanks for sharing info about theese shoes.. im thinking about buying a pair.
You should, they're great!
Follow up review coming soon?
Whenever I get another pair so I can get B-Roll and close ups! Plus then I can speak on their entire life span.