Yes! Drones have the best heel a vacuum fit for sure. Now I just want a shoe like the Instinct VS-R or Skwama (wider forefoot) to have a baby with the Drone (narrower 10/10 heel) and we're set :)
Love the video. If the heel on the Instinct VSR is too wide, you should try the Instinct VS Women version. I am male but have a very narrow heel and the ones on the blue VSR were too wide and baggy but the VS Women heel fit almost perfect. At the same time the toebox is wide, I would say the same width as the blue VSR. I have had them now since they were launched and didn't use another shoe. Now I have ordered the Drago LV for the first time. Am curious how I get along with them in comparison to the Instincs VS Women...
Any updates on how you got along with the drago lv? I’m in the same position as you I really like the scarpa instinct VS Women as a guy with a smaller heel, so I’m curious on how the drago lvs were for you.
Really like your review!!! I'm impressed how fast you break then, my climbing shoes usually last 12 or 10 months before ressole :) I have a la sportiva genius for a long time, I really love the no edge but now I'm going to buy a dragon and see how it will looks like. Probably I will maintain my genius for sport and Drago's for bouldering :)
Hello Audrey, thank you for this amazing review! I'm looking to get a Drago LV and I have similar feet type to yours, I believe; not-so-wide feet, flat bottom, narrow and low volume heel. I go on street size of UK8.5 and currently using NIADS UK8. Tried on my friend's new Drago LV UK6.5 (not broke in). It's a very tight at the toes and metatarsals, but there are quite some dead space at the heel portion. May I know if it's okay for the dead space to be there? I am from Malaysia, and we do not have Scarpa shop here. Most of my shoes comes from Bananafingers / Trekkin , so I will need your help with as much inputs as possible if you don't mind. Thank you :)
Hi Louis! did you end up buying the Drago LV? if so, how did it go in terms of sizing and fit? I’m thinking of buying the Drago LV myself, I now climb in a Scarpa Vapor V using a EU 37
awesome vid! weird question, but do you know what kind of shape your toes are? i've found that certain shoes fit certain foot/toe types better. there's a couple general terms like egyptian/roman/peasant/greek that describe the shape of the foot
What is your street shoe size and what are your dragos, vsrs and most solution comps sized at? Most interested in if the solution comps stretch out much. I'm a 43 street shoe and size my scarpas at 42, tried the solution comp and they were comfortable at 41 but i could down size more and was wondering if its even worth downsizing more.
No, I don’t love lace up shoes. They definitely fit better since you can tighten the laces how you like them, but you have to tie them every time you want to get on the wall, which for me is inconvenient. They are like the drago but lace up!
The heels on the Chimera are a lot baggier than on the Drago LV, which is a good thing to be aware of. They are basically a slipper with laces, though. So like the Instincts, you can pretty much just leave them unlaced and still heel hook with them, if they fit you well :D
I got them half size down from regular street size so normally my street shoe is 42 but I got them in size 41.5 and they fit perfectly after a few sessions
Yes! Drones have the best heel a vacuum fit for sure. Now I just want a shoe like the Instinct VS-R or Skwama (wider forefoot) to have a baby with the Drone (narrower 10/10 heel) and we're set :)
I know, someone needs to get on that, would be the ultimate shoe
Lucky for you, the baby's been born, and its a Sportiva Theory!
And they're softer than the skwama/vsr!
The vsw
Love the video. If the heel on the Instinct VSR is too wide, you should try the Instinct VS Women version. I am male but have a very narrow heel and the ones on the blue VSR were too wide and baggy but the VS Women heel fit almost perfect. At the same time the toebox is wide, I would say the same width as the blue VSR. I have had them now since they were launched and didn't use another shoe.
Now I have ordered the Drago LV for the first time. Am curious how I get along with them in comparison to the Instincs VS Women...
Any updates on how you got along with the drago lv? I’m in the same position as you I really like the scarpa instinct VS Women as a guy with a smaller heel, so I’m curious on how the drago lvs were for you.
Really like your review!!! I'm impressed how fast you break then, my climbing shoes usually last 12 or 10 months before ressole :)
I have a la sportiva genius for a long time, I really love the no edge but now I'm going to buy a dragon and see how it will looks like. Probably I will maintain my genius for sport and Drago's for bouldering :)
Haha yeah I wear through shoes really quickly! Also nice the dragos are awesome!
Has any company created a program or app that pairs your foot shape and dimensions to different shoes
Hello Audrey, thank you for this amazing review! I'm looking to get a Drago LV and I have similar feet type to yours, I believe; not-so-wide feet, flat bottom, narrow and low volume heel.
I go on street size of UK8.5 and currently using NIADS UK8. Tried on my friend's new Drago LV UK6.5 (not broke in). It's a very tight at the toes and metatarsals, but there are quite some dead space at the heel portion. May I know if it's okay for the dead space to be there?
I am from Malaysia, and we do not have Scarpa shop here. Most of my shoes comes from Bananafingers / Trekkin , so I will need your help with as much inputs as possible if you don't mind.
Thank you :)
Hi Louis! did you end up buying the Drago LV? if so, how did it go in terms of sizing and fit? I’m thinking of buying the Drago LV myself, I now climb in a Scarpa Vapor V using a EU 37
What type of foot shape do you have? You forgot to say that in the intro. Like Greek, Roman...
Are you wearing the same size on Drago LV and Solution Comp?
I wear a half size smaller in the solutions!
awesome vid!
weird question, but do you know what kind of shape your toes are? i've found that certain shoes fit certain foot/toe types better. there's a couple general terms like egyptian/roman/peasant/greek that describe the shape of the foot
Uuuuh I actually have no idea. But narrow heel, wider toe box, and low volume arch
What is your street shoe size and what are your dragos, vsrs and most solution comps sized at? Most interested in if the solution comps stretch out much. I'm a 43 street shoe and size my scarpas at 42, tried the solution comp and they were comfortable at 41 but i could down size more and was wondering if its even worth downsizing more.
I would say downsize as much as you can, they definitely stretch! I got a half size smaller in my solutions versus scarpas!
Dope
Have you tried the Scarpa Chimera yet?
No, I don’t love lace up shoes. They definitely fit better since you can tighten the laces how you like them, but you have to tie them every time you want to get on the wall, which for me is inconvenient. They are like the drago but lace up!
The heels on the Chimera are a lot baggier than on the Drago LV, which is a good thing to be aware of. They are basically a slipper with laces, though. So like the Instincts, you can pretty much just leave them unlaced and still heel hook with them, if they fit you well :D
Sizing on drago lv?
I would get the same or 1/2 size bigger than any other scarpa. If you have narrow feet, the same size should work!
I got them half size down from regular street size so normally my street shoe is 42 but I got them in size 41.5 and they fit perfectly after a few sessions