Five Ten Anasazi Velcro

Review Date
November 29, 2003

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by: Mike Yeates(Unregistered User) ,  Climber

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I have been a Five Ten user for years and loved their UFOs. However, I find the Five Ten Anasazi to be pathetic. They climb great, but they have no durability. Tow times in three months, I have had to have the shoes replaced because the cloth edging and the leather itself has torn along the inside edge of the heel rubber. Third time, I asked for a refund. Five Ten unfortunately no longer makes a product worth buying.

Customer Service:
Not good.

Similar Products Used:
Boreal, Sportiva

Review Date
October 28, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Ricky(Unregistered User) ,  Climber

Price Paid:  $120.00 at Local gym

Summary:
I've always used boreal since I started climbing in '94. I've tried on Five Tens a few years back but was turned off by the fit. Well, everything changed 2 months ago when I actually bought a pair of Anasazi velcros. I needed a pair of shoes that were easy to put on & get off while training in the gym. Needless to say, it took me 9 years to actually learn the big difference between stealth rubber and "others". The shoes have broken in pretty good & fit me very well now. There is still that weird air pocket in the heel but I haven't blown the heel off while hooking. The rubber sticks to anything & I have never experienced the shoe slipping off nibs. Even now that I'm starting to wear out the sole, edging is not a problem. The sole still sticks onto dime edges - you just have to do a kind of smearing step on the edge. The shoes really don't stretch that much being that they are lined & so half or a full size smaller than your street shoes would be your best bet. I got a full size down my sneakers & they're perfect. I have since been using these shoes climbing indoors & outdoors. I gave my new Stingers to my brother. The only cons to these shoes would be the air pocket in the heel, pretty long velcro straps and relatively expensive price.

Customer Service:
The guys at Five Ten are great.

Similar Products Used:
Boreal Vector, Bamba, Ninja, Laser, Indo & Stingers

Review Date
August 26, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: Ron1(Unregistered User) ,  Climber

Price Paid:  $86.00 at sportextreme.com

Summary:
My Asyms stretched too much and the rubber wore too thin for climbs where edging power or where toe support is needed (which is about 90% of 5.12 climbs in a gym) so I've been using my Stingers exclusively since I had them resoled with 5.10 rubber (makes a great combination). Therefore, I decided to try the Anasazi to replace the Asyms.
They're not as sensitive as the Stingers but they're just as good at everything else and a little better at smearing.
So did they also replace my Stingers as my number one shoe? Not really. I trust them both equally. For now though I tend to use these more because of the velcro and because they're newer.

Similar Products Used:
Stingers w/ 5.10 rubber
Moccasyms

Review Date
August 2, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: james kennedy(Unregistered User) ,  Climber , from chattavegas

Price Paid:  $130.00 at Rock Creek Outfitter

Summary:
Best rock shoes i have used ever, simply amazing. i have been looking for a while for a shoe that would perform to the best degree on micro edges and pockets, and i must say, these shoes are the ultimate, whether your doing short sport routes, bouldering, and any type single pitch, techincal climb, these things kick ass,

Similar Products Used:
Lasportiva-Mythos
FiveTen-Spire
Boreal-Aces

Review Date
July 29, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by: John (Unregistered User) ,  Climber

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
the best shoes ever...
its that simple.