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bulletproofoptimism
Apr 20, 2006, 2:27 PM
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I own 2 pairs of katanas. The first lasted me over a year, the second are trashed and falling apart. The rubber on the toe is peeling like crazy. Just wondering if this happens to anybody else. I climb aggresively V6-V8 AND LEAD .12'S but it astonishes me how quickly they are falling apart. I have had the 2nd pair just over 3 months
Any suggestions?
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price1869
Apr 20, 2006, 2:38 PM
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buy your next pair at REI. Then if they fall apart, you can just take them back. Or even if they don't fall apart. That's the beauty of REI.
Price
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heiko
Apr 20, 2006, 2:39 PM
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I've been using my Katanas on rock regularly for about 8 months now, and they are fine (except for usual wear of the sole). But then, I don't lead 12s.
Maybe you want to try the Barracudas which have the same shape but more rubber on the outside.
H.
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musicman1586
Apr 20, 2006, 2:52 PM
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Try contacting La Sportiva directly, if you got a bad shoe often times they'll do something about it, it's not a rare occurence that they do so, so it's probably worth the five minutes it will take to email them.
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mr8615
Apr 20, 2006, 3:04 PM
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Have you been climbing more often recently or climbing on sharper/different rock? I guess examine the way you're using the shoes for reasons for the peeling before blaming the manufacturer, but it's entirely possible that you just got a 'monday' pair of shoes.
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mikej
Apr 20, 2006, 3:45 PM
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I've convinced several of my friends to get katanas and now within several of my climbing buds, each of us owns at least 1 pair, and some have 2 or 3 they've picked up from rei garage sales. My first pair lasted 2 years before the resole climbing and they were abused on rhyolyte. I usually send in the v5-v7 range and they've been great. Your 2nd pair was either a fluke or leprechauns have secretly sabotaged them.
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miavzero
Apr 20, 2006, 4:48 PM
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I love my katanas for the same reasons everyone else has mentioned. The katanas only achillies :lol: relates to the heels of the shoe. They fit well, but I think they totally suck at heel hooking (I got spoiled using my "crappy" madrock gym shoes.) In terms of durability, I have never had a pair of longer lasting performance shoes.
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petsfed
Apr 20, 2006, 5:50 PM
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I recall my Katanas dieing too soon. Didn't know what to think on that.
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bulletproofoptimism
Apr 21, 2006, 4:16 AM
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Thanks for the info. I love the shoes but they are falling apart buy the day. I climb on sandstone, andesite and basalt regularly. Today I climbed at the columns on some quality crack and the toe peeled another little bit. Interested in La Sportiva Slippers??????? Pros.......Cons?????
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rhythm164
Apr 22, 2006, 5:43 PM
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I LOVE my Katanas, the first pair lasted me about a year, the second is going strong & due to a shipping foul up, I have a third on deck :) . I havn't had any problems with delamination, but I know some people have. Do you leave them in the car, or near a heat source? I absentmindedly left my first pair in my truck in July, and that didn't work out too well. But yea, I wonder if you just got a bum pair, I've been climbing up to V5, and 10's and 11's in my second pair for awhile now and they're still going strong.
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