I got these La sportiva miuras for ~120 dollars because they were on sale. They were one size down from my usual street size. This is a short review about how i felt about the shoe even though it didn't fit my right foot at all. This is the problem with getting shoes online. Always make sure you go to a site with a full refund available. I'm pretty sure this pair of miuras were previously opened by someone else or at least someone else tried it on too because the shoe was pushed wide open, the laces were askew and the wrapping in the box was all messed up too. I got the shoes from backcountry.com for the first time. The shipping was acceptable and free. I just felt that they should have at least tidied the shoe up a little before mailing it to the next person.
They look impressive out of the box. The rubber is extremely sticky and the fast lace system is awesome. Much better than conventional lace. My only issue is that the laces are a little too short. Although on hindsight, since they didn't fit me at all, maybe it was just because i had too much feet in them.
I went one size down because that was what is recommended on forums. Some people even go two sizes down. My left foot fit okay in the shoes. They were not comfortable but they were alright. I couldn't get my right heel into the shoe at all. However, we need to consider the fact that my right foot is about 0.5 -1 size bigger than my left foot.
When I got my left foot in, I could instantly appreciate what people meant by how the shoe's heel cup just sucks your heel right into the shoe. It fits like a dream around your heel. The toes of my left foot were fitting well in the toe box. My real issue was with my achilles. Just sliding the shoe on literally scraped the skin off the top of my heel area. It was extremely painful. Wearing it was extremely tortuous too. I tried to stretch out the shoe with some stuffed towels and a hair dryer and it made it a little more tolerable. However, even after vigorous stretching with towels and some heat, my right shoe just wouldn't let my right foot in without cleaning off the skin from the top of the heel. My toes were smashed in extremely uncomfortably. Unlike on the left where they were curled in a painful but snug manner. After getting my right foot in, I couldn't stand up in it without it making my eyes want to tear. And after about 5 minutes of wearing it, my toes got numb from the lack of blood circulation.
Hence, I realize, with a great deal of disappointment that I have to return the shoes. So I dropped them off at UPS this morning. Backcountry.com guarantees returns as long as you keep the tag. The only issue is that they will charge you 7 dollars for shipping the return back to them. That's not too bad in my opinion. Amazon is still the best but i can't complain when i get the shoes at least 40-50 bucks cheaper.
They look impressive out of the box. The rubber is extremely sticky and the fast lace system is awesome. Much better than conventional lace. My only issue is that the laces are a little too short. Although on hindsight, since they didn't fit me at all, maybe it was just because i had too much feet in them.
I went one size down because that was what is recommended on forums. Some people even go two sizes down. My left foot fit okay in the shoes. They were not comfortable but they were alright. I couldn't get my right heel into the shoe at all. However, we need to consider the fact that my right foot is about 0.5 -1 size bigger than my left foot.
When I got my left foot in, I could instantly appreciate what people meant by how the shoe's heel cup just sucks your heel right into the shoe. It fits like a dream around your heel. The toes of my left foot were fitting well in the toe box. My real issue was with my achilles. Just sliding the shoe on literally scraped the skin off the top of my heel area. It was extremely painful. Wearing it was extremely tortuous too. I tried to stretch out the shoe with some stuffed towels and a hair dryer and it made it a little more tolerable. However, even after vigorous stretching with towels and some heat, my right shoe just wouldn't let my right foot in without cleaning off the skin from the top of the heel. My toes were smashed in extremely uncomfortably. Unlike on the left where they were curled in a painful but snug manner. After getting my right foot in, I couldn't stand up in it without it making my eyes want to tear. And after about 5 minutes of wearing it, my toes got numb from the lack of blood circulation.
Hence, I realize, with a great deal of disappointment that I have to return the shoes. So I dropped them off at UPS this morning. Backcountry.com guarantees returns as long as you keep the tag. The only issue is that they will charge you 7 dollars for shipping the return back to them. That's not too bad in my opinion. Amazon is still the best but i can't complain when i get the shoes at least 40-50 bucks cheaper.
Ladies! With high volume feet!
I read more forums and I realized that because i'm one of those girls with wide feet and meat on them, it's actually a better idea to get the men's version. They say it's slightly roomier and accommodates for higher volume feet. So... I don't know what my shoe is going to be at the end. I'm still looking. Let me know if there are deals around! :)