As a self-confessed "Gear-freak" I was very interested and curious during recent times in Kjuge when i spotted an Airpad in use on both "Fina Areten" (7a) as well as on "Monolith"(7a+). I unfortunately didn't get close enough to jump on it due to being very shy when talking to strangers ;) I am sure that " if " the publicity is accurate and this is a exciting, great, new, breakthrough piece of kit then sure, we will be seeing this product in action more and more often on our stones. The trend for pad-size at the moment is following the "Size-matters" way of thinking. The debate will certainly continue about pad thickness and sittstarts but when it comes down to the nitty-gritty of pure stopping power when rocketing towards the ground, i don' think there are so many out there that would choose a thinner landing-zone on grounds of "ethics". An obvious draw-back to the Mondo type pad is the shear volume of car-space it takes to transport. Airpad option would i presume not take up so much space (????) when deflated. One of my concerns would be the durability of the fabric against small sharp stones on the ground. With the traditional pad construction a rip in the outer layer will not result in your entire pad deflating which is always a good thing when you whip off a highball after dead-pointing to a shit crimp that some "local" told you was so much bigger,better and more positive than it really was. Am looking forward to getting the chance to try one out but untill then i am still quite sceptical , It is not a cheap product but maybe if it is as good as they say it could be worth it.
I also got a blast on "En klok ko"(7a+) with the new La Sportiva Miura VS (velcro model) thanks to Kjell (?) from Stockholm. I have been using La sportiva shoes for fifteen years ,quite a few with the miura. The Miura were a success from the beginning and are still probably one of the most used models on the planet .I only got to use the "new" vs version for about thirty seconds . I know its not fair or accurate to judge a product after such a short time but i'll be "sticking "with the original lace-up a bit longer i think. Do you have one or both of these products? Which do you think should take the title "Best shoes for Kjuge"?
I know this is maybe quite a boring pointless post but it is raining and i dont have much of a life when the weather is bad ;) Sorry!
I also got a blast on "En klok ko"(7a+) with the new La Sportiva Miura VS (velcro model) thanks to Kjell (?) from Stockholm. I have been using La sportiva shoes for fifteen years ,quite a few with the miura. The Miura were a success from the beginning and are still probably one of the most used models on the planet .I only got to use the "new" vs version for about thirty seconds . I know its not fair or accurate to judge a product after such a short time but i'll be "sticking "with the original lace-up a bit longer i think. Do you have one or both of these products? Which do you think should take the title "Best shoes for Kjuge"?
I know this is maybe quite a boring pointless post but it is raining and i dont have much of a life when the weather is bad ;) Sorry!
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Är precis som du skeptisk till hur på hur vida luft paddan håller för vassa föremål och hurvida den kan glida undan vid blöttunderlag eller när det är frost ute som man är ute och skickar i dom bra delarna av året ;)
Känns som att det är upp till framtiden att avgöra.
Men kan säga att dömma av det jag sett och kännt så kommer min mondo att ligga i landningen bra länge till.
Ted
I think the velcro is a brilliant improvement on the new miura, and they are just perfect for stnding on small sharp knobs(Rocketer) but pretty hard for smearing(Monolith)
Kjell it is, nice to meet you mr Irish
;)Pleasure is all mine! Do you really think the fact that the closure is velcro makes a difference to edging or smearing qualities? Miura have always been excellent edging shoes and if you cant smear with them ,maybe they are a size too small ;)For me they main advantage with velcro closeure systems is the ease of taking off and on.An Especially good feature when bouldering.Hope you and the rest of the Stockholm crew get better luck with weather the next time you come down.Thanks for commenting on this blog and not just reading it and then returning to some dodgy internet porn site like everyone else ;)
Jamen jeg skal købe et par Miura de her dage...hvilken en af dem skal jeg købe??
Hjælp!
:-)
P.s.: Tak for sidst Dave:-D Hils Emma!
About the pad:
http://carlos-ontherocks.blogspot.com/2008/04/luftpaddan.html
Seems to be really durable.
Thanks for the link Carlos ;)
Hmm, I think that the velcro is a very different shoe, its not just the lacing...
and by the way, for me this is some kind of dodgy pornsite :p
ha ha! Thanks..... i think? ;)
Have a new pair of miura(lace-up):(
So it will be some timwe b4 i think about a pair of the velcro version, also i am seriously considering selling my soul and buying a pair 5.10
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