Fundamentals
The Crimson Chili Clue is a fragile slipper with an aggressive downturn and barely asymmetrical type that’s splendid for prolonged health heart durations. It’s made with a microfiber uppers, RC-SENSE midsole, and 4 mm of Vibram XS Grip rubber. A webbed, elastic tongue and single velcro strap finish the shoe. It’s obtainable in a shiny black-and-white color combo and retails for $164.95.
Professionals
- Protected strap closure
- Cozy, elastic tongue
- Delicate however supportive sole
Cons
- Not applicable for all foot varieties
- Insecure heel hooking
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Our Concepts
Crimson Chili’s Voltage 2 had been my go-to health heart shoe for years, so I was excited to test the mannequin’s first-ever slipper. Crafted for optimum sensitivity, the Clue accommodates a single-strap closure and an aggressive, moderately asymmetrical downturn. Crimson Chili describes it as “the right choice for bouldering points, slabs, and demanding overhang climbing,” and our testers agree that in case you might be trying to find a effectivity health heart slipper, the Clue is a secure choice. “The design of the shoe creates a noticeable stress, achieved by the use of the midsole, with out utilizing stiff edging rubber. This stress offers first fee edging with out inflicting discomfort to the Achilles tendon,” says Logan Dirksen.
Whereas the Clue’s Vibram XS Grip rubber carried out passably on slabs, steep volumes, and dihedrals, testers talked about they hottest the feel of Vibram’s XS Grip 2 compound. This bigger effectivity rubber, which is simply on the market in Scarpa and La Sportiva sneakers, felt anecdotally stickier than the Clue’s XS rubber.
All through the mannequin, one amongst Crimson Chili’s strengths is the design of shoe’s tongue (the Voltage 2’s polyester knit tongue is a standout), and the Clue continues this sample. The elastic, webbed material permits for ample air stream and slight cushion do you must cinch the closure strap additional tight for a ship go. The strap and buckle prevented any ache components that testers expert with completely different single-strap slippers.
In Climbing‘s yearly overview of the perfect new sneakers, tester Justen Sjong—a climbing coach and spectacular all-around climber who has established 5.14 large partitions on El Capitan—well-known the shoe’s good grabbing functionality—an 8 out of 10—as a consequence of its ample flex (chances are you’ll manually sandwich the Clue every upward and downward) and sticky, and half-length sole. “This could be a good shoe for the intermediate to superior climber who climbs throughout the health heart 80 % of the time and 20 % open air on 10-degree or steeper rock,” talked about Sjong. The semi-stiff midsole moreover equipped some edging/jibbing chunk, enabling us to climb indoors as a lot as V7 and 5.12+ on semi-small to small jibs.
Comfort
The comfort diploma of this shoe may be very dependent in your foot’s type. Testers with widespread or giant, sq. toes found the Clue painfully slender. “Regardless that I are inclined to downsize my sneakers pretty aggressively, the discomfort on the sides of my toes emerged sooner than any pressure on my toes did,” Dirksen says. The thin layer of rubber on the heel moreover makes it troublesome and uncomfortable to heel hook securely. “The heel cup could also be very tight and shallow; it’s the worst part of the shoe for me,” tester Ozzy Vega says. We’ll solely advocate the Clue to people with pointed, slender toes.
Sizing
Dimension down out of your typical Crimson Chili dimension. I placed on a 40 in highway sneakers, a 41 throughout the Voltage 2, and a 39 throughout the Clue. Our testers found that they wore the equivalent sizes throughout the Crimson Chili Clue as they did in La Sportiva’s Katana and Concept.