Problems with Miura VS breaking after a few weeks

Many of the new La Sportiva velcro products appear to be defective. The velcro tears or its clasps breaks off. I had several pairs break within a few weeks to a few months. Watch out, La Sportiva customer service refuses to honor their warranty for defective products.

Pictures please?

Were you jamming your feet into cracks with them? I've had the buckles break on my Katana VS from doing that. And that's not a defect, rather user error!

Ive owned half a dozen pairs of VS's. On every single one of them, the first part to give up is the velcro. Either the velcro separates from the leather or the strap tears completely. I do not use these for crack climbing. Sport only. I have managed to get a resole out of each and then relegate the old pair to gym use, so I've not had any go as quickly as you describe. I have also made minor repairs to get the velcro straps to last though the life of the resole. But I still feel like the velcro tabs are a weak part of these shoes.

In general, I love LS shoes, but I feel like they are not the heartiest of shoes. The upper rubber on TC Pros is notorious for peeling off. The velcro on the VS's is weak. Several pairs of Myhtos delam'ed right out of the box. IMO, great fitting and climbing shoes, but not built for longevity.

Locker wrote:To the OP. I have personally worked on many pairs (Men's /Woman's) and have not seen any particular problems/issues with the Velcro.

Locker, does the P3 platform hold up to the claim?

I had the same issue. My shoe was damaged from one session on a boulder problem that required an inside hook/scum on top of that velcro buckle. I complained to La Sportiva customer service who refused to help me...BUT ODDLY, a new pair arrived in the mail 3 days later. Weird.

It happened to mine as well. I had to spend $5 extra when I got them resoled to get it repaired. Small price to pay for one of the best performing shoes I've ever used.

This happens to every pair of Muira I have used and it's from tweaking feet in pockets upside down. However, this is an easy fix. Cut a slit in the leather on the side where the clasp has broken and thread the Velcro strap through. Presto! Now it will work for another two resoles!

It happens on my katans and miuras after a while

To prevent it use seam grip to coat the wear areas on the straps

It can also be fixed if its only partially abraded through with duct tape and seam grips

Sportivas delaminating is also a very common issue as mentioned above

Buy sportiva because they fit and climb well ... Not for the durability

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