{"id":505,"date":"2008-11-24T15:02:04","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T21:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allclimbing.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2019-04-19T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T20:19:04","slug":"climbing-shoe-rubber-test-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allclimbing.com\/climbing-shoe-rubber-test-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Shoe Rubber Test Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most climbers have a preference for climbing shoe rubber and love to argue about which is the best. Spadout sponsored a test of nine popular climbing shoe rubbers<\/a> and published the results. The surprising winner was the Evolv Trax XT-5.<\/p>\n

There is one big issue I’d like to point out in this study. The test was based on calculating the coefficient of friction<\/a> between the climbing rubber and the surface. In this study, they only looked at the rubber on granite and on a climbing hold (EGrip’s Peabody Crimp Plate). Each surface type will interact with the climbing rubber differently producing varied coefficients of friction.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, looking at only these two surfaces is not enough to declare any rubber superior. I’d like to see the same study performed across many rock surfaces as well as different climbing hold manufacturers. From this new data, a more accurate average could emerge and shine some light on who makes the stickiest climbing shoe rubber.
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