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Brielle Yeaman
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
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Got these in a size 9 (wear a size 10 street shoe) they're tight but a comforting tight. I have an extremely skinny foot and this shoe fits like a glove. It is a little soft and pretty flat which is why it is great for beginners. They are great quality and have held up with no problems now for about four months.
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Alexander S
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Bought this for my wife. She only climbs in the gym, but she loves them. They don't bother her feet at all. Rubber is very grippy and she's able to hold edges very well. Great beginner/intermediate shoe
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Comfortable right out of the box
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My girlfriend just ordered this shoe and so far, she's loved it. It's a great gym shoe and works well for beginner/intermediate level climbers. She's normally a size 9 street shoe and went with the size 9 Rockstar, which was a perfect fit.
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Joelle Raynes
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Great fit for my low volume narrow foot, I stuck with my street size 6 for a comfortable fit. It only took a week in the gym to get them broken in. I am super happy with their performance, very grippy nice rubber.
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I recently got back into rock climing and decided that it was time to invest in some gear. Being from the flat lands of Florida there are not many locations to try on and buy climbing shoes. After reading reviews and talking to some climbers at the gym I decided to go with the evolv rockstar. I climb indoors 3-4 days a week and these shoes have been a vast improvement over the gym rental shoes. I bought them to fit tight which has been very helpful especially as I have advanced in my climbing. I would deffinetly recommend this shoe to someone who is beginning in the sport and looking for a low cost shoe; especially if you don't have the availability to try shoes on.
Nice change from the Elektra
Jeni Nash
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Another great shoe from Evolv that doesn't rub the skin off your heel, and fits low volume feet like a glove. I bought these because the velcro closure on the Elektra didn't tighten down enough for my super low volume feet, so I wanted a lace up shoe (though now they have a lace up version of the Elektra). The Rockstars worked great for the gym, bouldering, and sport climbing outdoors. Eco-friendliness is a nice bonus!
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I just ordered these last night after an Evolv rep was at my climbing gym. I fell in love IMMEDIATELY upon slipping them on; the fit was as comfy and perfect for my foot as my velcro Elektras, but I could get them way tighter on my low volume feet and the tighter fit and stiffer sole made them feel much dependable, especially for bouldering and edging. Jeni (and others with low profile feet) - I just thought I'd warn you not to ever bother with the lace up Elektras; you can't get them nearly as tight as the velcro version. I was skeptical that the Rockstars would work after having tried the lace up Elektras, but the Rockstar lacing was totally different. With my velcro Elektras I had to trim off about an inch from the end of each velcro strap because I pulled them so tight that the leftover strap would stick to the floor and get in my way on the wall. Rockstars to the rescue!
Jeni Nash
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Amelia - I'm so glad you love those shoes! I went through two pairs that served me well, but I am onto the Shaman LV's now. They are a more aggressive shoe and put up with my climbing much better than the Elektras (of which I have had 4 pairs over the years) or the Rockstars ever did. If you love your Rockstars, I definitely recommend trying to the Shamans when you are on the market for shoes next! You won't be disappointed!
Jeni Nash
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***addendum: here is a link to the Shaman LVs: http://www.backcountry.com/evolv-shaman-lv-climbing-shoe-womens
Love 'em!
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I've been using these for about 5 weeks and couldn't be happier!
Excellent shoes for beginners
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I've been using these shoes for little over a month now and I love them.
as a beginner they are just what I needed. My feet are comfortable for the 2-4 hours I spend climbing indoors and they give me an edge on the trails. I'd recommend these for any girl starting up this fun filled hobby.
Awesome shoe.
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I love this shoe. I'm still a new climber so I'm still trying to break them in but I went with my tennis shoe size and they fit great. I do bouldering and sportclimbing and they perform like a dream.
do yours actually say rockstar on the...
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do yours actually say rockstar on the outside? my gfs came and are blank, major bummer
Jeni Nash
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It depends on the model year. The older ones have Rockstar printed on them, but from what I understand, newer ones do not. Major bummer, indeed!
Great shoe!
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I've had these for a few months now and love them. They wear in really nicely, grip good and the slightly pointed toe is great for jamming. The soles have held up nicely, they are peeling back slightly in the heel, but nothing out of the ordinary wear and tear of a climbing shoe. I've used them both on rock and in the gym for multiple hours each time and they are comfortable... well, as comfortable as a climbing shoe can be...
Rock On!
Champion's in MT
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We boulder a lot for just beginners! I love these shoes, at first I wanted velcro straps for ease, but now I find the laces help tighten the top of my foot exactly as needed to get the ultimate gripping power. I generally wear 7.5-8 US W, the 7.5 was perfect and the toe box is tight. Rock on!
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So far I really like these shoes. I am a begginner/intermediate climber and was looking for a basic comfortable shoes for multi pitch routes. I was worried about ordering online without trying them on, but I went with my athletic shoe size and the climbing shoes ended up fitting perfectly. So far I climbed about 5 single pitch climbs and one multi pitch route in them and they fit like a glove. The performance is great for the outdoor climbing I do - usually no more difficult than 5.9+ or 5.10-
My new kicks!
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These shoes have been great so far. Fit great -- a little tight at first, but that is good. I chose my street shoe size and that provides some good tightness. I will prob work my way into a size or half-size smaller next time. Otherwise, I am very happy with their performance, especially for the great price!
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I just started getting into climbing about a month ago and needed a good, high quality shoe. These have been great so far. I am normally a shoe size 7.0 in women's and ordered a 7.0 which fits perfectly. Just enough of a squeeze that I can get a good grip but not too much so that my feet are killing me after one route. Would definitely recommend these!
Great for narrow feet!
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I have done about 15 climbs now with my Rockstars and they fit like a glove. It took a few climbs to break them in to be comfortable, but this is common for any shoe. Just stick with them and you'll be glad you did. I mostly climb a 5.8/5.9 difficulty and these help dig into the wall on those slivers that i never think will hold but they do! These do run very close to your street shoe size so I recommend ordering same and not taking it down at all. Also, on another recommendation, I ordered two sizes and kept the one that fit best and returned the other. This did cost me the return shipping but totally worth it to have right size without wating for an exchange turn-around to get them.
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Did you end up purchasing them in your street shoe size?
My wife loved them...
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As beginner climbers, I wanted to give my wife some decent shoes. The first I ordered were a little on the small side so I exchanged them for a size up. If you are interested in these, I would definatly buy up a size. When we got the second pair we went right to our neighborhood indoor rock gym. From a novice point of view, these shoes were more than sufficient and I would recommend them.


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On Mon, 2005-02-07 at 03:11 -0500, Patrick Geoffray wrote: > Vincent, > > Tip: desperate companies are usually young and spend a lot of VC money > on marketing. Quadrics does not fit, I am afraid, they have been around > too long :-) Furthermore, selling old hardware is not very cost > effective for a vendor: compatibility troubles with newer machines, > require to support old hardware in new drivers and new middlewares, tap > in inventory reserved for replacement parts, etc. Why would Quadrics have old/second hand hardware to sell anyway? If they have older model cards unsold they would be holding them as spares for customers who are still running those models, as Patrick says. Clusters which have been upgraded or scrapped are unlikely to be returned to Quadrics/Myricom. Clusters are usually bought as completely integrated systems, from companies such as ourselves. We install and configure the Myrinet networking for customers - they don't buy direct from Myricom. And, like many companies on this list, we provide continuing support and advice. So I'd say there is no conspiracy against you - if you are seeking second hand high performance networking gear, look on eBay or ask nicely on this list. I was surprised recently to see small fibre channel switches go very cheaply on eBay - not so long ago you would pay $$$$ for them.
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Ok guys, with all the people waiting on APM2 and all the exciting new alpha and beta releases of APM firmware coming, I think many people are starting to chomp at their bits, a little.
To that end, I've opened up this discussion for all those with complaints. As I've joined the Dev Team, and not at a productive stage yet, I'll monitor this discussion, and relay things to the others on the Dev Team.
These could be both hardware or software, or just general rants and raves!
Hope everyone takes advantage of this! Maybe we'll all learn some things in the process.
Just wanted to add this response from Chris Anderson:
Please just contact email@example.com and inquire about the status of your order. They are not necessarily shipped in order. For example, the unsoldered ones are shipped first, because they're faster to put together. Then soldered with GPS, then soldered without GPS (or maybe those two in reverse order, I can't remember). There are approximately 50 going out each day and the team tells me that the backlog should be over by Mon/Tues of next week.
I agree, please use this discussion for Rants and Raves. Order issues should be directed to 3DR directly. I think you will get better response there.
Jeff, Here you go, some old school, 10 second Guru post...it's not "Forest through the Trees" - it's "Forest For the Trees" - in other words when someone says "Can you see the forest" - you say, "I can't see it, there are too many trees in the way" and it's not that their being there would prevent you seeing through them to the Forest on the other side...because they Are the Forest, therefore a superfluous argument as you do not need to see Through them at all.
Have you ever had the old "Can you turn that down so you can hear what I'm saying!?!" - "Wait a moment, I can't hear you, let me turn this down!"
One more thing......Being corrected 2 hours after your (fantastic) rant....Sucks
Keep up the sucky work...haha. jk.
I have a chainsaw if it helps
Ahhh yess...then it will be "I Can't see the Forest for the...firewood."
I can agree with many of the points you cited. I have spent literally hundreds of hours following the threads to make my APM2 work. Each firmware release purports to resolve the stability problems, but it seems that only a few can get it working with any degree of success. For others, the same old problems seem to persist. I believe one of the biggest problems is due both to GPS placement and the use of a less than stellar GPS. It appears that I will need to purchase another GPS, unsolder the existing GPS, and mount the GPS on a pole similar to the way DJI does.
Tuning APM2 is a nightmare and the answers to many problems are scattered all over the forum and the wiki. Finding the answers takes a very long time due to the format of the documents. They need to gather the important information into a single document and update it frequently to keep up with all of the changes in the firmware.
APM2 promises capabilities that should equal or even surpass the Wookong M with 50 waypoints. I believe that they will eventually get it working as promised. I wish I could retrieve all of the money I have thrown down the drain for APM2 and the 3DRadio, but such is unlikely.
That said, since I want to fly and not tinker, I purchased a DJI NAZA and GPS. I had it working in minutes using the factory default parameters with reasonably good stability. I then increased the default parameters by 10% across the board and now the GPS performs flawlessly and holds the aircraft within a 1m circle. Altitude hold is unbelievably good after the 10% increase in the vertical. This is my first time flying a multi-rotor and I am amazed at how good it flies in the hands of a novice. I learned to fly after three flights with my experienced colleague standing by to take control when I started losing the aircraft. I am now flying by myself without crashing.
NAZA tuning is very simple with only a few values to adjust. I am very happy with my NAZA/GPS flight controller and can now spend the time previously spent researching on learning to fly my aircraft. This venture has finally become fun.
I wish you luck in getting APM2 working. It is my belief that the development team will ultimately get the product working but perhaps with different hardware, thus I may revisit APM2 in the future.
DJI is not perfect either. I bought and received the new GPS unit and it was defective out of the box - the compass was not accessible by the MC. I spent a week bashing my head against the wall trying to get it to work. After weeks of e-mail and waiting for DJI China or DJIUSA to respond, they both said to send it back to DJIUSA. That was 3 weeks ago and despite repeated e-mails I haven't heard anything back from them. Zero. Postal tracking says they accepted it. They now have my money and my defective gear and I have nothing except a very bad taste in my mouth. I really don't want to buy anything DJI ever again.
If you think that by spending a bit more money you're going to have a trouble-free experience, be prepared for a disappointment.
I did not intend to insinuate DJI is perfect. I can only speak to my personal experiences and that of three of my colleagues, all of which have been very good. I bought NAZA based upon their recommendation and had a great experience. YMMV. I had heard DJI had problems with some of the first GPS assemblies, which now seems to be fixed. You are indeed correct about having a trouble free experience by simply throwing money at a problem. This time, it worked for me but it has not always worked out that way.
Have you contacted Robert at DJI-USA. He is hard to reach by telephone but he regularly trolls the forums. Try contacting him on HeliFreak
Thanks for the contact info.
I have indeed tried to contact Robert. 9 e-mails and 2 phone calls in the last month. He has responded to 2 e-mails about 3 weeks ago, nothing since. I'll see if I can get a response from him on HeliFreak.
I've really tried to be nice about this so far, I understand there can be issues and problems with products, especially new ones. I've tried to be patient. But it's just not cool to keep customers hanging for weeks when you have their money and their product. I'd at least like a three-word "I got it" update.
You certainly have cause to be upset. No excuse for that. I purchased my GPS from RC-Dude and got free two day shipping. Fortunately, I did not need any support, but my guess is that I would have had a fast response from them for a defective unit.
Robert really needs to improve his contact process. I last spoke with him about six months ago when we were trying to get the 64-bit driver for my colleague's Wookong M working in Windows 7. We had to call several times before getting him.
Amazing timing!
I just, seconds ago got an e-mail from Robert. He has mailed my defective unit back to DJI China and we're waiting on them now. I assume that could take weeks just in shipping so I guess I just need to be a lot more patient. Sigh.
I am glad to hear that Bruce. Sorry that you have to wait so long. DJI really needs a presence in the US to handle such problems. A US warehouse would be a huge plus. Let's hope someone at DJI is listening.
Please keep me updated when you get NAZA flying. Would love to hear your experience when everything works as it should. Before I had the GPS, my colleague could fly my aircraft in ATTI mode and said it worked quite well. As a novice, I was having problems, but the GPS really makes a difference. My confidence in my piloting abilities has increased after four flights that I am now ready to try flying in ATTI mode. That should be a baptism of fire!
You'll have fun with ATTI mode! Just be sure you're flying over nice soft deep grass! And be careful of how that GPS is mounted. If you happen to land upside down or take an inverted skid you don't want the mounting post to skewer it. I happen to know service on them sucks!
I thought DJIUSA was their US presence?
It's interesting to compare DJI to Spektrum. Two weeks ago I sent Spektrum a receiver that I thought had gone bad. Two days later I got a call from a very friendly service tech. We talked through my problem for about 30 minutes while he worked on it. Turns out I had a bad cable - something I should have checked on myself. But they were super friendly about it, and he returned it with a free spare satellite receiver and some of his own personal antenna protective tubing. Within a week the issue was totally resolved, I was flying again and I was super happy. I've got to imagine the profit margin on a receiver is much less than on a Naza, but they did a stellar job. Spektrum has a customer for life. DJI has been the opposite experience for me.
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It's a book about Christopher, a young boy trying to figure out life. Although I don't think the book ever directly specifies his disorder, Christopher falls somewhere on the high functioning side of the Autism Spectrum. He doesn't relate well to people, has a really hard time understanding facial expressions beyond happy and sad, does not do well with change or being touched, and is highly intelligent, especially proficient in math and science.
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As a book in general, the story itself is not really that awesome. What makes the book worth reading is Christopher. He is the one writing the book, as an assignment for class, and he decides to write about something true, because he doesn't like lies. When he discovers his neighbor's dog dead in her yard, he decides to write a mystery and try to figure out who killed Wellington. He wants to write a mystery because it's the only kind of fiction he likes to read (fiction feels too much like lying).
Christopher lives with his dad, because his mom died a few years ago and his dad tries really hard to be what Christopher needs, to be able to help him and give him the best care and attention possible. It's obvious, that although he does make mistakes (some really big ones, actually) that he really and genuinely does care about his son. That kind of love, even if Christopher doesn't really get it, is strong and there are moments in the book where you can very nearly touch it.
There might be some inaccuracies here, in Haddon's portrayal of an autistic boy. I am not well enough studied to be able to tell you if it is perfectly accurate or not, although it does follow what I understand of the disorder. So, don't go using this as a way of saying- Yes. I now know all there is to know about life with autism. But do use it as a way to learn a little more about your world, and to learn a little bit about what it might be like to be living in a world not meant for people who think like you. It would be a challenge, every single day. So remember that. Take that into consideration. And maybe use this book as a reason to start paying more attention to your surroundings, to the people around you. Use it as a way to realize that there are different ways to view the world, different ways to see, but that doesn't make them right or wrong, just different.
This is a book that I highly, highly recommend. To pretty much everyone. There are things in this book that I think everyone could stand to learn, could benefit from taking a look at. So why don't you give it a try. It just might expand the way you view your world. And really, that's a good thing.
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This book is on my TBR list from an older reading challenge begun by Dewey's passing, if you know who she is. Dewey was a book blogger who passed away, and her friends set up a challenge to read books from her list of reviews. I've since read three books from that challenge - two Geraldine Brooks and Jack Kerouac. I loved them and I know I'll love this one, too.
ReplyDeleteI also liked this book and for some reason have two copies. At the time of release there wasn't much around regarding autism/aspergers but things have moved on a bit since then. I have just read a new book called To Kill a Stone Heart by Mason Dove, which I really enjoyed much more. I think one of the reasons why I enjoyed the new book more is because the author himself is autistic and it gives a greater insight into the mind of someone with Aspergers/Autism. Each book has its place and both are good but I enjoyed the characters and story much more in To Kill a Stone Heart.
I would highly recommend To Kill a Stone Heart, it has so many layers in it that you may miss the first time around especially for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Marple but it is also bang up to date with a lot of modern references. For me you can only read 'AND' so many times as with The Incident.....


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A wonderful pendant necklace with great color and flair. Central oval peridot totals .40 ct. t.w. and is surrounded by diamonds totaling .10 ct. t.w. 14kt yellow gold pendant necklace.
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