Oracle
Description
• Quick-Lace Closure System
• Ultimate heel tension using the FSS Heel Tension system
• Agion Anti-• Quick-Lace Closure System
The next step in performance. Utilizing the “Love Bump” and “Knuckle Box” for maximum edging power and comfort, coupled with an all-new high-tension heel rand and “Dark Spine” heel midsole, the Oracle gives the highest level of fit and control available on the market. Speed laces run through the FSS Heel Tensioner giving unparalleled support, locking the heel in to maximize power on any angle.
Retail price
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Weight | 510 g Single : 255 g / 9.0 oz (Size 9) |
Closure Type | Lace |
Gender | Unisex |
Volume | |
Sizing Information |
US Men sizes : 4-13.5, including half sizes Evolv-Shoe-Size-Chart.jpg Evolv-Shoe-Fit-Chart.jpg |
Best Use (Highest Performance) |
Sport / Face Over-hanging |
Asymmetry | Aggressive |
Tongue Details | not provided by the brand |
Last Details | Shape: Downturned (performance) Construction: not provided by the brand not provided by the brand |
Upper Material | not provided by the brand Synthetic (Synthratek VX upper) |
Midsole Material | 1.6 mm Half-length "Love Bump" midsole, Dark Spine heel midsole |
Sole Material | 4.2 mm
TRAX® SAS, two-piece outsole
Rand: VTR rand (thicker at toe) |
Footbed Lining | Unlined |
Trax® Rubber
VTR3D
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Add the Oracle to the ever-expanding list of outstanding climbing shoes. It features a slew of innovative features that enhance performance and comfort, while still being priced for a few dollars less than its closest competitors. Although it's not the best shoe to chose for pockets or cracks, for all other disciplines, it performs excellently.
In the past few weeks, I’ve taken them out in the Santa Monica’s a few times, to Bishop, Red Rock, and even bouldering in Joshua Tree. At first I was a bit worried that I would have to be dealing with the laces so much having only worn velcro or slip on shoes for the past seven years, but taking them off is a breeze and, as I stated before, I rarely even spend the time to tie them up because the form hugs my foot so well.
As the name would suggest, the Oracle is a shoe that can answer nearly all the questions asked of it in the vertical arena. It has become my current go to shoe for route climbing, but it’s equally at home in the wall. You may prefer the convenience of Velcro – particularly if you do a lot of indoor climbing or training. If so you might find the Evolv X1 worth a look. But if you want a performance all-rounder, the precision fit given by the lace system, and the all-round versatility of the Oracle is hard to beat.
A new offering in the Evolv ultra performance series, the Oracle is a high-performance downturned lace-up built for steep sport routes, bouldering, and gym climbing. Our tester wore his street-shoe size; while he was concerned that his foot might not fit the agressive last, the shoe expanded nicely when he put them on, and he was able to climb hard right away, on both steeps and vert. “Because of their downturned shape, I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to edge on vertical face,” he says. “But edge they did—I could do hand-foot matches on fingernail edges, without the sole popping off.”