Jamestheyip 06 nov 2010.
Stealth c4 rubber sheet.
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Pete whittaker testing out the stealth rubber in tennies on technical master left hand while other shoe companies outsource their rubber to large generic rubber manufacturers or worse accept a marginal industry oem rubber five ten has always used stealth rubber.
Stealth c4 the most commonly used rubber for most of 5 10 shoes including the anasazis.
Does anyone know where i can buy sheets of rubber e g.
Both the 3 5 mm and the 4 2 mm stealth c4 are still being offered in the us but are not currently being sold to canada.
With the rubber sheets in hand grip 2 flexed less than c4 but is quite a bit softer than onyx or edge.
Don t know but if you soak climbing shoes in boiling water the sole will delaminate and come out as a complete sheet.
In 2011 adidas brought this technology to the world stealth rubber has excelled in our favourite outdoor sports helping to put people on podiums summits and deep into the backcountry.
Stealth c4 rubber will improve the grip of any shoe.
Stealth c4 vibram xs grip.
Born from the same mind five ten and stealth have shared a symbiotic relationship.
The more sport bouldering oriented sportiva shoes use grip 2 testarossa solution futura python cobra etc some additional women models also use grip 2 presumably because women weigh less wouldn t deform a soft rubber as much.
It was in 1985 that five ten came up with stealth high friction rubber.
It is meant for precision edging and durability.
If you are handy and have some basic tools utility knife sandpaper pliers and are patient you can do a respectable job.
That being said the only place i noticed the difference in performance are indoors gyms that have a lot of polished foot chips and holds in addition to the walls being polished.
In reply to cha1n.
Over achievers will make good use of tin snips clamps and a drill.
However we are working hard trying to bring more in.
Trax is definitely not as sticky as stealth c4 but it will last longer.
Stealth xx onyxx a hard rubber that is comparable to the vibram xs edge.
We still have 3 5 mm but at this time cannot offer resoles with 4 2 mm.
It also seems to get a good review for stickiness.
Unfortunately the day has come that our stock of the 4 2 mm thickness stealth c4 has been depleted.
