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4.5
Excellent shoes like all five ten,thrue to size and very comfortable.The shoes worked great for the first few months, then they fell apart. I enjoyed the shoes, as they were comfy, and light weight. The durability of these shoes are poor. I have owned 3 other five ten shoes (kestrels, freerideers, and kestrel pro with the boa), and all of the others lasted for years… These hellcats only lasted for about 3-4 months of use. I live in Alaska, and the riding window up here is about 4-5 months during the summer, I didn’t get a full season out of these… Won’t be buy this one again. 2 stars for the comfort and fit, but that’s about all…I really wanted to keep these shoes. They looked amazing, felt super comfortable to walk and ride, and seemed of great quality (better than the new five tens now that adidas bought the company). The reason why I didn't keep them is that they were just a tad too small for me and the velcro strap was ridiculously short. My feet and ankles are on the thinner side of normal and the two sides of the strap barely met without cutting my circulation. Nevertheless, I liked them so much otherwise that I would've found a way to fix/extend the strap if they had been my size (which was unfortunately no longer available). I got a newer model of the Hellcats and they are ok but don't feel of the same quality as these.Great ProductThe fit of the new (2021) Hellcat Pro is nothing like the previous versions that I have owned. The toe box is now WAY to wide, with WAY to much height. This creates a ridiculous amount of volume in the front of the shoe. There was nothing I could do with the laces, or aftermarket footbeds, to fill the space.Five Ten had a great thing going for many years, but these have been given the Adidas treatment and I will have to find another brand going forward.Two months of riding and these are falling apart. My previous generation five ten helcats are two years old and in better shape. Very disappointing.Historically, the Hellcat Pro has been a great shoe. It is stiff, locks your heel down nicely, and has unsurpassed toe protection. The 2021 version, however, fails to live up to those expectations. First the fit is huge. This partially due to a big toebox, and partly due to how Adidas/Five Ten have resized the shoe. In most brands, a US size 11 corresponds with a euro size 44.5. This shoe: an 11 is a 45.3. I'd recommend sizing down a half size at least to get a good fit.About 2.5 months into owning the shoe, the soles started peeling away from the midsole at the toe. After reading around, it seems like this is a pretty common problem. I'm pretty forgiving of issues like these provided the brand provides good warranty support. Adidas - who now owns Five Ten - inexplicably doesn't issue warranty credit for up to 20 days after receiving the defective merchandise. Naturally, this is far too long to wait for a replacement product. While this might work in the casual shoe business, I'd look to other brands who are better equipped to support cycling product.Thanks Amazon and the Seller, I like it so much.....the Color, materials, and size 9 it fits perfectly to my feet. I will try this amazing cleats shoes in the trails when im back home.
