In reply to afx22:
> There have been lots of threads on here for many years highlighting a perceived drop in quality of Five Ten in general.
But also those who remember plenty of problems with them at times well over a decade ago, before they had been bought by Adidas. Rebecca pointed out in her review that the new NIAD shoe, the replacement to the Anasazi, is a different fit but that means some people who it didn't fit before (I have tried Anasazis on every so often since the mid-90s, but they never fitted my feet well so I never bought any despite thinking they were the coolest shoes to get!) may well now fit the new model. https://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/footwear/rock_shoes/five_ten_niad_vcs_lv-13...
I was told the factory that made 5.10s (when Adidas bought the company) lost the contract at some point after that because they were unwilling to make changes to satisfy Adidas's QC standards. I believe that it is the factory that now makes Unparallel.