Yes, those are the ones. The sole is effectively flat where the pedal nominally is under foot with room to spare. The pictures exaggerate the raised heel as the sole base is flat but the lugs are ever so slightly higher. I have no issues.
One aspect that makes them good is the lacing that can make the shoe fit really tight (like climbing tight but comfy) that effectively stiffens the feel of the shoe without having super hard soles. Loose fitting skate style shoes warp in the uppers and get all their stiffness from the sole while the Basics fit make the uppers come into play. They are abit like oldschool cyclo cross shoes for clips but without the cleats for running.
Sole grip is better than a lot of non 5.10 riding shoes, not quite supertacky but still (approach)climbing grade stickiness that some other riding shoes (like Teva and Vans) didn´t have.
I have not tried the high top model but those could be really sweet as well.
Jan. 29, 2021, 12:50 a.m. - Jon Hillström
Yes, those are the ones. The sole is effectively flat where the pedal nominally is under foot with room to spare. The pictures exaggerate the raised heel as the sole base is flat but the lugs are ever so slightly higher. I have no issues. One aspect that makes them good is the lacing that can make the shoe fit really tight (like climbing tight but comfy) that effectively stiffens the feel of the shoe without having super hard soles. Loose fitting skate style shoes warp in the uppers and get all their stiffness from the sole while the Basics fit make the uppers come into play. They are abit like oldschool cyclo cross shoes for clips but without the cleats for running. Sole grip is better than a lot of non 5.10 riding shoes, not quite supertacky but still (approach)climbing grade stickiness that some other riding shoes (like Teva and Vans) didn´t have. I have not tried the high top model but those could be really sweet as well.