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Hey Marty,

I had the same issue, weeping sidewalls... brought them back to my LBS and had them warrantied.

I had a second set do this as well, but not as bad. I dumped some more sealant in for good measure and they were good to go.

I had a pair of Hellions as well, I didn't mind them at the time. The grip seemed to be alright (coming off of free rider pro) I ended up splitting the side of the shoe from the sole after a few weeks. Ride concepts replaced them with some Powerlines. And like yourself I found the grip to be sub par, paired with Oneup pedals. I moved back to the free rider pros and some north wave clan's (these weren't to bad either)

Im now using 5.10 Trailcross LT and some Suplest off road pro flat. They are both great shoes! the supplest have the best soles I have come across yet! a great combo of durability and grip. (they are being paired with some Crank Brother stamp7 Large) I retired the one up pedals because i think they destroy shoe soles prematurely with little benefit. 

Like yourself it seems I am always on the hunt to try new Shoe/Pedal combinations

BTW I am digging your canfield pedals!

I too enjoy listening to music/podcasts while climbing, but also still like to be aware of my surroundings.

Ive tried a bunch of options over the years, and have settled on this little Polk Audio boom bit speaker that clips to my shirt and I find it uses your body to project the music out.  

It works great and can be found cheap.

https://www.amazon.ca/Polk-Audio-BITE-Boom-Blue/dp/B01HIS5NR6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=polk%2Baudio%2Bboom%2Bbit&qid=1603634203&sr=8-1&th=1

Great find on those Giro gloves BTW. Will give them a go.

Perfect! thanks for that Andrew.

I normally wear an XL in most other brands... Chromag,7idp, XL/2XL for troy lee.

But PI says i'm a Large. 

Would you recommend sizing down?

Its to bad these are hard to find in the wild, or I would just go try on a pair

How is the sizing compared to a free rider pro? and Where can these be purchased?

Looks nice, but all those aluminum cogs in my experience will wear a heck of a lot faster than steel. 

I had a beautiful Hope cassette, and wore out the top cluster in a few months.