Have not worn the shamans, but can say that the evolvs I have owned that have been rubber and synthetic material-heavy (optimus primes) were absolutely woeful. The build quality was atrocious, with rubber wearing very quickly and velcro coming off the straps after a few wears.
The sportiva's the belay/girlfriend wears have been superior (although not the solution - lace up katanas I think) in terms of quality.
Doesn't answer the question at all really, but in terms of quality, I'd take the solutions. |