MadRock Drone 2.0 and Drone CS Fully Explained / Technical Review 

this guy has sold me on trying madrock shoes, no marketing bs, just a breakdown of all the features that make the shoe.

This is even a step above the SCARPA shoe demos. Amazing info and explanations brands usually don’t share and it’s well appreciated.

I've used over 20 different pairs of climbing shoes in the past few years. I am hooked to my drones; no other shoe competes. With the price point staying so reasonable, even with la sportiva and scarpa ballooning the cost of theirs, you guys have earned a lifelong customer.

i've been climbing for 6 years now. I work in this industry and we often geek about gear, especially shoes. this video is outstandingly good. well done. I'll give the drone 2.0 finally a try!

This is a fantastic insight into the product development and design that MadRock puts into their shoes and products, from top athlete feedback being considered and implemented into things like midsole construction, to the finer details of how the company can keep costs low while staying at the forefront of innovation in the industry. Great job to both MadRock for their ingenuity and detailed design improvement process, as well as Weigh My Rack for capturing these finer insights and publishing them.

Waiting patiently until the Drone 2.0 finally has landed in Europe

I just got my first pair of CS after having worn 5 pairs of regular drones. When I first put them on they were comfortable straight away so I immediately thought "oh no, I bought them too big, should've sized down more" so it's really comforting to hear that that is not the case. I got the cs shipped out to me from the US as the lv is still not available here so I was very nervous about having gotten the wrong size haha. The comfort is truly astonishing for such an aggressive shoe. It felt more comfortable than my already broken in Drones.

I've been loving my 2.0 LV's so far! My main issue with the 1.0s was the the sole would delaminate super fast, so hopefully the new one piece outsole fixes this.

Bro be spitting straight facts - Time to get some Drones!

I still swear by my Drone 1.0s. Great fit (the only shoe that doesn't slip on my heel) and great performance at an affordable price. The only thing that stopped me from getting more of them once the old one wore out was the availability of the shoe in Europe. Really keen on trying these new ones out.

Such a great breakdown. No marketing bs, just why and how the shoe preforms like it does. Not my best edging shoe but def best shoe overall.

great info. loved the black drone lvs 1.0s hopefully the black comes back

The Drone 2.0's are my favorite outdoor shoes and I used my Drones CS indoors! Absolutely LOVE both pairs, thank you for the breakdown :))

I so desperately wanted madrock drones to fit me but my foot is wide and my toes are long. I wish they would make a wider foot version of these shoes. These are so well featured and so well designed. I know more people would buy a wider fit if they sold it. The HV is just not wide enough.

Should definitely mention the 2.0 LV has a much wider overall fit compared to the original Drone. I felt the original drone LV was the first true low volume shoe with a very narrow toe box and very narrow heal, height and width. The new 2.0 fits just the the new CS version so those with a narrow foot will probably be a bit disappointed with the 2.0.

I'm surprised by HOW comfy the HV drones are. I bought them last week, wore them around the house a bit, no walking just sitting, to break them in. And yesterday went climbing, they felt bad for the first hour and then they seemed to fully break in. I was there for like 3 hours, the last hour I wore them without taking them off at all bc they were so comfy. Putting them ON tho is still a pain lol. And as for using them, especially on little foot chips they seemed like cheating, they grip tiny, tiny edges effortlessly, it's crazy. They are SHARP, the front of the shoe where the bottom meets is like a sharp 90% angle, it BITES on edges! And as for smearing I did some slab too, it felt as good as my previous set, nothing too special with smearing that I could notice. Heel hooks and Toe hooks too tho, the BITE, there's a TON of rubber on the front for toe hooks and the back heel is like semi squishy so it grabs stuff real well. For me tho the number 1 thing I was surprised by was the comfort once they broke in. I was expecting the performance on edges just by looking at the shape of the shoe and the aggresive profile. But comfort? I was ready to have to take these off every other boulder!

this is so informative

As much as I love my drone Comps, and they feel like a warm but firm hug for my feet, the rubber is almost TOO soft, and tends to almost roll under the shoe when doing slabs, just like a eraser. Have had much better luck with the redlines, but they aren't quite as nice in other ways. The best in my personal opinion would be the exakt same last and shape as for CS, but with Science friction rubber. Maybe even slightly softer last if used for comps, but with a harder edge right up at the toe's.

Rockentry brought me here. Gonna try a MadRock on the next go. I use Butora - Gomi & Tenaya - Lati.

These shoes look amazing!! but if Madrock really wants to be a global brand, it should focus on simplifying resoling. Here in Italy it is not easy to resole shoes that are not LaSportiva or Scarpa. Especially if these new shoes have so much technology

Great informative video, just wished i saw it before deciding cs vs 2.0

Does anyone know if the Drone 2s have the same fit as the Drone 1s? Sadly have to ship them so can't try them on

Please make an all black 2.0 (With a black tongue) 🥹

Incredible video. Love hearing these finer details. I do wonder how this relatively untested technology will maintain downturn overtime relative to tensioned platforms, but this is super interesting. Also @MadRockClimbs - any thoughts on sizing the CS vs the Drone 2.0?

I want to buy Madrock Dron CS HV climbing shoes, and my foot size is 26 cm. What shoe size should I choose to ensure the best performance for climbing?

Does the new drone 2.0 design make resoling more difficult?

PLEASE!!! Make wides, i know so many people that would get them for life.

Is he the founder of Mad Rock? Either way, crystal clear explanations.

which one is most like the 5.10 hiangle?? Not sure if I should order online (in Australia). My only reference is that I wear a 41.5 evolv shaman

The only complaint I have about the CS is that they didn’t feel very sensitive, which I was hoping to get with a comp oriented shoe. But otherwise the rubber is amazingly sticky and almost never slips

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so since everything is one rubber, this means that resole is not an option anymore? :(

Only thing holding me back from buying a pair rn is the HV and LV comparison. Like the drago lv’s fit me well but are a little mushy in the heel so i imagine i need to buy the lv drones? Or since this guy mentioned how their hv’s fit more like other brands lv’s that i should get the drone hv’s? Im just comfused

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What is the difference with the IRS from Boreal of +15 years ago?

Hmm anyone has gotten the cs? And how was your fit, True to size like he said? Or do you need to down. Does it fit short and wide heels and toebox?

How long till the Mad Rock Drone 2.0 will be for sale in EU? 🥺

I'd love to buy some Drone 2.0 HV's, but it seems my size (US 9.5) is always sold out. Any idea when this model will become more widely available?

Hello. Which climbing shoes are better for me for climbing lead on limestone and for slabs? Is drone 2.0 or drone CS more suitable for me? Thank you in advance

Unfortunately with the molded toe shoes they may be impossible to resole so you're stuck rebuying more often.

Please keep anchoring the price. I won't be able to afford $300 climbing shoes 😭

so when is the vision coming out?

Drones 1.0=Secret Sauce Drones 2.0=The Sauce The secret is out.

remoras better

Vegan glue is shit on black drones. Dont buy them, i was stupid enough to buy them twice cuz i love the model, but now im switching for good. 150eu for shoe that start to delaminate first time you stand on small edge. 🤢

Had the Drone, Remora and shark and non of them can match my instincts or Skwama. Drone and Remora is so unstable on small edges and the shark sux on slabs. Definitely no mad rock for me again.

Seems to be almost imposible a resole