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Thread: Vibram Five Fingers Footwear
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11-30-2007, 07:04 AM #1
Vibram Five Fingers Footwear
I just got a pair of these "Shoes" and wore them yesterday on the hard concrete and had hoped to go trail running last night, but the bottoms of my feet were too sore. I am guessing that maybe my feet will get used to being "barefoot"? Do any of you have experience with this footwear and if so, I wonder if I may solicit your opinions? I am considering bringing the line into my store as a retail item and any help would be appreciated! Thanks,
Bo
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11-30-2007 07:04 AM # ADS
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12-01-2007, 07:16 PM #2
"Beta"
Well....maybe no beta is a good thing? None of you have tried these "jewells"? I must admit they do look pretty.....ummmmm? Pretty strange! Well...I wore them for 2 hours on thursday on the hard concrete floor and my feet HURT that night. I wore them for 3 hours on friday on the hard concrete floor and my feet seem to have adjusted a little bit. I wore them for almost 5 hours today and my feet still hurt. Tomorrow I will try wearing them as long as I can on a hike up Petroglyph Canyon, over the saddle to Keyhole Canyon (maybe up to Jughandle Arch) and down Keyhole Canyon (No swimming). I hope I can persevere the pain (or no pain). I think I'm going thru mid-life crisis and have the need to go barefoot again!? Peace!
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12-03-2007, 02:38 PM #3
I've never worn the Five Fingers, but I have a a pair of Nike Free shoes that are supposed like going barefoot. (Although, the design of the Nike is quite a bit different from those of the Five Fingers). Nike suggests that you wear them around the house and for normal day-to-day junk for 7-10 days before you use them for running or other strenuous activities.
This guy was one of Vibram's original testers of the Five Finger, and may have good advice:
http://www.barefootted.com/
I've had the Five Fingers low on my wish list for about 18 months. I like the idea of running barefooted, but I'm too much of a pansy to actually do it.
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12-03-2007, 02:47 PM #4
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I need to try them out since I am the barefoot type and I bet my fat feet will be happy in them. Your bony feet Bo just are not the right types for those awesome shoes!
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12-03-2007, 02:56 PM #5Originally Posted by tanya
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12-04-2007, 11:27 PM #6
Certainly a strange lookin' pair of flopper's. I have found that the goofy lookin' shoes are mainly just goofy.
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12-08-2007, 09:55 AM #7
i think its a good idea but I know Id catch a toe on something and break the poor thing off
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12-08-2007, 09:59 AM #8
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I am the barefoot type. I really want to try them! My toes get so beat up with all the hiking and rubbing on shoes and then calluses from belly dance don't help.
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12-08-2007, 09:24 PM #9
I'v had a pair for a over a year. Mine are an early model without the strap across the top, the strap looks like a big plus. I like them well enough that I am planning to cough up the money for another pair.
The family makes fun every time I wear them.
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12-08-2007, 09:36 PM #10
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Have you wore them hiking? How are they are hard surfaces or uneven places like a river bottom?
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12-08-2007, 10:44 PM #11
No long hikes but I have had them camping in the mountains, desert and swiming in them, they are good water shoes and fit so snug that they are great for uneven surfaces. The rubber soles are just thin enough to transfer some feeling but still very durable. The top material is quite thin and not so durable, mine have a few small tears from general use.
I might try this model next. Just wish they had a cross for us desert dwellers.
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12-08-2007, 11:05 PM #12
where did you pick up a pair Keith?
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12-09-2007, 05:39 AM #13Originally Posted by fourtycal
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12-09-2007, 05:41 AM #14Originally Posted by greyhair biker
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12-09-2007, 05:50 AM #15Originally Posted by fourtycal
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12-09-2007, 07:36 AM #16
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They look light enough to fix easy in a pack if you did want to wear other shoes for the hiking part of a trip?
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12-09-2007, 08:03 AM #17Originally Posted by greyhair biker
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12-10-2007, 06:25 AM #18Originally Posted by tanya
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12-26-2007, 07:00 AM #19
Five Fingers Footwear or Not?
FWIW: I was to go out with my son Brandon climbing on Christmas Day. He never showed up at 11AM, so I decided to slip on my Fivefingers and head out to the multi-pitch "Wagasa" and check it out on my own. It is about 1 mile in over sand and rocks. Shoes performed very well. I got on the first pitch and the shoes climbed 5.7 flawlessly! Came down and headed home. Decided that I hadn't had enough trial yet. so headed up Red Mountain out of Ivins. The shoes once again were a delight as I scrambled up the 1500' vertical/ 1 mile talus hill. I have to admit that my feet were a bit sore when i got back to the car, but I think with time my feet will come to like this footwear very much!
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12-26-2007, 09:24 AM #20
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Glad you got to get out. Dang teens!
I am anxious to try some of those new shoes. I do like to be barefoot or as close as I can get.
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