Anyone here try the Vibram Five Finger [Toed] Shoes, yet?

[teedubya]

I got a pair for Christmas, well a couple days before Christmas... and they are by far, the most comfortable shoe that I've ever worn.

I have flat feet, and so standing properly in shoes has always been a challenge... but the way these shoes are constructed, my feet are perfectly in the right place, for like the first time ever.



http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/index.htm

Our revolutionary design makes feet healthier by allowing them to move more naturally and freely.

The typical human foot is an anatomical marvel of evolution with 26 bones, 33 joints, 20 muscles and hundreds of sensory receptors, tendons and ligaments. Like the rest of the body, to keep our feet healthy, they need to be stimulated and exercised.

So, I've elected to not wear shoe mittens anymore and I've evolved my footwear.

This isn't my review... but I feel the same.

[Silock]

I had a pair for a while, but I'm between sizes, and they gave me massively uncomfortable blisters in between my toes on the soles of my feet.

I liked them, but couldn't deal with that.

[teedubya]

Originally Posted by Silock

I had a pair for a while, but I'm between sizes, and they gave me massively uncomfortable blisters in between my toes on the soles of my feet.

I liked them, but couldn't deal with that.

I think each pair fits a bit different. On one pair that i got, that I am returning... my right little toe doesn't fit it well... my other pair, the Bikila, fits amazing.

[teedubya]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

This is the silliest shit I've seen in ages.

Yeah, I thought so at first, until I tried on a pair... and having worn them for a month, they could be clown shoes and I'd still rock them.

[teedubya]

Originally Posted by -King-

Is there a specific reason why they are toed? I don't understand how that can really help. If they weren't toed, they wouldn't look as gay.

regular shoes scrunch your toes and push them together.

There are 33 bones in the foot. These shoes have pads and treads that help optimize each area of the foot for optimal walking, balance and posture.

Plus, they help strengthen your metatarsal arch.

[Pants]

Welcome to 2 years ago, bro.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by teedubya

regular shoes scrunch your toes and push them together.

There are 33 bones in the foot. These shoes have pads and treads that help optimize each area of the foot for optimal walking, balance and posture.

Plus, they help strengthen your metatarsal arch.

Are they paying you?

[Saulbadguy]

How much do these things cost?

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

This is the silliest shit I've seen in ages.

...

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

How much do these things cost?

like a million dollars

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

How much do these things cost?

Bout 80.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by Pants

Bout 80.

That seems a tad pricey for just half a shoe.

[Jenson71]

It seems like the separate toe structure could be an internal design of the shoe, so that it would otherwise look like a regular shoe. Which would look much more socially acceptable.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Jenson71

It seems like the separate toe structure could be an internal design of the shoe, so that it would otherwise look like a regular shoe. Which would look much more socially acceptable.

I think the point of shoes is that people like this WANT to look different. I mean really, what good is different and progressive if you aren't able to show off to everybody how different and progressive you are?

[COchief]

Super trendy and completely reeruned. Crocs version 2.0, but hey looking ridiculous doesn't matter as long as you're on the cutting edge of every new fashion trend. Just ask all the sheeple air-headed teenage girls wearing stupid looking $200 Ugg boots because some idiot celebrity got paid to wear them ten years ago.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by -King-

Is there a specific reason why they are toed? I don't understand how that can really help. If they weren't toed, they wouldn't look as gay.

I presume it's a branding thing. The whole purpose of these shoes isn't fashion. They're meant to be running shoes, and a different, more natural type of running shoe. If the goal is to simulate being barefoot, it seems like having toes supports that image.

Maybe there's a functional reason, but even if not I think it's a good brand differentiation. Until of course the Chinese start doing illegal knockoffs of it and drive them out of business by stealing their intellectual property.