Comments on: Barefooting, Review of Vibram Five Finger Shoes

By: Barefoot Runner

Barefoot Runner — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:07:40 +0000

I really love the idea of these shoes. They look so comfy. I run barefoot every time i get the chance its so much more comfortable and i also rock climb barefoot. As crazy as that sounds i actually get a whole lot better grip on rocks than i do when i have shoes on. I get alot of scrapes and bruises but i always treat them correctly. I have just one problem with these shoes though. I’m a kids size. Being a naturally small woman i have small feet. When i was looking at there shoes and sizes i fell in love with the Bikila style. I measured my foot and it was around 7 7/8″ that number isn’t even on the chart. The lowest size they stop with is a 36 which is 8 7/8″ this would make me a size 32 which is in the kids range. Ive been so angry with this in not being able to find my shoe size anywhere

By: henry

henry — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:31:12 +0000

I don’t know much about it. I just know it is popular. After reading your articles, i realize they are high-quality and helpful. I love them.

By: My five finger shoes

My five finger shoes — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:07:29 +0000

I love these shoes, so much that I made a webpage with a small review about them.

By: Peter Beck

Peter Beck — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:11:22 +0000

I really wanted to love them, especially after seeing Tim Ferris go on about them, but they just didn’t work for me.

My feet fall somewhat outside of the standard mold: they’re fairly broad across the ball, and my toes are pretty curved, like hammertoes, but not quite. The rubber sole extends to each toe underside, but if your toes aren’t shaped fairly straight, that’s a lot of rubber-wanting-to-be-straight that each little toesie has to constantly fight if it isn’t.

I had to return mine after a few days due to that toe discomfort, and I tried a number of sizes.

By: Barefoot Moe

Barefoot Moe — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:18:17 +0000

Interesting review and I agree on most points – I have 2 pairs of Vibrams Fivefingers (Classic and Sprint) and I like them very much. However, and unfortunately, I can’t agree with this statement: “a unique feeling of freedom (feels as if you are barefoot)”.

I’m sorry, but this is like claiming that wearing gloves on your hands feels like being bare-handed. It simply doesn’t. While Vibram has done a great job creating a minimalistic alternative to barefooting, it is still that: “an alternative”, not an “equivalent”.

The shoes, like gloves on your hands, still isolate your feet from their environment and muffle the sense of touch; furthermore, your feet are covered in layers of rubber and fabric – therefore, I’m sorry, but it’s nothing like the true feeling of being barefoot.

Just my humble opinion