This was the one shoe that I couldn't wait to get my hands on, it seemed like the perfect shoe for those days/events that I had to wear shoes. Over-all its a great shoe, but there is just one thing that annoys the dickens out of me, but first Ill go over its good qualities.
You can wear them while barefoot, they have an awesome lining that doesn't chafe your foot anywhere from seems or other. The ventilation is really good, you can feel the wind on your foot. As compared to its predecessors it doesn't feel like a negative heel drop, which is nice, and the key reason I didn't get a trail glove and waited for the road glove. It has decentish ground feel and good sole durability (its 4mm I think, might want to double check that). The toe box is perfect for my foot, however any smaller and I would not be happy. So, if any of you have wide feet Id suggest a different shoe. Finally, they are great to run in. I don't run in shoes often, but these don't seem to cause me to change my form much, if at all. All in all this is a great product and would be my shoe of choice that I would try and stock up on, except for that one thing.
Now to the One bad thing about this shoe, the thing that annoys me to no end... The molded arch. While researching this shoe I read a review about the trail glove, and he mentioned that it has a molded arch, but all it does is provide shoe mid-foot support, and doesn't actually have any arch support. I disagree. When I first put on the shoe I felt the support instantly, and both my feet started hurting due to the support. But I put trust in the review (because it came from a source I trusted) that there wasn't actually any support, so I just figured I needed to break them in and the sensation of support would go away. Nope. It has been several months now and its still there, as a result of the support, after prolonged wear on my feet, my feet start hurting due to the support. (this is in comparison to my converse, which I can wear all day no problem. I mention this as to point out that its not shoes in general that hurt, its support). So long story short it has arch support, it may be less then a regular shoe, but its there and it sucks.
Closing remarks. I love everything about this shoe, except for the arch, and I have a feeling that it will be the number 1 seller in the minimal market. That being said, if anything its a transition shoe for people who think our feet need arch support. To any true barefooter I would not recommend this shoe. It saddens me to say that as its a great product, I just can not get over the arch. Only reason I still wear them is I payed $110 for em, and since I payed that much I'm sure as hell gunna get use out of them.
You can wear them while barefoot, they have an awesome lining that doesn't chafe your foot anywhere from seems or other. The ventilation is really good, you can feel the wind on your foot. As compared to its predecessors it doesn't feel like a negative heel drop, which is nice, and the key reason I didn't get a trail glove and waited for the road glove. It has decentish ground feel and good sole durability (its 4mm I think, might want to double check that). The toe box is perfect for my foot, however any smaller and I would not be happy. So, if any of you have wide feet Id suggest a different shoe. Finally, they are great to run in. I don't run in shoes often, but these don't seem to cause me to change my form much, if at all. All in all this is a great product and would be my shoe of choice that I would try and stock up on, except for that one thing.
Now to the One bad thing about this shoe, the thing that annoys me to no end... The molded arch. While researching this shoe I read a review about the trail glove, and he mentioned that it has a molded arch, but all it does is provide shoe mid-foot support, and doesn't actually have any arch support. I disagree. When I first put on the shoe I felt the support instantly, and both my feet started hurting due to the support. But I put trust in the review (because it came from a source I trusted) that there wasn't actually any support, so I just figured I needed to break them in and the sensation of support would go away. Nope. It has been several months now and its still there, as a result of the support, after prolonged wear on my feet, my feet start hurting due to the support. (this is in comparison to my converse, which I can wear all day no problem. I mention this as to point out that its not shoes in general that hurt, its support). So long story short it has arch support, it may be less then a regular shoe, but its there and it sucks.
Closing remarks. I love everything about this shoe, except for the arch, and I have a feeling that it will be the number 1 seller in the minimal market. That being said, if anything its a transition shoe for people who think our feet need arch support. To any true barefooter I would not recommend this shoe. It saddens me to say that as its a great product, I just can not get over the arch. Only reason I still wear them is I payed $110 for em, and since I payed that much I'm sure as hell gunna get use out of them.
