Comments on: Review: Vibram Five Fingers Shoes

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:59:36 +0000

I have owned my VFF’s for almost a year now and they are the best things I have ever bought. I own the VFF sprint because I do all types of activities-kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, or even just walking the beaches of maine- and they are perfect. At first my arches did hurt a tad, but after about 3 days it went away and my feet feel stronger than ever!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:28:38 +0000

I’m very interested in these. I hate regular shoes because they squish my toes together too much – even after I get a larger size. I just heard about them today, so I haven’t bought any yet, but I’m seriously considering it!

By: Mark Martinez

Mark Martinez — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:46:02 +0000

Gott’a give it to Bobby, he got me with this: “sweaty rubber gloves on my feet”. Makes ya think. It may look funny, but then again… sometime back I was looking up MDB shoes. And then something happened, Nike’s new style of sports shoes do resemble that function… got one and it does feel like walking on air. Okay, back to the Five Fingers, I heard some say avoid doing over 1/2 mile on your first time out. I guess it takes some adapting and getting used to. Word has it, it force your toes to be spread open.
Mark Martinez,
Testing out best plain creatine like the energizer bunny

By: Paul D

Paul D — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:07:30 +0000

Nice post Rhetta – FiveFingers can be tough to get on for some people but once you figure it out, they slip on as fast as any regular pair of shoes.

By: Rhetta

Rhetta — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:21:49 +0000

I bought my Five Fingers a few months ago and love wearing them. I love the attention and opportunity to talk about them with anyone who inquires. I wear mine for basic daily activities that require me to walk and have worn them for full days at a time. I haven’t yet seen anyone else in them – and I love that! I am ahead of the crowd. They are very comfortable. I have flat feet, but have noticed that my arches do not hurt at all when I wear them. My posture is better and my knees and (generally weak) ankles do not hurt. I’ve never been a sneaker fan and am very happy that Vibram gave me this alternative. I wear a size 9 US shoe, and size 41 (women) Five Fingers fits me perfectly. My first attempts at getting them on were frustrating and exhausting, but after a few wears, I can get these babies on with great ease. Just takes practice. Follow the instructions that come with them and you’ll be wearing yours with pride and love in no time!

By: Five Finger Willie

Five Finger Willie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:17:52 +0000

You wrote this in July 09, it’s March 10 and I still get asked about them once a day. We need more reviews!

By: Ghillie Suit Warehouse

Ghillie Suit Warehouse — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:01:13 +0000

I love my five finger shoes. I wear them to my boxing class instead of going barefoot. The mats going slippery when peopled sweated on it and it was dangerous for bare feet. The boxing shoes I had felt like big shoes. These vibrams were the answer!

By: justin

justin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:02:31 +0000

So you’re spamming a link to “cheap MBT shoes,” which are like the anti-FiveFingers, while talking about how much you like VFFs? Fail.

By: cheap MBT shoes.....

cheap MBT shoes..... — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:59:31 +0000

My fiance purchased me a pair of Classics because I hate using traditional shoes. While wearing them I have found that I no longer have lower back and hip pain, I don’t trip over my own feet while walking, and I can enjoy walking for longer periods of time without my feet tiring. I really enjoy my shoes and I have recomended them to several people

By: Ryan F.

Ryan F. — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:25:38 +0000

I am desperately wanting a pair of these as soon as I can find the $90 to fork over.

I became interested after reading a great write up in Chris McDougall’s book, “Born to Run.”

By: justin

justin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:51:02 +0000

Tom,

Looks like your post here got a nice fat spam comment from “heathkim,” who I can only assume is the proprietor of barefootrunningshoes dot org. I say this b/c I track all things VFF and I am constantly seeing comments sprout up on blogs that tangentially link to some sorta post on barefootrunningshoes and are written by “heathjones,” “electro,” “jason heathrow,” “heesinjones,” etc. Perhaps the most obvious proof of my point is how heathkim is trying to confuse readers by suggesting that barefootrunningshoes is the official site for fivefingers.

Anyway thought you’d want to know that All Climbing was unwittingly contributing to a site like that.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:27:24 +0000

By: heathkim

heathkim — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:35:13 +0000

I like the kso’s personally, the sprints are nice and slide in faster but things do get in.. the kso’s actually does what it says.. “keeps stuff out”.

as far as looks, i think they look pretty awesome.. lotta head turns wherever i go thats for sure…

concrete I’d recommend normal shoes or nike frees though.. here’s more info on nike free and vibram and how they compare:

http://barefootrunningshoes.org/2009/10/08/nike-free-versus-vibram-five-fingers-10-points/

I think their main site for vibram five fingers is here

By: Adam K

Adam K — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:46:30 +0000

I love my Sprints; they’re the most comfortable, best shoe I’ve ever had.

Except for the stinkies. They make my feet reek really, really bad. If I could just find a way to keep them from smelling so bad… (and yes, I do wash them, but every day? Come on!)

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By: Ryan Wanger

Ryan Wanger — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:46:27 +0000

Thanks Justin for the mention. http://www.birthdayshoes.com is great…more people need to get on board with the “new” science of going barefoot.

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By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:05:03 +0000

Hi Laura, Hope you’re still enjoying the FiveFingers. I certainly have. Unfortunately they seemed to have a defect though and have started to fall apart! I wrote a review to explain.

By: Matias

Matias — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:08:54 +0000

I had my first pair like 2 year ago, and loved this things. Used them at the city and at the beach, for running, over sand, dirt and pavement, walking, etc. Have used them to run over rocks, but it turned painful after a while. I used them for camping too. They are easy to clean and they dry quick. I have no experienced any pain in my arch or knees, eventhough I have flat feet.

By: justin

justin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:03:09 +0000

@Bobby,

You make a good point — though I think the style-factor of high-heels came full circle and turned into a “shoe science” factor for companies like Nike — I mean, how is it that Nike’s “Free,” which is intended to be a barefoot shoe, STILL has a heel? Doesn’t make much sense.

Nice review, Ryan. And I think you *are* doing the world a favor by increasing awareness of VFFs though I could also see a day when you actually miss the automatic icebreaker with complete strangers that VFFs provide. For my part in trying to increase awareness of VFFs, I’m running a VFF fan site/community/forums that includes news, user stories and photos, mods, etc. Please check it out if you get a chance – birthdayshoes.com.

I’ll be throwing your review in with the latest VFF reviews from the past week (shows up every Sunday).