New shoes

• I Wear Pants

  Hb31187;778366 wrote:Are those shoes that have like toes on them a joke...or do you actually wear them? I truly hope you're joking

  
  Why? I wear them when running and hiking and such. They're really good for your feet.
• Hb31187

  

  They just look hideous thats all. I believe theyre comfortable...but man. They expensive?
• I Wear Pants

  Hb31187;778381 wrote:They just look hideous thats all. I believe theyre comfortable...but man. They expensive?

  
  Not really. I think they start at like $65 and go to like $110 or something depending on the style (they have ones more suited for trails, climbing, just regular running, etc).
  
  They're becoming incredibly popular.
• Hb31187

  

  I have honestly never seen them, made by a smaller manufacturer or a big name?
• I Wear Pants

  They're made by Vibram who isn't a huge name as far as consumer shoes go (save for the FiveFingers) but you probably own a pair of shoes with one of their soles in them. They make the soles for something like 1,000 shoe brands.
  
  http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/index.htm
• JerseyBuck

  

  Hb31187;778366 wrote:Are those shoes that have like toes on them a joke...or do you actually wear them? I truly hope you're joking

  
  No joke and I wear them while running also. They are comfortable and when i'm running i'll take comfort over style any day.
• Hb31187

  

  JerseyBuck;778404 wrote:No joke and I wear them while running also. They are comfortable and when i'm running i'll take comfort over style any day.

  
  For working out purposes I agree, good looking shoes generally arent comfortable for the gym. At least its that way for Basketball shoes, cant really speak for running shoes bc idk.
• cbus4life

  Those Vibram toe sandal thingies are pretty darn popular in New Zealand at the moment.
• BR1986FB

  
  
  I wear these to work and when I work out.
• se-alum

  

  I buy one pair of $30-$50 white tennis shoes a year. Usually KSwiss, Nike, or Cons.
• BR1986FB

  If you're interested in the "toe" shoes but are looking on the cheap, Fila makes their own called 'Skeletoes' which are quite a bit cheaper than Vibrams...
  
  
  
  
• OneBuckeye

  

  A pair of vibrams is on my birthday list. Just can't decide between the classic or a different model. I am going to replace my sandals and wear them for workouts. So I would wear them all them time during the summer except when I'm at work. Suggestions?
• BR1986FB

  OneBuckeye;778494 wrote:A pair of vibrams is on my birthday list. Just can't decide between the classic or a different model. I am going to replace my sandals and wear them for workouts. So I would wear them all them time during the summer except when I'm at work. Suggestions?

  
  What type of style are you looking for? They have a brand new model that actually looks like tennis shoes. Pretty cool looking if you ask me.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

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• OneBuckeye

  

  BR1986FB;778496 wrote:What type of style are you looking for? They have a brand new model that actually looks like tennis shoes. Pretty cool looking if you ask me.

  
  No real style, just comfort, openness and easy on/off like sandals with ability to workout in them (sprints/plyo etc). What is the new model I didn't see it on their website.
• BR1986FB

  OneBuckeye;778504 wrote:No real style, just comfort, openness and easy on/off like sandals with ability to workout in them (sprints/plyo etc). What is the new model I didn't see it on their website.

  
  
  
  They also have models that are open at the top that are easy to slide on & off. The pic above was all I could find. I saw a pair in white that was really sharp.
• hilliardfan

  I know someone who works for UPS that swears by the Vibram toe shoes. The problem I had with them was watching him take about 5 minutes just to put them on at his daughter's skating party.
• BR1986FB

  hilliardfan;778524 wrote:I know someone who works for UPS that swears by the Vibram toe shoes. The problem I had with them was watching him take about 5 minutes just to put them on at his daughter's skating party.

  
  I have a problem with my left pinkie toe. It curls inward so I have to pry my toes apart to get the left shoe on.
• oberhaus

  

  BR1986FB;778526 wrote:I have a problem with my left pinkie toe. It curls inward so I have to pry my toes apart to get the left shoe on.

  
  Dick's has one where the 2 tiny toes go into the same "pocket" So it looks like only 4 toes.
• BR1986FB

  oberhaus;778529 wrote:Dick's has one where the 2 tiny toes go into the same "pocket" So it looks like only 4 toes.

  
  I think that might be those "Skeletoes" from Fila that I posted above. If you look at the pic it looks like the smaller toe pocket is merged together.
• said_aouita

  

  
• oberhaus

  

  BR1986FB;778541 wrote:I think that might be those "Skeletoes" from Fila that I posted above. If you look at the pic it looks like the smaller toe pocket is merged together.

  
  It is. Looked at their site. Ots the only kind they sell. $59.99
• BR1986FB

  oberhaus;778576 wrote:It is. Looked at their site. Ots the only kind they sell. $59.99

  
  That's much cheaper than Vibrams. The cheapest I've seen the FF's was $75.
• se-alum

  

  I can't get past how ridiculous those Vibrams look!
• I Wear Pants

  I can't comment on the Fila ones because I haven't seen or worn them but I can say that the Vibram ones are really well made.