Five Fingered Shoes

Buzzez · 09-20-2010, 09:37 PM

I've been considering buying a pair...heard claims, that a guy could run for hundreds of miles, non stop in them...

potatoho · 09-20-2010, 09:45 PM

I have a pair. Be sure to measure your feet PRECISELY.

scarysharkface · 09-21-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by potatoho

I have a pair. Be sure to measure your feet PRECISELY.

Yes. Mine are a wee bit large, but I love them so far..

Anorak · 09-20-2010, 09:48 PM

Well, I was really curious about them and tempted to try a pair. Then I saw a few people wearing them in public. It was tough but I was able to avoid stopping other people passing by so we could ridicule the wearer en masse. They look especially funny with khakis.

troidus · 09-20-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzzez

I've been considering buying a pair...heard claims, that a guy could run for hundreds of miles, non stop in them...

Depends on the guy. If the farthest you've ever run is to the bathroom at Taco Bell, these won't suddenly turn you into an ultra runner.

Kokopelli · 09-21-2010, 01:20 AM

I saw a guy in SF wearing them the last time I was there. Didn't even know such a thing existed. I wasn't going to laugh at the wearing them, at least not to his face. His arm were the size of my legs, only not as hairy.

But since I am back in NZ I can safely say that they looked gay and I'd never wear them. How the heck can you get your toes into them? I can hardly get my gloves on properly.

The poll didn't have the option I would have picked.

Doc.Snyder · 09-21-2010, 05:18 AM

love 'em.

JDLuke · 09-21-2010, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc.Snyder

love 'em.

Those look like hobbit feet.

Snowbird · 09-21-2010, 05:26 AM

I'm waiting for the steel toed version.

Hannda · 09-22-2010, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JDLuke

Those look like hobbit feet.

The PacRat · 09-21-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Buzzez

G.Gordon · 09-21-2010, 08:25 AM

Ran a 5k Saturday night. There was a guy wearing the FLOW version. He hauled ass. I've thought about trying them too.

MeanMoe · 09-21-2010, 08:41 AM

Had mine for about a year. I agree that getting my toes into them is a PITA. I'm waiting for the swelling to go down in my broken toe before I attempt to wear them again. FWIW, the do help with the hammer toe issue.

jazzmans · 10-09-2010, 08:54 PM

AFAIK, they are an attempt by the shoe companies to cash in on the fact that we run/walk further faster WITHOUT running/cross-training shoes then with them.

I think the book was born to run, and it was enlightening to say the least. Personally, I walk everywhere barefoot I can, and always have. from what I read, the shoe companies have realized that the public is figuring out/will figure out the scam of running shoes, and the finger-shoes is an attempt to seduce people to continue to buy expensive shoes.

There is nothing those things can do that a properly fit pair of chacos can't do, and not look gay.

(disclaimer, I still own and wear birkenstock noppies)

jaz

(edit to add) Doh! 205 completely! this is what I get for posting before reading any replies, and then notice the damn replies are 9 pages long. anyway. Barefoot is good.

JimVonBaden · 10-10-2010, 11:50 AM

Saw a guy on the trail today. First day on his. Hew was seriously regretting trying this with them instead of real hiking shoes!

Jim

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09-20-2010, 09:37 PM	#1
Buzzez ^OP Wind Powered Joined: Feb 2004 Location: St. Louis, Missouri USA Planet Earth Oddometer: 10,409	Five Fingered Shoes I've been considering buying a pair...heard claims, that a guy could run for hundreds of miles, non stop in them... __________________ ~&>) (-)@(+)______

09-20-2010, 09:48 PM	#4
Anorak Woolf Barnato Joined: Jul 2004 Location: OAK Oddometer: 29,146	Well, I was really curious about them and tempted to try a pair. Then I saw a few people wearing them in public. It was tough but I was able to avoid stopping other people passing by so we could ridicule the wearer en masse. They look especially funny with khakis. __________________ 'Gonna get me a six pack...push people off the highway!' "they live off the carrion of our mutual distrust and bribe us with symbols that equate hatred with manhood." "I mean at the end of the day, I was addicted to Starting Fluid for Christ's sake!" "Yeah, that guy sure is terrible at touching moms"

09-21-2010, 01:20 AM	#6
Kokopelli Yeah, right! Joined: May 2003 Location: Waimauku Oddometer: 4,254	I saw a guy in SF wearing them the last time I was there. Didn't even know such a thing existed. I wasn't going to laugh at the wearing them, at least not to his face. His arm were the size of my legs, only not as hairy. But since I am back in NZ I can safely say that they looked gay and I'd never wear them. How the heck can you get your toes into them? I can hardly get my gloves on properly. The poll didn't have the option I would have picked. __________________ R1150GS R80GS Basic __________________

09-21-2010, 05:18 AM	#7
Doc.Snyder Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Grapevine, TX / Grosserlach, GER Oddometer: 2,011	love 'em. __________________ Never stop exploring

09-20-2010, 09:45 PM	#2
potatoho Cheese and Rice! Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Sea-level Oddometer: 4,608	I have a pair. Be sure to measure your feet PRECISELY.

09-21-2010, 05:26 AM	#9
Snowbird Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Oddometer: 218	I'm waiting for the steel toed version.

09-21-2010, 08:25 AM	#12
G.Gordon Nation of Frustration Joined: Jan 2007 Location: just south of KCMO Oddometer: 9,243	Ran a 5k Saturday night. There was a guy wearing the FLOW version. He hauled ass. I've thought about trying them too. __________________ The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears. James Allen

09-21-2010, 08:41 AM	#13
MeanMoe one really mean cat Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 2,680	Had mine for about a year. I agree that getting my toes into them is a PITA. I'm waiting for the swelling to go down in my broken toe before I attempt to wear them again. FWIW, the do help with the hammer toe issue. __________________

10-09-2010, 08:54 PM	#14
jazzmans fickt euch Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Devils Playground nv Oddometer: 4,560	AFAIK, they are an attempt by the shoe companies to cash in on the fact that we run/walk further faster WITHOUT running/cross-training shoes then with them. I think the book was born to run, and it was enlightening to say the least. Personally, I walk everywhere barefoot I can, and always have. from what I read, the shoe companies have realized that the public is figuring out/will figure out the scam of running shoes, and the finger-shoes is an attempt to seduce people to continue to buy expensive shoes. There is nothing those things can do that a properly fit pair of chacos can't do, and not look gay. (disclaimer, I still own and wear birkenstock noppies) jaz (edit to add) Doh! 205 completely! this is what I get for posting before reading any replies, and then notice the damn replies are 9 pages long. anyway. Barefoot is good. __________________ no-one sees motorcycles. life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. Klay-->You know what I mean, you bubble-headed noise-maker. jazzmans screwed with this post 10-09-2010 at 09:00 PM

10-10-2010, 11:50 AM	#15
JimVonBaden "Cool" Aid! Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Oddometer: 41,491	Saw a guy on the trail today. First day on his. Hew was seriously regretting trying this with them instead of real hiking shoes! Jim __________________ Click here for BMW Maintenance and Repair DVDs and Corrections. "Combo-Order Discounts!"

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