Comments on: Review – Vibram FiveFingers: Classic, Sprint & KSO

By: sydney

sydney — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:06:21 +0000

Love em, love em, love em! These are the best shoes EVER! When I go out in them its like a foot massage-both stimulating and relaxing. I bet the feet connect to important chinese meridians. I have had a hard time adjusting to them, its the between toes area-its not used to any material being there and gets cranky. How ever I think they’ll get used to it in time. This area doesn’t even like toed socks-so its not a problem with fit with the shoes. After wearing these shoes my feet feel worked, like they,ve been to the gym. I’ve felt areas of my feet that have been numbed all my life, that I never knew existed. These shoes are REAL!

By: Al Gauthier

Al Gauthier — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:29:02 +0000

Hi Keith,

Yes, the Sprints have a very snug fit, great for activity where a secure fit is the most important thing. With the extra coverage KSO shoes do not need to be as snug to stay on the foot, and thus they are more comfortable.

By: KeithMartino

KeithMartino — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:19:29 +0000

Excellent review and great coverage on the pairs of shoes. My personal preference is the KSO’s as well, if the sprints were as comfortable as the KSO’s I may lean toward them but for some reason they don’t fit the same, had you have similar experience?

By: John Greene

John Greene — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:05 +0000

Back in Sept. I got my 1st pair of VFFs after a year of contemplation. Mine are the KSO Treks and I love them. They take a pit of practice to get into them smoothly. However, one they’re on I don’t want to take them off.

Daily use was a quick adaptation from typical gym shoes. Socks are a worthy investment in cold weather. Other then that I have no reservations about wearing them most anywhere. Adverse terrain is NO problem. Scrabbling up slopes while trail running is in fact more sure footed then with my conventional shoes. Healthy sized gravel is a breeze too.

The attention is mixed. I’ve gotten used to it all now and enjoy spreading the word about them. Just took me time not to shy away from the attention. Never realized how many folks pay attention to your footwear. Perhaps these just grab one’s eye more then most any other footwear.

I share Ryan Graham’s anticipation of running into someone else sporting some VFFs.

I’ll shut up now. Thanks for the Review!

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:54:55 +0000

Great review. I lift and do sprints in the Sprint model, and I find that it stays pretty secure on my feet compared to reports of the Classic model, which people have mentioned are not as good for strenuous exercise.

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By: Lisa's Chaos

Lisa's Chaos — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:06 +0000

These are very intriguing! I suffer a lot of foot pain caused by shoes – pain that I don’t get if I go barefoot or wear. . .well, “alligators” if you know what I mean. I wonder how my feet would fair in these. you’ve given me something to ponder.

By: Grok

Grok — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:08:05 +0000

KSOs inhabit my closet. I love them! Looking to buy a pair of sprints soon.

Wish 5 fingers (at least KSO model) were a little faster to slip on.

By: Ryan Graham

Ryan Graham — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:33:42 +0000

I bought a pair of KSO’s about 3 weeks ago. I wear my them all day, including my 2 hours of commuting on Vancouver’s public transit and the endless hours in an office building (obviously very casual). I found that the attention died down a bit because it was the same groups of people seeing the shoes and I eventually answered all their questions.

My friend, who bought a pair at the same time doesn’t seem to like the extra attention. I hope these catch on a little more, it would be nice to see someone else wearing them in public in my area.

Oh, and running in them is great. An adjustment, for sure, but I’m already more comfortable in fivefingers than my “real” running shoes.

By: Al Gauthier

Al Gauthier — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:14:54 +0000

Hi Tina. My pleasure, thanks for the comment. Most of the time I welcome the comments as they are by far positive, and I’m happy to spread the word for these great shoes.

By: tina

tina — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:21:32 +0000

Thank you for the fabulous review. I have been anxiously waiting for it to be posted. It is the most thorough I have read about VFFs. I appreciate the inclusion of the down-sides, too. I have also found that it is difficult to go in public with them without someone asking me about my footwear, for good or for bad.