I liked the Xero shoes I got for running like a year ago so I wanted to get another pair for the gym and a pair for my husband to try out... the prices were so ridiculous tho Amazon and other resellers scalp the shit out of them for some reason AND have shittier stock.
They're like a third of the price if you get them from the website on sale (there's always a sale on less popular models/colors/sizes)
just letting y'all know in case you were looking into getting some anyways
Ugly workout shoe gang
I scooped a pair of hideous new metcon 9s for $85 on Nike.com
They really are ghastly but I only wear them to the gym so 🤷♂️ it’s the exact same shoe
Haha hell yeah!
Honestly I'm convinced that shoe brands only produce those awful colors cause they see people wearing terrible ugly colors, and people only wear the colors cause they got them on sale and no one actually wanted them. It's an Ouroboros of self-fullfilling prophecy!
Have you ever used the vibram five fingers? If so would you say the feel of the xero soles are comparable? I'm trying to find a cheaper alternative to hundred and something dollar shoes I gotta replace every few months, but I really like the barefoot feel. I found some $30ish barefoot-like shoes that copy the five finger aesthetic but they don't really leave me feeling as grounded as the five fingers.
Holy shit, I thought the frogmen went extinct
To think they walk (🤢) among us, even here
Five Finger shoes always seemed really cool, but I've never tried them because I wasn't optimistic about them fitting my weirdly shaped toes without chafing haha..
I do relate to that "not as grounded" feel tho, I have tried some 40€ no-name barefoot shoes before I got the xeros and I wasn't impressed. Something about the sole material just wasn't right (either it was too heavy or too thick, I couldn't really place it) and they just weren't shaped right to actually stay on without flopping around. The Xero soles are worlds away from that imo, they're just a lot lighter and more flexible.
There might be an option to get the shoes you want refurbished or second hand maybe? I've heard people do that a lot with Vivoactives cause they're just so expensive and it doesn't really matter like with padded shoes because there isn't any padding that can be worn down by the previous owner
Something about the sole material just wasn't right (either it was too heavy or too thick, I couldn't really place it) and they just weren't shaped right to actually stay on without flopping around
Yes! That's exactly it. I'm a reasonably large, fit guy with feet sized to match. So I need a wide toe box, but I also need them not to flop around like clown shoes. All the support for the cheapos seem to wrap the pressure around the top of the foot and then pull back towards the heel leaving my fascia (which I fucked up earlier this year) completely unsupported. Because the fivefingers wrap around each toe, the pressure is more evenly spread out supporting the whole foot.
I'll have to think about the Xeros, they're still a bit expensive for me, but maybe my next pair once I'm healed up a bit more.
There might be an option to get the shoes you want refurbished or second hand maybe?
I've not had any luck in my googles. I may have to email some of the cobbler people vibram have listed on their site and see if there's anything that can be done. Thanks for the the insight on the Xeros!
