Comments on: Vibram Five Fingers Sprint Review

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:59:39 +0000

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By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:24:35 +0000

I purchased the Bikila model today and because of the chemical odor I decided to wash them (by hand) prior to wearing. They are silver/blue with no red to be seen but there is LOTS of red dye running from the stiching in the sink. I rinse it off and more bleeds out from the stitches on both shoes! All I can imagine is that there is some red cloth in the padded area above the stitching that’s not visible. Has anyone had a similar issue?

By: Peg Purdue

Peg Purdue — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:18:19 +0000

Not sure if anyone mentioned it above or not, but the site says NOT to dry them in the sun. That is my only complain … they take a long time to dry … What I read was that they recommend you buy two pairs if you wear them frequently. Why pay the company $100 for one pair when you can pay $200 for two???? Disappointing answer … but I do love the shoes.

By: Back At It | Low Gear Endurance

Back At It | Low Gear Endurance — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:58:25 +0000

[...] jacket over her. I wish I had a picture, but I didn’t think about it until after. I put on my VFF’s and we took off. She lasted about 30 minutes and then started to fuss a little. I looked down and [...]

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:16:05 +0000

My husband and I are hoping to each get a pair of VFFs soon. I was originally going to buy the Classics for myself, but I’m considering the KSOs and Sprints now. I’ll be using them for casual wear like any other shoe, but I also intend to start walking more with them, and I’m looking for a good pair to use while spending time in the water (rivers, the ocean).

The KSOs come in incredibly ugly colors for women, so I’m thinking of getting the Classics or Sprints, but I’m torn as to what I should do! If the Classics won’t slide off your foot too easily, I’d prefer to get them. I’ve been seeking out reviews for the Sprints and Classics and I haven’t found much elaboration on how well they stay on the foot. Your review of the Sprints has been pretty helpful though!

Any suggestions?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:19:55 +0000

I just bought the FFV spints and I really enjoy them. They seem to fit well but there is a little bit of space if I press on the back of the heel, should I be worried about this space if they don’t fit exactly. I would think this is less than a cm and so far I have had to issue with blisters or rubbing. I like the sprints because they seem easiest to get my toes into, I have only walked around and ran in them for maybe twenty minutes.

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:43:27 +0000

I have found the same problem. I got my first pair of Vibrams at the beginning of this semester (around the end of February/beginning of March). I wear the Jaya which is strictly a women’s style and is made for more cross training than everyday wear. I am going to do a 2 month old update of my vibrams on my blog. What I have noticed is that the rubber toe pads see a lot of wear and working out and walking in my vibrams 100% of the time has made them pretty smelly. I am beginning to experiment with new ways of cleaning then, including using denture tabs and plastic bags to give them a good baking soda soak.

As for wear and tear, it may be useful for you to travel with 2 pair. Many VFF owners have multitudes of them and they really don’t take up a whole lot of room in a travel bag! I’m retiring my jaya’s to strictly workout shoes once my sprints get here.

Also, your VFFs had a fairly long life. They say a good pair of tennis shoes should last you about a year!

By: eric ducet

eric ducet — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:38:15 +0000

ive never had the clasic but i was sized in a shop and the vff sizing tool they used was far off it said size 52 but i take a size 12 shoe witch is = to size 47in bikila and kso i notice on vibram website they changed the way to size you look at youre shoe size nowand it tells you the size in vff you need depending on the model the chart is difrent ive never had blisters from my kso or and my bikilas seen to have even less friction spots and have lil more cushon for walking and hikeing i use kso for watter and bikila for running hicking walking but they culd be too small check out the website and see from what i think is if you rais youre big toe up it shuld barely touch the end of the vff and when down shuld not touch the end becuse once you start moving around alot youre foot tends to slid forward if you tighten the strap too much it pulls you foot forward

sory no speel checker did my best with my disability to make it legible

By: Melissa H.

Melissa H. — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:29:07 +0000

I just purchased my first pair of Classics, at the advice of my doctor (for lower back pain). I went into a local retail store and had my foot sized; the lady told me I would need a size 37; so I went online and ordered a pair (b/c the local store didn’t have the color I wanted in that size). I have only worn them for about 2 hours today. My big toes feel very cramped – in fact the end rubs against the edge. Should I give this time? Or was I sized incorrectly? Also, my heels were rubbing against the back of the shoe and it was causing blisters. I went out and purchased those heel comfort straps, and we’ll see if that helps tomorrow. Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you.

By: eric doucet

eric doucet — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:02:29 +0000

ok so its all good now their not sure why the material is so tight on this pair and the color is so different the inside is orange not yellow and the straps are so short might have bee a manufacturing issue but they are shipping me a pair of bikila in the mail should be here in next 2 weeks so i can go for a jog im happy now took to phone calls and got to talk to ryan and was big help cant wait to get my bikilas and if this work will be getting bikila ls and a pair of kimodo and for the winter a pair of kso flow