Description
- Spacious forefoot allows for natural foot movement and toe splay to empower your stride
- The trail-specific mesh with supportive overlays locks your foot into place and protects from debris
- Additional padding around the ankle collar also feels softer and locks down the heel more securely
- Wrap-around TPU overlays with braided fishing line the lateral sides offer an excellent combination of speed and stability
- Grippy rubber soles with 3mm trail lug pattern provide reliable grip on adventures without sacrificing ground feedback
Frank S –
These are my first pair of minimalist shoes and I am very pleased with them. I have narrow feet and normally wear sneakers in a size 9.5. I purchased these in 9.5 wide and they fit perfectly. The shoes hug my feet and are very light. Inside, they have a thin removable insole that helps when walking on hard surfaces. I be wearing them with the insole because it does not reduce their flexibility and I’m not quite ready to go with a fully minimal foot bed. The quality is really good. The shoes are light as a feather and as comfortable as a pair of slippers. They also look great with jeans or shorts. These are an excellent choice whether you are new to minimalist shoes or just want a pair that doesn’t cost a fortune.
Eric –
Great flexibility and comfort in these shoes. I use them mainly as a walking shoe and after after two months of use, the sides are ungluing :(. Return window has closed but, I hope they can fix the quality of the sole.
John I. –
No había de mi talla así que compré una talla más grande. Tengo 4 meses con estos tennis.
Me encantan, son super cómodos. La tela es poco rígida y creía que se iba a disolver fácilmente a la primera lavada pero han resistido muy bien. A la hora de lavarlos me sorprendí ya qué no se les adhiere la suciedad permanentemente. Siguen como nuevos.
Tengo pies ligeros y delicados pero muy fuertes, es muy común de que la suela la agujere fácilmente, pero ya llevo 4 meses con ellos y no he tenido necesidad de conseguir suelas nuevas.
Las únicas personas que no les recomendaría este par son las que constantemente viven en un lugar muy rocoso, al caminar sobre grava o piedras punteagudas se siente un poco incómodo pero para mi que vivo en un lugar urbano están excelentes.
M. Grasso –
I have been heartbroken over the Lems, Primal 2 being discontinued. The Primal 3 does not even feel like a minimalist shoe and I cant walk 2 miles in them without a blister. I am a former long distance runner with a bunion and foot issues who converted to minimalist shoes, short distance running, and weights. The Primal 2 has kept me active and pain free for 7+ years. I have been trying several brands/styles and these are the closest I have found and they work with my correct toe spacers. This brand was recommended by a PT. They look good, feel great, and you can’t beat the price. No breaking in, perfect right out of the box. Thank you!
Amazon Customer –
Una excelente compra, ya que a mi hijo le encantaron ya que son antiderrantes y muy cómodos.
M. Grasso –
Right when I put them on, they’re comfortable and just right. I have several pairs of this brand. So happy to have found a wide toe box shoe! My only critique (in general of this brand) is the exterior soles be thicker for multiple terrain comfort. You still will not go wrong buying these though. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Katie and Jake –
There wasn’t an inherent issue with the shoe itself. The construction was solid, and the design was lightweight, soft, and delivered the barefoot feel I was specifically looking for. However, the primary reason I decided to return it was due to the fit. I ordered the wide option, but it turned out to be too wide for my preference. It felt slightly loose during my testing, which ultimately led me to feel less secure and comfortable while wearing it. Because of this, I rated the shoe 4 stars instead of 5, as the fit didn’t fully meet my expectations.
John I. –
Me quedaron muy bien, si lo recomiendo
Katie and Jake –
I’ve tried many minimalist barefoot shoes, this particular shoe is an excellent blend of everything I need.
Rugged aggressive tread for hiking.
Extra wide toe box with a canvas top, which means essentially no break-in needed. Comfortable right off the bat!
And of course the zero drop heal makes me feel planted and helps my feet to spread.
They’re not flimsy like some other brands of minimalist shoes, they’re a good blend of rugged sturdiness but still flexible and grippy.
I am definitely buying more of these in the future!
Amazon Customer –
I bought these shoes after getting the “WHITIN Men’s Wide Minimalist Barefoot Sneakers Ultimate Relaxation” style thinking they would be the same. They’re not. They are much narrower than the “relaxation” shoes, which I think are the best cheap barefoot shoes you can buy mostly because of the ultra wide toebox. So be careful, these are much narrower and if you have wide feet, you will either need to upsize or get another variety and hope for the best. Check the photo to see how much narrower they are than the wide barefoot shoes. That’s the reason why I only gave it four stars.
That being said, I decided to keep them anyway (after first wanting to return them). Although they’re narrower than the wide barefoot version, there’s still plenty of room for toe splay and the narrower fit gives a little more stability in the instep. Your foot doesn’t slide around as much, but it’s also a little confining. I’m going to use them as a transitional running shoe. They are zero-drop and have a wide-ish toebox, so they’re better than a traditional pointy-toed running shoe, but they have some stack height and padding in the insole. In fact, I think that’s the best use for these – as a transitional mid-point between old school pointy shoes and full-on barefoot shoes.
The tread is aggressive and would probably do very well on a trail run. The sole is still flexible like a barefoot shoe, which is good, but the added height provides more protection. They also look pretty good, but a lot of that comes down to the lack of toebox width, which eliminates the clown-shoe look of a lot of barefoot shoes but at the cost of not really being a barefoot shoe.
I’m learning a lot about Whitin shoes and while I like them a lot, I hope they start making shoes that are more like the wide barefoot shoes than these. It seems like with these shoes, they wanted to make barefoot shoes, but didn’t want to go too far to alienate regular shoe buyers. It does make for a decent transitional sneaker, but if they’re serious about barefoot shoes, they need to put that extra-wide toebox on everything that they call barefoot shoes.
UPDATE: I’ve worn these for a few runs now and also for a few walks. I like them more every time I use them. They’re OK for running, but they are perfect as a walking shoe. I’ll keep running in them as I don’t want to wear them out too quickly. Once it gets warmer out I’ll start running outdoors and give another update.
Nazeem –
Product arrives quickly, fit well and shoes are comfortable. For the cost, they are in my opinion best barefoot shoes for cost
mcleslie –
Me llegó la talla que pedí, muy cómodos
Claudia Sánchez López –
Cumple con lo señalado en la descripción del producto, pudiera mejorar la calidad de la suela y su plantilla, pudiendo ser más suave al impacto.