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I bought some heavily reduced Vivobarefoot trail shoes a couple of years ago and absolutely love running in them.
However, if they are as simple and stripped down as they seem to be surely I can get by in a cheap pair of 'plimsolls' instead of shelling out £80-90 on another pair?! Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Womens-Drai...rds=watershoes
These would work. Thin bit off rubber to stop you cutting your feet. Simple!
Happy with my Vivo Primus Trail SG (soft ground)- they have great grip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Bob
To be honest I was thinking of something like this...
http://www.plimsolls4school.com/cont...plimsolls.html
The Vivo shoes I had were end of line trail freaks which I loved, however it seems a bit weird spending up to £100 on a pair of shoes that are supposedly virtually barefoot?
Altras are zero drop and easily as wide as the Vivo's - but have more cushioning. Their MT's also have decent grip. The only overt problem with wide shoes that I have found is that they tilt sideways more on surfaces angled to the side - so if you have "weak" ankles this may be a problem. It is said that the cushioning in the Altra's means that you do not need to build up wearing them quite so slowly.
Less is more of course :-)
These are pretty good and very plimsoll like:
https://www.needlesports.com/55448/p...ssic-grey.aspx
I use these for martial arts and knocking about in. https://www.yellowmountain.co.uk/pro...-kung-fu-shoes