This has put me off jumping on the barefoot bandwagon, as the only minimalist shoes I can find anywhere near me are Inov-8's and I have pretty wide (or fat, if you'd prefer) feet. I'm generally loathe to order shoes off the internet but for £55 quid I might give these a go. If it doesn't work out at least then I haven't wasted 90 odd quid like I might have done on VFF's.Of course I would prefer to buy one of the more minimalist inov 8 trail shoes but inov 8 haven't quite worked out the need for more space in the toe box yet. Okay, make your fell racers like rock climbing slippers but minimal trail shoes need to allow for toe splay and expanding feet!