Quote Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak View Post
I'd love to try some VFF or equivalant but don't fancy paying up front for something I might use a couple of times and not like.

any one know of a shop that has test shoes to try??
That's exactly why I'm using £5 aqua shoes (with insoles removed) for my tentative 'barefoot' experiments

This guy:

http://www.barefootrunner.com/2009/0...teraqua-shoes/

seems to have tried most options and rates aqua shoes at "8/10 toes" which is better than all the alternatives (apart of course from proper barefoot), including one of the fivefingers models. Obviously I can't really comment as I've not tried fivefingers myself, but part of me would like a pair of fivefingers simply because they look so far-out and conversation-starting. I wonder how many other people get them for that reason. Fine if you've got the money I guess.