VibramMen's FiveFingers V-Run Retro

Fit is on point. Material is on point. It's is comfortable even if you're new to five toe shoes. I use mine for everything from short walks, going to the store, billing, etc...everything you could think of. Literally don't have anything bad to report here.

Love these! Wear them every day to the gym.What’s not to love?They’re:- flexible- perfect fit- comfortable arch support- they were a little more than I wanted to spend, but glad I did- quality of the materials is excellent- very durable, next user-test is spring/summer hiking- great value for the money!

I’ve been wearing 5 fingers for a few years, but post COVID the availability has been hit or miss on new ones. Finally found these and they’re still in the soft on the inside and sturdy on the outside phase. Come fall I’m sure they’ll smell like a monkey’s butt…..looking forward to putting some miles in ‘em.

I started wearing this type shoe 10 years ago. The shoe have progressively get worse until this pair. They remind me of my first pair. They move with the foot and protect from rough terrain.

Sent me a small size and sole is hard

My experience: these (i bought the black with lime green) do NOT run the same size as the V-run (non-retro). They are shorter in the toes. I have owned and loved the v-runs in a 42 for over a year now, but in these the 42 was tight-and-short in the toes. Otherwise, they are comfortable shoes and a little "dressier" than the v-runs, with a cloth/canvas material as compared to the silk-glove-like material of the v-run non-retros, i.e. more for around town and less for running in look and material, more of a fall/winter vibram). I also like the bit of extra cushioning under the center of the medial longitudinal arch these have (which my non-retros don't).I returned the 42s and bought 43s which, even though one size larger than my non-retro V-runs, are -- when you hold them up sole-to-sole with the v-runs -- the same length as my v-runs size 42. Lesson learned: all Vibram models are not the same in sizing.A note on the wacky per-color, per-size differential in pricing on these (and a lot of specialty shoes on this site) you may also see: i noticed when first purchasing the 42s that the 43s were about $40 more expensive (same model, same color). I expect Vibram sells its overstock on Am azon(?). However, after returning the 42s and going back to the shoe webpage to consider whether i wanted to invest even more money to get these great shoes in a size that fit, the price of all sizes of this shoe had dropped to the price of the pair i had just returned. Dy nam ic pri cing?

I bought a set for my fiancé'. All was good, for the first day. The first pair I bought him went through a week of intermittent wear before a hole appeared on the top of the foot. (not a place known to show wear in any shoe, let alone in the first year.)I returned the pair, and received a new set. All was good. They lasted a month and one day before the inner sole began to separate at the toe from the fabric.This review is a 3 only at his request. I would have merited it far less.At least they lasted more than one week I suppose.These shoes are better than overall sneakers, and my fiancé adores them. He is sad that they don't measure up the way that he remembers. He is beside me ensuring that my review isn't too scathing as he has a love for the company.I for one am not impressed. The shoes are advertised for athletics, and for the price I paid, I would expect them to last longer than my cheap big blue box store tenni's made of foam.

Runs small. I wear women’s 8-8.5. Had to order men’s size 8-8.5. Slightly long in toe length but much better width. Would rather have a little bit of extra room than too tight. The women’s were extremely narrow and tight. Orange is my second pair. My favorite long distance 4+ mile walking shoe on trails.