Men's FiveFingers KSO EVO | Barefoot Cross-Training Shoe for Balance and Stability

I'll start by saying that this is easily the best pair of shoes I have ever owned. What it is great for: Walking becomes an activity that is absurdly fun. I can go into any store or place where I need lateral movement and it literally feels like I am wearing some sort of super shoe. I have bad achilles tendonosis and very flat feet, and this is the first shoe that causes absolutely no trouble at all in that capacity. In the past I have been prescribed ortho treatments/inserts with limited success. The reason it doesn't hurt my achilles is the supple nature of the back heel. How it conforms to the foot is gentle and doesn't offer the dangerous rigidity found in most other shoes. Weight bearing exercise: I have used this on stair climbing workouts with my bodyweight 215 lbs + up to 80 lbs of additional weight. Surprisingly, the shoe handles the 290 lbs total weight without any problems at all. In fact, on my normal stairs routine, I can feel the knee, calf muscle and various foot muscles tracking like they naturally should. That is a little hard to describe accurately until you feel it yourself, but it is wonderful to notice how a body is supposed to move. I get a better calf workout on stairs by using these shoes and it is way more fun. What I wouldn't use it for: You can get away with running on grass or soft surfaces with this, but I definitely wouldn't pick this one for road or trail running on concrete. Vibram has other offerings for those endeavors which I am actively exploring. For me it doesn't offer quite enough padding for all out sprint workouts and is better suited to high agility movement (definitely great for weight lifting).

Still use them today and I like them.

This is a great product. Very minimal feeling. It's a little big on left foot. This is size 47. The 46 was too tight. These are almost just right. I might order alphas instead. The alphas seem alot more roomy. I wanted to try other vibrams. These aren't bad if you can right size. God bless.

I have used Vibrams for over 7 years and have only went though 3 pairs ,they hold up well.I needed a newer pair just because my older ones came apart a It at the toes.It seems they made more room for the toes and made the shoes a bit smaller.So my toes go in super easy now but I took the advice and ordered a 47 instead of a 46 (all my older ones).It definitely is a close fit like it should be and a size smaller would have really tight.I have to wait to see if they hold up as well but the quality is still there.I think they adjusted the fit for people with more weight on their body.

The shoes are weird at first but you get use to them. They are great for a casual walk and taking breaks from using shoes that then to squeeze your toes together. However do not to any heavy exercise with these shoe for which you can fracture your foot.

Wow, I look forward to finishing my coffee so I can put these five fingers on. I love em. You can feel the earth as your walking. I always boating and grip is #1. Five fingers delivers. Very Happy

Well the shoe was nice and flexible and I like how they felt on the ground. I got a half size up to 12.5 because the reviews said to go a full size up and they were too large. Just to add more confusion to how they fit. I have size 12 Pumas on now and I’ve got an 11.5-12 exchange for the Vibrams on the way

I wear a 13 tennis shoe....had to exchange these for a larger size after I got the size 14....so now I will wait for the size 15 to see if they fit. Really hurt my toes bad.... UPDATE: I WANT TO WARN YOU ALL; IF YOU DRIP DRY THESE SHOES AS THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY TO DO....YOU WILL REGRET IT. I HAVE HAD TO WASH THESE SHOES 3 TIMES IN A ROW TRYING TO GET THE SOUR SMELL FROM DRIP DRYING OUT...IT DIDN'T WORK ONCE. I DON'T RECOMMEND BUYING THESE. I had to eventually dry them on gentle hoping they won't shrink just to be able to get dryer sheets to stop the smell....it worked...but they shrunk 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️