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FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« on: May 08, 2014, 07:13:35 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2014, 07:46:12 PM »
They are great boat/canoe shoes

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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2014, 08:05:17 PM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on May 08, 2014, 07:46:12 PM
They are great boat/canoe shoes

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So are an $8 pair of canvas sneakers  :lol:
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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2014, 08:06:47 PM »
Friend had a pair. Tried them on when we were moored in Hawaii for a while and they were great.
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2014, 08:34:40 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2014, 08:40:24 PM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on May 08, 2014, 07:46:12 PM
They are great boat/canoe shoes

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Best river shoes ever were a pair that I don't know where they came from, how much they cost or what they are called.
My teva's snaped on the James through Richmond and the raft guide let me borrow his shoes. They were ankle high booties with little suction cups on the bottoms. The suction cups wern't all that strong, but it really made for secure footing on wet boulders and such.
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2014, 09:13:59 PM »
My buddy who is a runner uses them for beach running, says he'd never dream of running them on anything but sand.
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2014, 09:25:30 PM »
Quote from: jamisjockey on May 08, 2014, 09:13:59 PM
My buddy who is a runner uses them for beach running, says he'd never dream of running them on anything but sand.

Sand makes perfect sense with those.
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2014, 09:28:00 PM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on May 08, 2014, 07:46:12 PM
They are great boat/canoe shoes

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I agree.  I think they are fairly comfortable.  As for snake oil, they are probably no worse than any of a variety of over-hyped shoes that have come out since the early 1980's.
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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2014, 09:43:59 PM »
I have a pair and like them. They aren't made for running on concrete-people aren't made for running on concrete either .
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2014, 09:45:06 PM »
Quote from: brimic on May 08, 2014, 09:43:59 PM
I have a pair and like them. They aren't made for running on concrete-people aren't made for running on concrete either .

Which is what modern running shoes solves.
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2014, 09:48:32 PM »
Quote from: jamisjockey on May 08, 2014, 09:45:06 PM
Which is what modern running shoes solves.
Exactly :cool:
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2014, 09:54:12 PM »
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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2014, 10:36:51 PM »
If I want to go barefoot, I go barefoot.

If I want to wear shoes, I wear shoes.

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« Reply #15 on: May 08, 2014, 11:10:27 PM »
Quote from: Grumpy Old Man on May 08, 2014, 10:36:51 PM
If I want to go barefoot, I go barefoot.

If I want to wear shoes, I wear shoes.

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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #16 on: May 08, 2014, 11:20:37 PM »
I always had the same reaction to those as I did to the socks that were a fad when I was a teenager.
Isn't it uncomfortable to have material between your toes? It's one thing for flip flops, but the thought of having a seam and cloth between my other toes just makes my toes feel itchy thinking about it.

I keep meaning to get a pair of those minimalist running shoes. Not for running, but they look comfy. But I don't want the finger toe thingys. I honestly can't imagine running in them. It's one thing to land on a rock or other odd spot on the ground in light soled footwear when you're walking, but running? Owchyyy!
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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2014, 02:09:29 AM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on May 08, 2014, 11:20:37 PM
I always had the same reaction to those as I did to the socks that were a fad when I was a teenager.
Isn't it uncomfortable to have material between your toes? It's one thing for flip flops, but the thought of having a seam and cloth between my other toes just makes my toes feel itchy thinking about it.

I keep meaning to get a pair of those minimalist running shoes. Not for running, but they look comfy. But I don't want the finger toe thingys. I honestly can't imagine running in them. It's one thing to land on a rock or other odd spot on the ground in light soled footwear when you're walking, but running? Owchyyy!

It will drive me freaking crazy if my sock crunches up between my toes or when I have a hole in my sock it my toe sticks out in my shoes, but it didn't bother me at all with these shoes.
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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #18 on: May 09, 2014, 02:28:37 AM »
Pretty cool deal. Buy new-fangled, untested, misrepresented shoe gadgets, ruin your feet for the rest of your life ... and the company refunds you the price of the shoes.

Gotta love class-action lawsuits.
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Re: FiveFingers Maker Will Pay Millions To Suckers Who Bought Its Shoes
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2014, 05:46:53 AM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on May 09, 2014, 02:28:37 AM
Pretty cool deal. Buy new-fangled, untested, misrepresented shoe gadgets, ruin your feet for the rest of your life ... and the company refunds you the price of the shoes.

Gotta love class-action lawsuits.

I could say the same thing about every over padded, over cushioned running shoe I wore from the age of 19 to 46.  Stress fractures and shin splints were all I got out of them.  How is it I've been injury free for the last three years?
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« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2014, 06:54:40 AM »
Quote from: dm1333 on May 09, 2014, 05:46:53 AM
I could say the same thing about every over padded, over cushioned running shoe I wore from the age of 19 to 46.  Stress fractures and shin splints were all I got out of them.  How is it I've been injury free for the last three years?

You quit running.
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« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2014, 09:17:43 AM »
I've noticed this trend a lot recently- everyone is a victim, and there is a product liability lawyer behind every blade of grass.
What's the latin term for 'seller beware?'
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« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2014, 09:42:22 AM »
Quote from: brimic on May 09, 2014, 09:17:43 AM
I've noticed this trend a lot recently- everyone is a victim, and there is a product liability lawyer behind every blade of grass.
What's the latin term for 'seller beware?'

Caveat venditor. (And it is a saying just like caveat emptor)
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« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2014, 10:00:18 AM »
With the great success of the Vibram Five Finger line of footwear I hear they are launching a line of gloves called Vibram Five Toes.  :laugh:


If you are going to wear any minimalist footwear for running or any length of time you have to learn to change your gate. No more heal striking; you must walk on the balls of your feet.

A few years ago I picked up some Merrel Trail Gloves. They look more like traditional footwear but have a neutral footbed (no heel lift) with no real cushion.   

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« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2014, 10:04:31 AM »
Quote from: makattak on May 09, 2014, 09:42:22 AM
Caveat venditor. (And it is a saying just like caveat emptor)
So that is a thing then?
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