>>1782517These are really really uncomfy over long distances. Tooling around they're great and comfy, but any kind of serious hiking you'll wish you had a sole thicker than a dishwasher glove.
I always get flamed for saying this but some people's feet just don't work with minimalist shoes over long distances. I really drank the Kool-aid and wore them religiously for 2 years, did a thru hike in them, and I NEVER got used to them. Uncomfy after 10-15 miles, my heel and mid foot would hurt like the dickens, my posture and gait became weird to compensate for the pain, and I spent so much time looking down for any minor root or rock because stepping on one on your arch was agony and, after 2 years, I cracked a foot bone on a boulder at the end of a 30 mile day hike and had to quit the hike, limp to a near road and hitchhike out of there because I could no longer continue. They're also slippery af unless lugged, in which case they cease being minimalist shoes. Cold in winter too without a chunky bit of insulation to keep you from the earth.
And insanely overpriced and not very durable, even the leather models.
For some people, there is no adaptation period, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I strongly believe in flexible low stack height shoes though as these give you great foot and leg conditioning, just not the purist 3-8mm barefoot style.
