I've had mine for about a year now and I love them. I've tried getting New Balance, Puma, whatever other shoe I used to wear and I cannot go back. So many modern shoes are as narrow as toothpicks.. I've been wanting to add another to shoe to my rotation and Barebarics made by Be Lenka look REAL good. Seen those?
@@sweatbeef I def need to look into Be laneka. I have not heard of them before! I was going to get a pair of Topos to try next but I'll def look into Be Lenka. And totally agreed. Narrow shoes are so 2019. Now when I switch back to my Adidas ultra boosts my toes feel so squished. Maybe a mental thing but Im so glad we've discovered wide toe box shoes! I hope they become more mainstream and prices come down.
Alta MEN'S SOLSTICE XT 2 0mm heel to toe drop I bought these a few years ago really nice quality and nice wide toe box. I used them to run and gym work outs.
@@weasellyone2 ah cool, ive never tried the solstice but I do have a pair of altra running shoes that I find quite odd. The toe part ticks up so much. Maybe it makes running easier but I just use em for walking. Are the Solstice pretty low cushioning? I'm. Finding it hard to transition from my old shoes, ultra boosts to low profile no cushion! Haha my heels hurt =D
@@kingsleychan these are minimal cushioning but I did find them comfortable for me. They do suggest working you way down to 0 heel to toe and same with cushion. Not sure if the store Running Room is near you but this is where I got them from. Could always see if they have different ones in stock and try them on to see about comfort levels. They also have a treadmill that you can use to see how you are moving and might be able to suggest a better option for your gait. Once I find a pair of shoes that work for me I tend to stay with that until the stop making them lol.
@@weasellyone2 Ah yes there is a running room near me, I shld go check it out and try them on. Glad to hear I'm not the only one looking for 0 heel drop shoes! I like these new variant of wide toe box and zero drop shoes, the old school barefoot toe shoes look so odd. My only thing is, these shoes are still so darn expensive. I guess not mainstream yet. We're trend setters!!
@@weasellyone2 Heh me neither, I haven't ran in the last 6 yrs after I broke my leg and had surgery. Haha so broken =D I really ought to get into cycling. Great for the knees and cardio! You must have one of em super high end carbon fibre bikes ya?
@@draszi def not the best in cold weather since they're fairly low cut. I also find them quite roomy since the cork sole is so low and flat. I actually put another insole in there now to make it a bit more comfy since I'm not quite ready for barefoot shoes. Water proof wise, the material is leather, which is kinda water resistant. But I coated my lems with some mink oil which makes them pretty water resistant and helps against dirt as well! The Vessi Court shoes are a bit better for winter and water proofness , but it's a narrow toe box shoe. So meh, I'm not interested in that.
@@kingsleychan Appreciate your quick reply. I have a pair of cheapo amazon barefoot shoes i've had for 1.5 years. Wore for 20k steps a day for 2 weeks in japan, they were perfect...until I wore them in hiroshima on a rainy day. Feet were soaked in minutes. If these have any level of resistance, even compared to a normal shoe that totally fine. That mink oil is interesting, Ill look into it As for cold, I don't need them super warm, just warm enough that the second it's 5C or below I feel my feet freezing. Essentially I want barefoot adidas stan smiths
@draszi wow nice man, 20k steps a day for 2 weeks in Japan on barefoot shoes woulda killed my feet. I already find my heels hurt quite a bit. I'm def walking wrong, doing a lot of heel strike Esp since I'm coming from ultra boosts with that nice cushion. But yah, these lems, will be similar to stans smith's, Altho the bottom is more flexible, thinner, so it might be a bit cooler. And of course wide toe box. I find the Lems pretty good shoes overall. The bottoms are good quality and not super thin like xero shoes and such. So they'll be better for 5C Temps. How long have you been rocking barefoot shoes?
I've had mine for about a year now and I love them. I've tried getting New Balance, Puma, whatever other shoe I used to wear and I cannot go back. So many modern shoes are as narrow as toothpicks.. I've been wanting to add another to shoe to my rotation and Barebarics made by Be Lenka look REAL good. Seen those?
@@sweatbeef I def need to look into Be laneka. I have not heard of them before! I was going to get a pair of Topos to try next but I'll def look into Be Lenka.
And totally agreed. Narrow shoes are so 2019. Now when I switch back to my Adidas ultra boosts my toes feel so squished. Maybe a mental thing but Im so glad we've discovered wide toe box shoes! I hope they become more mainstream and prices come down.
Alta MEN'S SOLSTICE XT 2 0mm heel to toe drop I bought these a few years ago really nice quality and nice wide toe box. I used them to run and gym work outs.
@@weasellyone2 ah cool, ive never tried the solstice but I do have a pair of altra running shoes that I find quite odd. The toe part ticks up so much. Maybe it makes running easier but I just use em for walking.
Are the Solstice pretty low cushioning? I'm. Finding it hard to transition from my old shoes, ultra boosts to low profile no cushion! Haha my heels hurt =D
@@kingsleychan these are minimal cushioning but I did find them comfortable for me. They do suggest working you way down to 0 heel to toe and same with cushion. Not sure if the store Running Room is near you but this is where I got them from. Could always see if they have different ones in stock and try them on to see about comfort levels. They also have a treadmill that you can use to see how you are moving and might be able to suggest a better option for your gait. Once I find a pair of shoes that work for me I tend to stay with that until the stop making them lol.
@@weasellyone2 Ah yes there is a running room near me, I shld go check it out and try them on. Glad to hear I'm not the only one looking for 0 heel drop shoes!
I like these new variant of wide toe box and zero drop shoes, the old school barefoot toe shoes look so odd.
My only thing is, these shoes are still so darn expensive. I guess not mainstream yet. We're trend setters!!
@@kingsleychan haha I've had my Alta's since 2018. I don't run very much anymore, I'm a cyclist mainly.
@@weasellyone2 Heh me neither, I haven't ran in the last 6 yrs after I broke my leg and had surgery. Haha so broken =D
I really ought to get into cycling. Great for the knees and cardio!
You must have one of em super high end carbon fibre bikes ya?
How’s it handle in colder weather? What about rain?
@@draszi def not the best in cold weather since they're fairly low cut. I also find them quite roomy since the cork sole is so low and flat. I actually put another insole in there now to make it a bit more comfy since I'm not quite ready for barefoot shoes.
Water proof wise, the material is leather, which is kinda water resistant. But I coated my lems with some mink oil which makes them pretty water resistant and helps against dirt as well!
The Vessi Court shoes are a bit better for winter and water proofness , but it's a narrow toe box shoe. So meh, I'm not interested in that.
@@kingsleychan Appreciate your quick reply. I have a pair of cheapo amazon barefoot shoes i've had for 1.5 years. Wore for 20k steps a day for 2 weeks in japan, they were perfect...until I wore them in hiroshima on a rainy day. Feet were soaked in minutes. If these have any level of resistance, even compared to a normal shoe that totally fine. That mink oil is interesting, Ill look into it
As for cold, I don't need them super warm, just warm enough that the second it's 5C or below I feel my feet freezing. Essentially I want barefoot adidas stan smiths
@draszi wow nice man, 20k steps a day for 2 weeks in Japan on barefoot shoes woulda killed my feet. I already find my heels hurt quite a bit. I'm def walking wrong, doing a lot of heel strike Esp since I'm coming from ultra boosts with that nice cushion.
But yah, these lems, will be similar to stans smith's, Altho the bottom is more flexible, thinner, so it might be a bit cooler. And of course wide toe box. I find the Lems pretty good shoes overall. The bottoms are good quality and not super thin like xero shoes and such. So they'll be better for 5C Temps.
How long have you been rocking barefoot shoes?