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So awesome my feet make fucking sounds when I walk. Get some.
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which version did you get? I have been looking at the MT20 I think it is. Shaf seemed to like them too.
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I'm seriously kicking around picking these up. I need some good barefoot shoes.
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TOM, I got the trail ones. Not in love with the look, but my feet are so happy.
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I just got the original trail ones...only worn them for one workout, I like them so far.

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I have what I think are the MX20's. I was hesitant because they were reviewed as "a great shoe to Crossfit in." I really like them. The toebox is plenty wide for thick footed dipshits, like myself.
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baffled wrote:I have what I think are the MX20's. I was hesitant because they were reviewed as "a great shoe to Crossfit in." I really like them. The toebox is plenty wide for thick footed dipshits, like myself.
Ditto. There was a previous thread on this, but I almost started a new one because I dig the shit out of them. Took a while to build up to being able to run 3-4 times a week in them, but now I'm there.

One cool thing is you never have to worry about rolling your ankle when running on trails (pretty much) because there's no shoe below your feet to roll around. Your feet are just there are the ground.

I wear goofy looking orange shoes. Deal with it!
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Have a pair of the Minimus 0 road and a pair of the trail - have done around 300k in the former and really love them and probably will pick up another pair before long. Haven't done that much in the trail but like what I have seen so far.
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Actually, what is holding me back from stocking up is that I went through three pairs of the 100 Trail and had a pair of the 10BR before the Zero arrived - they keep getting better each year.
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I love mine. Be very careful running. I tried to ramp up gently and still ended up with some sucky plantar fascitis.
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Terry B. wrote:Actually, what is holding me back from stocking up is that I went through three pairs of the 100 Trail
try taking them off during
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I wear them without socks, of course
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nafod wrote:I wear them without socks, of course
Yup. After maybe three or four runs you can smell me coming down the road/trail/aisle at the grocery store/stairs etc.

They suck with socks though.
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baffled wrote:
nafod wrote:I wear them without socks, of course
Yup. After maybe three or four runs you can smell me coming down the road/trail/aisle at the grocery store/stairs etc.

They suck with shoes though.
I found that by putting on socks when wearing them around people, that the vibram stank is not a problem.
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Turdacious wrote:
baffled wrote:
nafod wrote:I wear them without socks, of course
Yup. After maybe three or four runs you can smell me coming down the road/trail/aisle at the grocery store/stairs etc.

They suck with shoes though.
I found that by putting on socks when wearing them around people, that the vibram stank is not a problem.
My foot scent is legendary and not combated by socks once it has already penetrated a fabric.

My feet smell disgusting but they look very nice.
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My feet smell like buttered popcorn.

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Ed Zachary wrote:My feet smell like buttered popcorn.

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Just FYI but EZ can get those feet behind his head...voluntarily.

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baffled wrote:
Yup. After maybe three or four runs you can smell me coming down the road/trail/aisle at the grocery store/stairs etc.

They suck with shoes though.
Key is I dump a lot of foot powder in them on a regular basis. Scented. So I smell pretty.


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Turdacious wrote:
baffled wrote:
nafod wrote:I wear them without socks, of course
Yup. After maybe three or four runs you can smell me coming down the road/trail/aisle at the grocery store/stairs etc.

They suck with shoes though.
I found that by putting on socks when wearing them around people, that the vibram stank is not a problem.
We actually conducted a smell test yesterday and concluded that the Minimus Roads are the only shoe that smells worse than my VFFs.
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this thread just got interesting

has anyone ever had a girl rub dirty socks or fithy shoes in their face...during?
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protobuilder wrote:this thread just got interesting

has anyone ever had a girl rub dirty socks or fithy shoes in their face...during?
definitions of "girl" and "socks", please
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All you trail runners are using them improperly. They were invented for walking around Hawaii, it's obviously.
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Terry B. wrote:
Turdacious wrote:
baffled wrote:
nafod wrote:I wear them without socks, of course
Yup. After maybe three or four runs you can smell me coming down the road/trail/aisle at the grocery store/stairs etc.

They suck with shoes though.
I found that by putting on socks when wearing them around people, that the vibram stank is not a problem.
We actually conducted a smell test yesterday and concluded that the Minimus Roads are the only shoe that smells worse than my VFFs.
I wore mine in the rain on a humid day, and then had to pack them in a plastic bag for the trip back from South Africa where they fermented for a good 48 hours. Sweet mother of jesus they stink now, permanently it seems. Seem OK when they dry out, but the slightest sweat activates the stench. Took them on a trip, wore then on a run, and it funked out my whole hotel room.
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