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More New Balance NB Minimus Zero Leaked Photos?

Building on the intentionally leaked (by New Balance PR), ultra-close-up photos of the upcoming 2012 New Balance NB Minimus (Trail) we saw a few weeks back comes new photos of the entire Minimus Zero Trail and Road shoes from a BirthdayShoes reader from…

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Bormio Vibram FiveFingers Out!

The wait is over: zip-up toe boots — a.k.a. Bormio Vibram FiveFingers — are available for purchase at Travel Country!

I’ve reviewed the Bormio FiveFingers at length thanks to having had a pair to play with over the past few months. Here’…

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Adidas Toe Shoes? Meet the AdiPure Trainer Barefoot Shoe

See “update” section below!

Everyone is getting on the barefoot bandwagon these days. What more, given the burdgeoning success of Vibram FiveFingers — the original toe shoes — not to mention the uber-economical-(though-functionally-infer…

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True Linkswear Minimalist Golf Shoes Review

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The TRUE tour is a zero drop golf shoe with a very thin 2.5 mm sole and good ground feel even with 4 mm lugs and stability bars. The foam insert, some toe spring, and a stiff leather toe cap detract a little from a ?barefoot? experience, but…

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Trek LS FiveFingers Out!

City Sports Vibram FiveFingers Trek LS Giveaway Contest Rules

The contest winner will be selected at random from the pool of BirthdayShoes.com email subscribers as it stands at the contest’s end. The contest’s end will coincide with an announcement…

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Minimalist Shoes from Skechers? Or is the GoRun Yet Another Nike Free or Reebok RealFlex?

In what will come as no surprise to anyone (Who’s paying attention) is a new “minimalistic” shoe from Skechers — the Skechers GoRun.

That Skechers would introduce a new shoe that rides the coattails of the barefoot/natural running movement was…

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Spring 2012 Vibram FiveFingers

Thanks to some sleuthing FiveFingers fans — big hat tip to forum members Dirk, MCvet, and mikez and a few others who tipped me off to this information — I’ve gotten my hands on some “stock” imagery of the Spring 2012 Vibram FiveFingers…

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Bormio Vibram FiveFingers Review

Toe Shoes Boots? For Fall 2011 Vibram has introduced an ankle high boot to the FiveFingers line for casual wear. The men’s toe boots are made of all kangaroo leather that has double zippers on either side of the ankle and features the Vibram Trek sole. Review, photos, more …

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Navy Says YES to Toe Shoes (and Barefoot-like Footwear)

BREAKING NEWS! In what has become an ongoing saga, the Navy has officially given the “thumbs up” (toes up?) to “Minimalist or barefoot-like footwear (current types such as the Vibram Five Fingers, Nike Free Shoes, Vivo Barefoot Shoes, Inov-8 Shoe,…

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VivoBarefoot Neo, Aqua, Miles, Jazz, Venus On Sale!

Head over to The Clymb today and you can get select VivoBarefoot shoes at 50%+ off! Given VivoBarefoots are probably the most expensive “barefoot shoes” you can buy (short of dropping hundreds of bucks on custom Russell Moccasins), this kind of deal ma…