Interview with Vibram USA President Tony Post [Video]
By Justin on Aug 14, 2009 | In general | 8 feedbacks »
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Raw Food World TV did an impromptu interview with Vibram USA President Tony Post on Monday, August 10. Check it out:
In the interview (about eight minutes long) Tony Post hits on:
- the success of Vibram FiveFingers (1:14)
- the various current models available (1:40)
- a video glance of various VFF offerings, including what appear to be some new color options as well as the new October models, the KSO Trek, Moc, Performa (2:20)
- a shot of the Bikila, which is slated for release in February 2010 (2:45)
- a close up of the KSO Trek as Tony is wearing his VFF KSO Treks in the interview* (3:20).
- how shoes "cast the foot" and VFFs enable your feet to work more naturally (5:00)
Nice to see an interview with Chief VFFer Tony Post. His office looks jam-packed with fivefingers — it's like a VFF shoe store in there! No doubt it's also fun to have an office environment where "foot gloves" are the norm rather than the exception!
* Tony notes he runs in his VFFs year-round. Back in 1990, Tony worked at Rockport and ran the Boston Marathon in Rockport DresSports.
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8 comments
I think you're giving up on them too soon. I also wonder if your size may be wrong -- the only times I've gotten blisters from Classics have come from running in them for sustained periods of time.
Blisters are a pain though. I'd just echo the thoughts of the store owner! Hang in there and you may find that in time you'll like the Classics best, too.
Justin
I appreciate that quick reply. I bought the classics at the Wheatgrass Store in Kaimuki (Honolulu) where they are very careful to make sure the sizing is right -- and I appreciate them very much. (I've also brought them lots of customers from the military community where I work.) Seems to me the tab is just a bad design requiring the development of a callus -- and I seem to have trouble with them whether I pull the adjustment tight or loose. Would love to return them for a refund and get the regular KSOs or the Bikilas for my fast walking.
Also note that I never tighten my Classics unless I'm using them for some sort of activity. Loose is most comfortable.
I avoid heal striking when I do my fast walking and I walk about 4.5 miles each time mostly on grass. My feet are completely normal. Sure wish I had bought the regular KSOs rather than the Classics with their annoying achilles tab problem! I tell all my friends to avoid the Classics not only because of the "tab problem" but because the KSOs really do "keep stuff out." By the way, I really enjoy the videos you've made and posted.
But again, most of them aren't getting blisters!
Glad you found the site -- stick around!
Only troubles for me with the Classics are 1/ the point stabds the heel when driving (easily solved by taking them off) and 2/ they get really heavy water logged. So rain means KSO.
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