New Balance Minimus Zero Has Got No Sole
A look at the outsole design of the New Balance NB Minimus Zero - the first zero-dropped New Balances that cater to the trail and road barefoot/minimilist/natural running communities!
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Hiking the Smoky Mountains in Toe Shoes
In the reader mailbag (a few weeks back!) I got the following note from FiveFingers fan Nathan on his KSOs: This past week I hiked with my wife and some of my family to the top of Mt. Leconte in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. I wore my VF…
FiveFingers Speed at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)
Tom a.k.a. "Tommodore64" took his Speed FiveFingers to the Penny Arcade Expo—or "PAX"— recently and saw 50+ other Vibram fans sporting their toe shoes over the course of the three day event — that's gotta be some kinda record outside…
Toe Shoes, Toe Strength, and the Power of Bare Feet
The following was submitted by "Orka" as a comment to our post on "Why Toe Shoes?" I think I am one of the rare individuals who not only grew up barefoot, but did so in the rugged wilderness of Northern California. Throughout the summers of my chil…
NYC Barefoot Run 2011
What to expect, details for this year's NYC Barefoot Run Straight from organizer John Durant: The 2nd Annual New York City Barefoot Run is shaping up to be even better than last year: more clinics, more speakers, more sponsors, more excitement. G…
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…
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'…
Adidas Toe Shoes? Meet the AdiPure Trainer Barefoot Shoe
A look at the new toe shoes from Adidas — the AdiPure Trainer Barefoot Shoe
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…
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…
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…
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 ...