Jeremy, sent us this cool pic of him skydiving in his Bikilas which he mostly uses for running. Here is what he had to say:
I’ve been running in Five Fingers for about a year now. Originally, I had a pair of KSO treks. Ran about 50 miles in them, then I left those out, and my golden retriever ate them. Then I got a pair of regular KSOs. I put 600 – 700 miles on those before they started falling apart. I got the Bikilas the first day they came out, but haven’t run too far in them; the summer heat here in Houston kills me.
There two things I like better about the Bikilas are: 1.) They don’t give me blisters at the seams on long runs like the KSOs sometimes did. 2.) They seem to have a little better traction. The KSOs were easier to get on, seemed to breathe better, dry out faster, and felt a little better overall.
Jeremy
Thanks, Jeremy! Looks like there will be a dip in the temps this week in Houston. It may be time to take to the road in those Bikilas!
3 replies on “Skydiving and Running in Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas”
I had the same blistering/chafing issue with my KSOs on my 1st run. (I’d already run for a while in Classics) So I then wore some Injinji socks in my KSOs for a while. That seemed to do the trick, just breaking the KSOs in a bit more, perhaps stretching the material? Anyhow I no longer have any blister/chafing issues in my KSOs and can run in them w/o socks.
Clearly in this case “KSO” stands for “Keeps Stuff ON”!
This is hilarious – i was just thinking this morning if i could go skydiving in my classic’s, i’d hate for them to slip off or something – guess i’ll give it a go now 🙂