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Lems Shoes Primal (Earth Brown) Quick Review

Lems Shoes Primal (Earth Brown) Quick Review

Stem is getting a good bit of press here on BirthdayShoes and while I've pointed out a few nits above in this review, my overall take on these shoes is glowingly positive: if you're looking for a casual mono-toed barefoot/minimalist shoe, the Stems are worth serious consideration.

K-Swiss Blade Foot Running Shoe Review

As the minimal/barefoot movement gains momentum and traction it seems every shoe maker is jumping at the chance to get in on it. K-Swiss has now thrown their hat into the ring... er, well, they are about to. The Blade Foot won't be out until early 2012,…

Merrell Barefoot Road Glove Review

Merrell Barefoot Road Glove Review

It's 2012 and Merrell is on round two of their Barefoot line. We've previously reviewed their flagship minimalist shoe, the Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove, and since shoe design tends to be iterative, this review is going to be doing some comparisons to the Trail Glove. Also, I'm going to leverage a f

Spyridon LS Vibram FiveFingers Review

Spyridon LS Vibram FiveFingers Review

The Vibram FiveFingers Spyridon LS is a new Vibram FiveFingers model specifically built for trail running. It’s named after Spyridon Louis, the Greek shepherd who won the first modern-day marathon in the 1896 Athens Olympics. The course was run on dir…

Luna Sandals ATS Review [Huaraches]

Luna Sandals ATS Review [Huaraches]

Barefoot Ted and Luna Sandals have released another new model adding to their extensive line of huarache sandals. Lunas are sandals inspired by those worn by the Tarahumara featured in Born to Run. The All Terrain Sandal, or ATS for short, adopts many…

Review: Lems Shoes Primal - A Comfortable, Casual Shoe

Review: Lems Shoes Primal - A Comfortable, Casual Shoe

Review of the Lems Shoes Primal barefoot shoe.

Roo and Rambler Soft Star Shoes Review

Roo and Rambler Soft Star Shoes Review

A review of the Soft Star Shoes Roo and Rambler, two similar but different modern moccasins handmade in Oregon by "elves." Can suede soled shoes stand the test of wear indoors and out?

OTZ Troop Boot Review

OTZ Troop Boot Review

It is winter time. For some of us that means it is time to bust out the winter boots and slosh our way through the winter months. I recently picked up the OTZ Troop Boot a winter weather friendly minimalist boot. I thought I would share with you

Bedrock Sandals Huaraches Review

Bedrock Sandals Huaraches Review

As a fan of huarache sandals for running and casual wear, I welcome the chance to try another interpretation of the classic minimalist footwear. Bedrock Sandals began as a Kickstarter project in which the two friends and founders, Nick and Dan, were su…

New Balance Minimus Zero First Look

New Balance Minimus Zero First Look

Tim My background experience with the New Balance Minimus lineup is a bit limited as I have only really extensively used the Minimus Trail shoes for casual wear. I felt the Minimus Roads had too much of a heel on them to get a good feel of the groun…

Fila Skele-Toes 2.0 Review

Fila Skele-Toes 2.0 Review

It looks like minimalist footwear and toe shoes are starting to become rather mainstream. The fact that major footwear brads are starting to develop minimalist and toe shoes of their own design is proof that the mainstream public is starting to accept…

Luna Sandals LeadCat Review [Huaraches]

Luna Sandals LeadCat Review [Huaraches]

Luna Sandals LeadCat If you've read Born to Run (if not, please do so!), then you certainly remember one of the more colorful personalities in the book, Barefoot Ted. Barefoot Ted (BFT) has his own huarache sandal company called Luna Sandals drawing…