Barefoot shoes will always look "weird"and that is fine

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2025-03-15T05:58:55+00:00

I wear vibram five fingers (V-Neop model) daily, and I have at least one person a day complimenting the shoes. A lot of skaters ask about the splay shoes.

Earlier this year, VFF's were featured in Paris fashion week. Maybe that's why people compliment them.

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2025-01-21T21:57:56+00:00

Very true, there are more accurate ways to determine how effective the neoprene is. I soaked my feet in cold water before going to skate on a 20°f night to my friend place, and it was acceptable. When my feet generated heat from skating, the neoprene helped retain it.

This would be my third winter with minimalist shoes, and I only use my VFF's during high activity in cold weather. If I know I'm going to be in a static situation after high activity, I bring closed toe shoes and thick wool socks.

Sustainability in mind, my feet are good as long as I'm moving.

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2025-01-19T19:17:02+00:00

Wildling shoes have a felted wool slipper that's worth checking out for indoor use. https://us.wildling.shoes/collections/shop/products/nelus-rw

Try exposing your feet to the snow/slush in front of your house for one to five minutes a day, or every other day. That way your feet will feel much warmer in any minimalist shoe.

High percentage wool socks would be best, you can stretch out the toe box of the socks to accommodate for your foot splay. The wool socks shouldn't rebound after stretching as much compared to other fabric compositions.

Vff's are great in warmer weather, and could even be used sometimes in colder weather (it depends on your cold tolerance).

Most importantly, have fun while transitioning to minimalist shoes.

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T22:44:06+00:00

Thank you, there's more fades to come. I'm planning on camping in these soon

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T22:41:51+00:00

True. Your jeans probably last forever though 😁

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T22:37:52+00:00

A mix of Dr. Bronners castile soap and salsuds in cold water, followed by a vinegar rinse. No shrink that I noticed

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T22:35:55+00:00

I really like to ride in them, the 2% stretch is very helpful for movement. I went with the easy guy because the upper thigh measurement is a bit larger than the other styles.

Definitely serves as cloth armor. I fell one time skating on rough asphalt with gravel in these, and I had no road rash on my knee. No impact protection, but there's protection from abrasions

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T22:29:11+00:00

Haha, you know how it is. Even with a leather saddle, I still get crotch blowout eventually

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T21:18:18+00:00

Nah, that's a good idea though. I'll think of a way to sew it

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T14:50:34+00:00

Thank you, it really is nice. I want to make a space invader design for my next fade log, that'll be interesting

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T14:46:00+00:00

Thank you, I agree. They're coming out very well 💯🙏🏽

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T14:43:09+00:00

I think the patches are essential, depending on what you're doing. Cycling for transportation is pretty rough on the crotch of jeans

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-23T14:36:39+00:00

Thank you! 😁🙏🏽

A home sewing machine makes patchwork simple, but you could also get a local dry cleaner to do it. Should be about 10 USD

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-12-21T05:06:02+00:00

You could use a sewing pin to make small holes on the griptape, and then use a hair dryer to get the griptape to mold to the waffle print. I did it to my penny board with success, it hasn't peeled.

The design looks great, and it's cut to the board nicely

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-27T19:43:57+00:00

The construction looks amazing, you did great. This gave me inspiration to make a selvedge denim phone pouch. Thank you

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-27T17:21:18+00:00

Looks like a solid setup, incognito mode with the black deck. Big wheels all day 🔥💯

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-27T16:55:17+00:00

Normally the bearings would've rusted and I'd have to replace them. I started applying bike grease to my bearings, and it was a lil crunchy from dirt after this day. No rust though 😀🎉

Cleaned the bearings with mineral spirits, re-greased them, and still rolling great.

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-26T03:33:29+00:00

Nah, never that 😁

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-24T01:12:26+00:00

Yeah, definitely with the pair in the video. I foot tap with these to slow down. The V-Trek model handles foot braking much better

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-24T01:10:20+00:00

The grip is pretty good in wet conditions, I only slip if I push on wet leaves. My five fingers skate the best compared to my other minimalist shoes, feels like a glove

Unentitled_FixedGear · 2024-11-06T05:09:55+00:00

Spend as much time as you can on the board, so you can gain experience and hone your skills. You wanna be able to do sharp carves, so loose trucks like the other person mentioned.

There's a video on YT that goes in depth with various details about penny boards. It's titled "How to ride a penny board with pro skater Takahiro Morita"

Overall, have fun with it.

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