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PRO:
Same as above but less flexible
CON:
Same as above but more absorbent of both water and gravel and even heavier when wet. Turning them inside out helped, but best in dry conditions.
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Pro:
-Good Fit
-Lightweight
-Flexible
-Warm when wet (yay wool and neoprene)
-No Shopping
Con:
- Neoprene started to wear out on the first run.
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-WARM/HOT on the coldest days
-Sole material secure and flexible
-Good tread
-Flexible: if I do slip I can compensate.
Vive minimalist running!
-High Cuff keeps snow out of my socks
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-No shopping for the upper material
-Improved appearance when dunked into an Indigo Bath
- Modifiable
- Continual Fulling for perfect fit
-Welcoming at 5 AM in February
-Warm when wet
-Hand Spun Wool!
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-Comfortable
- Flexible
- Excellent ground feel
-Water resistant if WELL greased (see previous post for how they looked after a year of hard use)
-Warm
-Used a Pattern (slightly modified), from Sharon Raymond's book: How To Make Simple Shoes For Women
CON:
- WARM in the summer
-Leather Stretched: I didn't use a last, but could adjust
- Natural Rubber wears out (I still love it)
-Required Some Shopping (Link above is also for Rubber Sole material)
PRO: - Lightweight -Breathable -Flexible -Excellent Ground Feel but also protective -Hard wearing soles -Accessible Materials -Familiar Pattern -Color! -Easy on/off for TRUE Barefoot running on nice bits of sidewalk, grass and dirt. CON: -Get wet (could be coated with something) - Brand New so I don't know as much about them as I will! |