WHITIN Males’s Broad Minimalist Barefoot Sneakers | Zero Drop Sole | Optimum Rest

My 16-month experience and comaprison
I bought this shoe in March 2023 and started hiking 10 miles per week with a 50 pound vest on forest trails. In addition, it was my daily casual shoe. The following items recount my experience. Further below I will note differences between last year’s shoe and the new one.At first I was extremely pleased with the comfort! The flat rubber soles really let you fell the ground below. The forest trails are rough, with stones and twigs. Even walking on flat asphalt I noticed a profoundly different foot sensations. Even when I step on the brake pedal in the truck I can actually feel the pedal response. When I do that with work boots I can’t feel the pedal at all and just rely on the speed response.Second, the wide toe box allows the toes to spread apart, especially when walking the forest trail. My feet conform to the trail rather than the shoe. I get a sense of better grip when walking as well as a heightened sense of control.Third, the shoes never fell apart until after a year’s use, when I downgraded them to work shoes and really beat them up. Based on my experience with Allstar shoes I expected the Whiten shoe to eventually die from sole separation. That never happened. The canvass remained firmly glued to the sole – no crumbling or separation like the Allstars. It was only after 3 months of abuse that the canvass started wearing through, as shown in the photo.Fourth, these Whiten shoes have metal eyelets. I see a lot of other shoes with molded-in eyelets that fail by pulling out. I like the full metal eyelets because I pull on the laces really hard. The original laces when the entire distance.The new shoe has all the same fit and feel. The only difference is that the old shoe upper is canvass, whereas the new shoe appears to be a synthetic material. Same styling and real rubber soles. I’m back on the trail and will report next year as to the wear experience.

Wide toe box
I actually have three pairs: black, brown and these gray. I love the shoe for shorter trips around town and are mostly comfortable. The room in the toe box is phenomenal! My toes never feel jammed together. The soles, however, are not as great. After 5-6 hours, my feet start to complain with the lack of cushion in the bottom. Theme park shoes, definitely not. Running errands, yes. Mostly sitting at a computer with the occasional walk about the office, yes. With that said, durability has not been an issue for me, all three pairs still look great and I’ve had two of the three pairs for about two years now.

My first barefoot shoe. I enjoy it quite a bit, but in case you don’t know, it has some upsides and downsides:upsides: Its nice and wide, your foot spreads out and it feels almost like a slipper.If I had walking gait issues these would probably helpDownsides: No padding underneath. I mean that’s the point, your foot is now closer to the ground, but depending on your previous footwear it can be quite an adjustment.You’ll really notice when you’re walking on softer ground like grass vs sidewalk and road.I cant do super long walks in these, my feet tend to get sore from lack of padding. Maybe I need time to toughen up my feet.Replacing the insoles is difficult since the shoes are so side that any normal insert you get wont touch the sides of the shoe, so it may slide aroundI find when walking on a smooth concrete floor or similar my shoes make a tapping noise that I cant seem to stop no matter what I do to change my gait, either than tip toeing. Its a small but strange quirk of these shoes.Build quality is expected for the price, not terrible, but not amazing either.

Great fit, some cushion, but zero drop, great for transitioning into minimalist footwear.

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