VIVOBAREFOOT Gobi II REVIEW | 5 year long term review | Gobi 2 leather barefoot minimalist shoes 

You've made a great choice! I love mine and will keep wearing them till I need a new pair! They seem to last 3 or 4 years with daily use though so won't be for a while yet :)

They're not your standard dress shoe, but I've found them reasonable for everyday use in a professional medical environment. Not too weird once you get used to looking down at them. And the comfort and functionality well and truely make up for and aesthetic failings.

That’s normal. If it was pointy and narrow, it would look/be painful, dangerous, and buniony

Thanks for the feedback Mark ☺️

nice, I'll have to check them out!

Check out Lems Boulder boot leather. I’ve tried Vivo, Xeros, and Lems. The Lems are my go to for causal or office and have had many compliments. The more I wear them the more comfy they get.

Thanks Angel, My wife has a pair of hiking shoes which I might review. Thanks for the encouragement

could be, they definately took me a while to build up strength in my feet.

Nice, I'll have to check them out too. Yes, I agree, I think in a more formal office setting you'd need to level up :)

@Jonah Whale rounded toe, yes but also the toebox doesn't hold its shape it just looks like a slipper. Kinda sloppy and gets scuffed easy.

@Jonah Whale the point on pointy shoes isnt meant for your foot to fit in. If its properly designed and made of the right materials it should not cause any squishing of toes. Clarets make a decently proper Oxford. It looks like a wedge heel, but is false. Still zero drop.

@Jonah Whale I don't know what you are talking about. The upper last prevents your foot from moving forward so your toes would be in the widest part of the shoe, not the pointy bit.

@Jonah Whale Carets are design by a barefooter for barefooters that have to work in an office.

Yeh they sell out quickly! Got to keep an eye on the website.. I found the same thing. Hopefully you find some soon.

thanks!

Дополняю после покупки. Купил Addis и Gobi. Внезапно и правда мечта.👍У меня есть беговые трейловые Merell,но мне сложно бегать в одной обуви,а ходить в другой. Получается диссонанс и нервной системе сложно перестраиваться каждый день. Но опыт уже был,поэтому просто одел и пошел. Заказывал две модели на выбор,но не смог выбрать и взял обе. Они стоят своих денег,хотя бы потому,что вне кокуреции. Жаль только наши обувщики далеки от разработки или хотя бы копирования такой обуви. Это помогло бы снизить цену.

I'm inside for work so temperature hasn't been an issue for me :) I'd reconsider if you were outside all day though.

What is the RA?

Thanks for the advice , i'll be sure to check it out

I love them too!

Yeh I will wear socks 99% of the time.

Mostly. If you have a lot of inversion you may need some more support, but if the ankle and mid foot are holding well you should be fine for gentle day to day activity. It's likely a good thing to assist in building intrinsic foot strength and improving proprioception.

No, what are they like? Recommend them?

I've had a couple pair of LEMS Primal 2s for a couple years and have loved them... Taking advantage of their Labor Day Sale of 30%, I bought another pair of Primal 2, a pair of Chillum and a pair of Nine2Five... The Chillum and Nine2Five are ever so slightly narrower in the toe box than the Primal 2s, but still offer good and comfortable room for all day wear (I'm a CNA)... The Nine2Five look quite smart and are used primarily (for me) for formal affair, date nights, and any other "dress up" events... I have recently transitioned from my Altra shoes to the LEMS Chillum, and have had no regrets (was nervous because I have 50lbs/22kg of weight to lose!)

I'd say water resistent... can't go swimming in them, but no worries walking to and from the car with a few puddles and rain.

ouch! Was the sole thinned out? I've accidently stepped on nails, glass, stables, pins etc and havn't had a problem. Sorry to hear that!

Shoe is a gimmick, won't last, they are out of stock because it's going south fast

@@marcz9482 not really man. Where do you get your info from? They're selling out fast because people are buying them just as fast.

@@marcz9482 Er...no.

Thanks for the feedback @spikedpunk. Thankfully I have not experienced this. I'm now 3 years into this particular pair and still no issues. 3 years into a pair of primus lites as well without the cracking issue.. Maybe it's dependent on heat/humidity or other environmental factors? Are they your daily wear?

A few years is plenty of life for a pair of shoes.

@@trevorknoll422 regardless, on the Vivo's, the fact is the soles dried and cracked on them, rendering them useless, a shame compared to my Doc Martin boots, even down to some off-brand skateboard shoes, older, quite worn out, and still usable.

@@SammyVista1972 I would assume a Doc Martin would last longer. There’s 20mm more rubber under it. This is no comparison

@@trevorknoll422 ok, my last reply. Please re-read my statement. The soles CRACKED long before they wore out, rendering them no good. I am a fan of the concept, but not of the quality for what I paid for them. Understand?

Lucky I work for myself haha

yes, I don't think they have a vegan leather, but they do have vegan options.

What a contradiction in terms

Nothing worse than fake plastic leather , it is bad in so many ways , and not as durable as leather . Even the manufacturing process is not sustainable and bad for the environment. I don't understand why the bearfoot community is vegan .

Yeh depends on your style for sure!

yeh, not as refined as a dress shoe