tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post1136002863543159111..comments2023-08-27T03:26:23.981-07:00Comments on Light Pack Backpacking: New Balance Minimus Shoes Don Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04111986153463564073noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-41444632413330851232017-04-29T08:38:00.843-07:002017-04-29T08:38:00.843-07:00I love mine, and I've been wearing them daily ...I love mine, and I've been wearing them daily for a few weeks now. I walk at minimum 5 miles a day (i work in NYC and walk a lot) and they've been great. Wonderful grip, ultra light, and no hot feet. My only complaint is that after just about 3 weeks the soles are already starting to wear. I don't imagine at this rate that they are going to last even a year. It doesnt help that i'm 6'3", 250lbs, but still. Otherwise, love them. I'm tempted to try them on an overnight hike, but i'll probably wear something else and just keep them as my every day walking shoes.Brian Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936573261224303380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-69378345889154599662013-01-08T07:39:26.603-08:002013-01-08T07:39:26.603-08:00Sorry to bother you - I just wore mine for the fir...Sorry to bother you - I just wore mine for the first time last night on a trail run and had holes in both of my toes. Have you heard of this or know what could cause it? There is a small space between my toes and the front so they're not too small.. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080561990436197554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-37424668592096343022013-01-08T07:34:30.012-08:002013-01-08T07:34:30.012-08:00Meg, I've never heard of that particular probl...Meg, I've never heard of that particular problem. I've treated mine pretty poorly without any failures so far (including using them as river shoes with a packrafting trip). I'd take them back where I bought them for warranty / exchange. Don Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111986153463564073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-42144027250718870792013-01-08T07:31:46.522-08:002013-01-08T07:31:46.522-08:00Sorry to bother you - I just wore mine for the fir...Sorry to bother you - I just wore mine for the first time last night on a trail run and had holes in both of my toes. Have you heard of this or know what could cause it? There is a small space between my toes and the front so they're not too small.. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080561990436197554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-88448065645696040022011-08-08T17:41:05.959-07:002011-08-08T17:41:05.959-07:00Great update, Brad! I had the same experience as y...Great update, Brad! I had the same experience as you when hiking the Grayson Highlands on LOTS of rocks. Great stability and grip - tired feet but not as bad as I expected. With regular use I would expect my feet to strengthen to eliminate that as well.Don Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111986153463564073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-90962540700481336562011-08-08T10:07:45.438-07:002011-08-08T10:07:45.438-07:00I bought these shoes and wore them casually for a ...I bought these shoes and wore them casually for a few weeks in July here and there. The right shoe rubs the back of my ankle, while the left does not - otherwise I love them. I went on a 15km hike in my traditional Merrell hiking shoes and after ending the hike with blisters and sore ankles/feet, I wondered how the Minimus would have held up.<br /><br />So I went on a 25km hike the following weekend and chose the Minimus Trail shoes instead (barefoot). Knowing the back of my ankle would be rubbed, I put on a couple preventative band-aids before-hand. It was a fairly rocky trail and required lots of work from my ankles to balance. I found that giving my ankles the ability to balance my body was far superior to "ankle support" in my traditional hikers. Where I would stand on a rock and my ankle would roll laterally ... this would normally scare me in regular hikers. Once you start to roll your ankle a bit in shoes with ankle support, it's like a tree falling down.. TIIIMBER! In these, the grip was great, allowing my ankle to adjust and support my body on uneven surfaces.<br /><br />My ankles were certainly "TIRED" after such a long hike, but 0 blisters this time. I was concerned about the sole of my foot bruising because of how rocky the trail was, but they were fine. Somewhat tender after the hike, but they were okay! Never did I wince when stepping on rocks, though I would try to avoid ones that I may have normally stepped on with thick soled hikers.<br /> <br />I think I may look for some WrightSocks to try out in these, as I do like to have socks on if I wear them casually.bRIZZAdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12432117202959302382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-56335168114388433092011-07-12T20:13:15.108-07:002011-07-12T20:13:15.108-07:00You could always go sock less but put a preventati...You could always go sock less but put a preventative band aid or blister strip where the heel is giving you issues.Don Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111986153463564073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-71274681620550929332011-07-12T20:08:57.687-07:002011-07-12T20:08:57.687-07:00Thanks Don. I will give that a try. I wore them ...Thanks Don. I will give that a try. I wore them without socks for my first few hikes since that is what was recommended by NB, but I am going to give socks a try now.Beau A.C. Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206194990096623805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-74753166156208528732011-07-11T18:28:18.945-07:002011-07-11T18:28:18.945-07:00Yeah, I let a sock work down and ground a hole in ...Yeah, I let a sock work down and ground a hole in one heel but that was my fault for being lazy with my socks. I usually walk with the low top WrightSocks si there isn't a lot of room for error.Don Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111986153463564073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553253971203193396.post-51199673701166869802011-07-11T13:56:42.069-07:002011-07-11T13:56:42.069-07:00I really like these too but they rubbed the back o...I really like these too but they rubbed the back of my heel pretty raw. Any suggestions to prevent this in the future? Otherwise I really liked them. And they weigh SOOOO much less than by hiking boots. Dropped from 32.4 oz per foot to 8.8 oz per foot (size 13s).<br /><br />Thanks.Beau A.C. Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206194990096623805noreply@blogger.com