Roderick's Feet in Vibram FiveFingers KSOs
A mere two days after locating and ordering my new pair of Vibram FiveFingers KSO’s from New York Kayak Company, they arrived on my doorstep. Efficient and pleasant service from NY Kayak Co and, for the first time in a long time, UPS delivered a package as scheduled and to the proper address!
I was thrilled to unpack these and pleased to see that they do indeed look precisely as I had hoped. My original trip to Appalachian Outdoors turned up only the black and the blue camo versions of the KSO, so I didn’t get to handle my color choice in person. If you’re looking to place a web or phone order, know that the Vibram site represents the appearance and color of the FFs well.
Upon putting them on though, I was a bit worried. I originally tried on a size 41 in the store and they felt as though they fit overall, but the smaller toes did have significantly more room than I anticipated, while the big toe almost filled out its little compartment entirely. I speculated that I may need a size smaller, but was very worried that even if the smaller toes were more snug in the next size down, the big toe would be crammed and cramped.
Thankfully the salesperson at Appalachian Outdoors convinced me that I would probably be fine with a 40 instead of a 41, but they didn’t have any KSO in any color in stock in a size 40 so I was unable to even try one on to confirm.
Before I found and placed my order with New York Kayak, I utilized the sizing guide over on the Vibram website. The guide is precise to within about an eighth of an inch, and my own measurement told me that yes, a 40 should be perfect. I highly recommend that you use the sizing guide before ordering a pair for yourself, and importantly – actually measure your foot with a ruler – don’t just guess or estimate.
So when I unpacked the box, slipped on my FiveFingers and discovered that, indeed, my big toe felt exactly at the end with a little bit of cramping, I was concerned.
But these things are supposed to be tight and, not having had any previous experience with them, I wasn’t sure at this point if I should panic or relax. A quick web search and perusal of a couple web forums revealed similar experiences by others, with the advice that if they feel a bit too tight at first, they will indeed “break in” over time, and that running in them will likely be fine.
I relaxed, put them on and just decided to roll with it for the time being.
Sure enough, just three days in and they are a perfect fit. And I really mean perfect! These things are so darn comfortable I don’t want to take them off! Any worries that I had about an uncomfortable and cramped big toe were completely eliminated with time (minimal, even!) and use.
If you’re one of those who just recently purchased a pair and you too are worried about the snug fit, I hope that my experience will help to put you at ease.
I’ve had a bit time to work with them and barefoot without them, and I’ll have a report of my progress soon.
If you’re looking for more personal experience regarding the fit of your FiveFingers, you can try some of the forums that I ended up on:
The CrossFit forums have threads here and here, while the Slowtwitch forum has one here. A quick web search will turn up even more.
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Helpful! You have put me at ease. I had just purchased yesterday (in store, so no return policy) and decided to go with a 41, which was a more snug fit and the recommended based on measurements I had done at home to match the chart. However the rep in the store recommended I size up, leaving a small amount of space but since I had remembered specifically reading on the site they should fit like a glove without extra space. But when walking around my big toenail seems to touch the end and cause discomfort. I’m hoping that this will adjust with time like you mentioned. Thank you, ryan
This is the post I needed to read! Been wearing my new vibrams laying in bed only for the last 20mins and the big toe is feeling a little tight and mildly numb… I am guessing this will alleviate in a few days of wear.
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