Be Lenka Velocity Review/Best Barefoot Gym Shoe/Barefoot All-Around Athletic Shoe

[@joshgies1869]

Gonna add this to my list, good looking durable shoe that seems to check my boxes for casual use. Only thing that gives me pause is the volume for my medium to high arches and the width, which although Belenka is known for I haven't tried yet.

[@sephyrsnapback]

It would be awesome if you could do a review of the barefoot sneakers barebarics wave from Be Lenka there is no review on KZbin👟

[@dethsyn]

Yes, the widest from Be Lenka! Do you guys think that this shoe is wider or the new Splay?

[@sonsofsever]

I would say that they’re probably about equal

[@JohnMoseley]

As far as I can tell from the measurements each company gives, the Velocity is wider. Size 43 is 11cm at the toe. Can't remember the Splay measurement, but it's less than that.

[@daboichie30]

How’s the sizing compare to vivobarefoot? Thanks a lot?

[@sonsofsever]

@@daboichie30 we don't have much experience at all with Vivo, but the Be Lenka have all been true to size for us, and the one Vivo just one of us was able to try was too big.

[@rhidiandavies1991]

I fond the vivos run big, and I have really wide, flat feet. For reference, in UK sizing, with a nike I'd wear a 9.5 or even a 10 for the width and end up with an over long shoe because of it, but in a belenka I wear a 9 and it fits perfect. Vivo I'm more like an 8, but ideally I think I'd wear an 8.5 (but they don't have half sizes unfortunately). On another note I've also found the quality for lelanka is a step up on vivo, and they're also better priced (which is annoying as I live in the UK but pay more for the UK brand...). In vivo's favour they do have a much better range of soles, particularly for hiking and trail use in general.

[@daboichie30]

@@rhidiandavies1991 thanks.. really appreciate your time explaining it.

[@junyuc1670]

The top of my foot is not comfortable when wearing vivobarefoot, is this shoes good for high volume feet?

[@sonsofsever]

@@junyuc1670 I think so

[@hood4thought699]

How would you compare the width and volume on this shoe compared to the Bahé?

[@sonsofsever]

@@hood4thought699 I like the revive better for sure

[@hood4thought699]

@@sonsofsever awesome! I tried these and needed more room for my pinky to splay so the Revive is looking good. Are their new shoes, which you hinted at, wider? Or should I just bite the bullet and order the revive?

[@sonsofsever]

@@hood4thought699 the new shoe is a boot… definitely don’t sleep on it, it’ll be announced at the end of the month, but definitely a different category. And they are a bit wider than the revive.

[@JohnMoseley]

@@hood4thought699 I haven't tried Velocity shoes, but as I understand it, they're some of the widest in the world - 11cm toebox in size 9 (aka 43), where most barefoot shoes I've seen in that size are around 10.3-10.6cm wide. I wear Softstar Sawyers, which have the same 11cm toebox in size 43, and like you, my pinky was still constricted in my size, so I went up a size and that solved it. I'd be surprised if any Bahé shoes give you more space, but maybe I'm wrong. As far as I can tell, they're narrower than the Velocities.

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

I ordered these a couple weeks ago and sent them back because I found that the top/tongue/lacing area was poorly designed and dug into my feet, with little to no elastic give. (TL;DR I feel that for a gym shoe there should have been more stretch in general around the upper, and it's well built but a little bit too tensile). Curious if you experienced this at all?

[@sonsofsever]

@@Laotzu.Goldbug I would say that we find the volume a little low, and the footbed isn’t finished so you can’t really take out the insole either. That’s our only real issue there

[@nikicrewes1411]

What is the best pickle ball shoe?

[@sonsofsever]

For my feet the only problem with this one was the stack height, I'm heavy on my feet when I play and so my heels start to hurt. If your feet are strong enough to handle so little underfoot then I don't think they're a bad option at all! The build and grip did well on the court.

[@nikicrewes1411]

Thanks a bunch!

[@LAWSON08]

Maybe I'm getting old, but it's hard to hear you sometimes with the background music. Enjoy your videos though 😀

[@sonsofsever]

We try to keep it down 😂 the balance is hard sometimes

[@mrfrm1975]

I hope your subscriptions and views increase. Your content is helpful.