Bare Your Sole!
The Vibram Fivefingers® Bikila™ is a uniquely designed running shoe like no other built on a completely new platform. The Vibram Fivefingers® Bikila™ is named after the man who brought barefoot running to the masses in the 1960 Rome Olympics when Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila strode to Gold........shoeless, just the way nature intended.
Convention states we should be wearing bulky restrictive trainers and for a modern 21st Century environment, we tend to conform. The Vibram Fivefingers® Bikila™ is designed to enable you to "run barefoot" and feel your surroundings whilst retaining enough protection that modern living dictates.
A 3mm flexible but robust Vibram® Polyurethane out-sole with 4mm tread grip zones to cater for every varied terrain you may encounter that wraps up the end of toe line avoiding those stubbed toe moments.
A soft padded ankle collar to ensure no shoe rub during your activity and a now ventilated Dri-Lex™ fabricated upper designed to allow the foot to "breathe" whilst constrained to keep you cool and comfortable.
A single "hook & loop" fastening closure across the forefoot ensures the shoes remain in place whilst the 3M® Reflective properties of the upper, assist in night time running to keep you seen and safe.
The Bikila™ has been designed with the runner in mind taking athletic dynamics and the body's Bio-Mechanical preferences to the limit. This is truly an all day every day wear barefoot trainer for the modern world.
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The Origins of an Idea
Fivefingers® footwear was the brainchild of industrial designer Robert Fliri. He proposed the idea to Marco Bramani, grandson of Vibram founder Vitale Bramani, who invented the first rubber soles used on mountaineering boots in 1936.
An avid sailor, Bramani was intrigued by footwear that felt like a glove and worked like a second skin. Fivefingers® protected Bramani's feet from dangerous rigging and obstacles on board his boat whilst delivering a surefooted grip. The FiveFingers' patent-pending design provided greater dexterity, improving agility, balance and control.
Drawing on his experience as a sailor and a veteran of the footwear industry, Bramani worked with Fliri to refine Fivefingers® into what it is today - the first footwear to offer the sensation of going barefoot with the protection and security of a Vibram® sole.
Fivefingers Articles
The Barefoot Revolution is one of huge interest to many a discerning athlete. The benefits of running barefoot are well documented and the information available is extensive. These links may be of use to anyone wishing to obtain further information into the unquestionable benefits that Barefoot Running provides........(read more)