Milano Soft
93%
6.3mm
Wide
Leather
Barefoot desert boot with soft leather upper, 6.3mm road tread, and wide foot-shaped toebox.
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Summary: Variety of casual shoes, boots, and sandals for men and women with 7–8mm soles, wide toeboxes, and 3-year guarantee against wear.
Groundies is a barefoot brand based in that sells boots, sandals, shoes, and flats for men and women with great overall versatility.
Overall:
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Thickness | 7–7.5mm | |||
medium sole with moderate ground feel and protection (multiple options). | ||||
Flexibility | Great | |||
lots of flex and balanced agility. | ||||
Width | Wide | |||
supports natural toe splay and movement. | ||||
Drop | 0mm | |||
flat sole for natural balanced movement. | ||||
Cushion | None | |||
no foam or limit on sensitivity. |
Groundies has a wide fit with a foot-shaped toebox, 7–7.5mm sole, great flexibility, and minimal tread, and are made with leather, synthetic, rubber, vegan, natural, and latex materials.
Price:
Demographic | M/W | |||
men, women | ||||
Sizing | True | |||
runs true, order your normal size. | ||||
Materials | 6 | |||
leather, synthetic, rubber, vegan, natural, latex | ||||
Toebox | Natural | |||
foot-shaped toebox for natural toe splay. |
Groundies are ideal for casual, hiking, indoors, business, and walking in freezing, cold, warm, and hot climates.
Durability:
Breathability | Good | |||
sometimes becomes hot/sweaty. | ||||
Waterproofing | Semi | |||
resistant to light rain, shallow puddles, and mud | ||||
Climate | 10–100º F | |||
freezing, cold, warm, hot | ||||
Activities | 5 | |||
casual, hiking, indoors, business, walking |
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