If you enjoy whitewater chances are you know your feet are going to get wet. KEEN has addressed that issue with its new Class 6 sandal that features a PU upper that is designed to a 360dgree cage for the foot. Introduced earlier this month at the Outdoor Retailer Show this shoe is designed to allow water out, while the EVA footbed and bungee lace system ensure a solid fit and stability on wet surfaces.
Tag: Sandals
Tread Worn
We continue to follow the “upcycled” movement where old products are used in new ways, and this week we came across Rottua, which offers handmade sandals that feature repurposed bike tires and tubes along with other materials.
The sandals use tires for straps and the tube liner for the bit between the toes. The foot bed isn’t worn out either and features a high quality micro bier topsole with strap liner, as well foot-molding Eva midsole. Each sandal utilizes is made of about 20 percent upcycled materials, which include bike tires from Northern California.
Orthaheel’s Vionic Line Aids Sport Recovery
You can spend all you want on your running shoes, but once you come back from a workout and slip on a pair of sandals or flip-flops, all that support goes away during crucial recovery time. Orthaheel is working on that issue with its Vionic line. These sandals and flip-flops offer support to prevent pronation. The five models are designed with a triple-density midsole; a high-traction Vibram outsole and a biomechanically contoured, motion controlled footbed. Continue reading Orthaheel’s Vionic Line Aids Sport Recovery
Sandals: Not Just for Romans and Hippies Anymore
- Sandals fit for a Roman Emperor
Sandals always brings three things to mind to me. First, the Romans – OK, in fairness the Greeks and others probably wore sandals first, but it was the Romans who brought the flat shoes with them everywhere they went. This did prove that the sandal wasn’t just for being laid back, because after all, any army or general that can conquer the world while wearing them must be pretty tough. But the next thought that comes to mind are hippies. Maybe hippies go barefoot, but I get a whole summer of love vibe when I see sandals, and the problem there is that it doesn’t evoke sport and competition. Finally, Peppermint Patty comes to mind when I think of sandals – and while Patty might have been a cool Tomboy she was kind of annoying.
So the question is what to wear following a long run or bike race when you just have to get out of the shoes? Barefoot is clearly too much like the aforementioned hippie thing, and there aren’t many places a germphobe like me will want to walk sans shoes. So when I go sans shoes I can go for sandals. The Montrail Molokai Flip feature a textured thermo-moldable PRFRM footbed that should be like walking on a cloud, but because it is made of 100 percent hydrophobic synthetic upper material it will still keep your feet cool and dry.
As the Molokai is made up of up to 30 percent recycled rubber hippies should like it too. We like these because at $55.00 they’re affordable and fairly stylish, but mostly they’ll just feel good after a long race. Imagine what Caesar could have done if he had these sandals?