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In medieval times when everyone was taking swings at everyone else with swords, chainmail was pretty much a wardrobe requisite. These days the threat of sword attacks are few and far between, but a German company called Gost thinks there’s still a place for chainmail in modern society. At least for athletes who’ve embraced the whole barefoot running trend.
Made from actual interlinked rings of stainless steel, the PaleoBarefoots promise the same near barefoot experience as other minimalist running shoes, but with increased protection and better breathability. But, you’re still paying for shoes—around £150 to be exact—made of cold stainless steel that will most certainly not be as light as your Nikes. Is this company onto something here? Were our forefathers right about chainmail? Or are these just an easy way to get a discounted admission to a renaissance fair as a simple period costume?
[Gost-Barefoots via Gear Junkie]
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How irontasticly ironic!
You’d be royally fucked if some broken glass or grit worked it’s way in.
They wouldn’t ever get waterlogged though
Barefoot running to the max.
Surely they’d scrape away every layer of skin you had on your feet in the process?
They should hook up with whoever makes the ped egg
One problem I see here is the fact that this would act as a massive heatsink. Probably ok in the summer, but on a cold day – even when dry – I expect their massive surface area to suck heat away from your feet… brrrrrrrrrr.
Or, if you left them in the sun then tried to put them on…..
As someone who wears Fivefingers every day and for every occasion, there’s no way I’d buy them. I’m sure they offer decent proctection againsts the occasional slashing attack from a sword, but they’re not going to do much against the day to day grit found outside. A simple thorn will defeat those shoes. I also imagine snapping a link on the sole will be a bit painful as it embeds itself into your foot.
You forgot the most serious danger to face the urban runner…’Dog Mines’. I can just imagine strained dog poop going straight through. I’d rather wash my trainers than pick dog poop from between my toes!
Oh god, thanks for the image!
As a hairy man, I can think of nothing worse than wearing chainmail without a good thick covering underneath it
Or perhaps it just means that I wont have hairy feet for long after wearing them?
I’d like to flying kick a bearded hipster right in the kisser with one of these.
wouldn’t these be super slippery. Unless its not chain mail on the sole.