Repairing Seam Failures On Vibram FiveFinger’s
Posted: February 8th, 2010 | Author: BobbyLove | Filed under: gear, running | 2 Comments »
These thing’s take a beating. We wear them on the trails, we pound them through tough grasses, and we grind them on the obstacles the city streets have to offer. At some point in your ownership of Vibram FiveFingers you will be likely to have a seam open up. Most folks that I keep up with that run in FiveFingers experience this around the 300 miles mark, which I think is totally acceptable in terms of the quality of the product holding up 100% through that many miles. Having said that, a seam failure doesn’t mean you need to throw your FiveFingers away.
If you have 10 minutes and a needle and thread, you’ve got everything you need to keep your Vibram FiveFinger’s in tip top shape to last you hundreds of more miles!
Nice sewing lesson!! It occurs to me that either you got a lemon for your 1st pair, or you have REALLY weird feet.
I’d say a bit of both…my feet are fat, I know that. The first seam failed within 60 days of me buying them and Vibram customer service was exceptional. I’ve got a fresh KSO pair sitting in the closet once I finally can’t sew these back together anymore!