The prototypes were perfect. Everything about them was exactly as we envisioned.
Unfortunately, during production, the outsole supplier changed the flow-rate of the molding process. This created weak areas in the rubber; like invisible 3D perforations that can cause some of the lugs to tear on the first run/hike. It's devastating!
The irony is that we are attempting to make a hyper-durable, over-engineered minimalist trail running shoe. The super-irony is that we were trying to make the outsole immortal by making the lugs replaceable. We even came up with a way to trim and replace the lugs with an included "Resurrection Kit". 😭
This is catastrophic for us. We're just a small family start-up with zero employees. We used our personal savings to make this first batch. We feel really stupid about it all.
We can't sell them at full retail price ($180). And we are really praying to be able to recoup our costs by selling at-cost: $62.
Will you please help us recover?!?! Will you please buy a pair?
Even with this defect, we think this is still a very good minimalist trial running shoe worth more than $62. Everything else on the shoe passed our standards. Even the outsole is still very functional, we just don't know for how many miles. I'm guessing you can still get a few hundred miles out of it.
We'll even include the trimmers and some lugs so you can test out the Resurrection Kit, which may actually prolong the life of the outsole.
If we can recoup our costs from this first batch, I promise to launch a fully-functional version asap.
I will also gladly apply a discount on future versions for anyone willing to help us recover from this.
Below was the original description (before we got the Beta Blunder):
A reliable minimalist ("barefoot") trail running shoe with
- Replaceable lugs for a near-immortal outsole
- Removable rock plate insole with 100% beaded ETPU foam
- Double stitched outsole to prevent it from detaching from the upper.
- Ultra-high Molecular Weight PolyEthylene (UHMWPE) double-weave upper for bomb proof durability.
- Seamless nylon webbing heal sling
- Inner lining is a suede-like synthetic fabric known for it's durability and grip often used in the automotive industry. It is more durable than leather.
- Cemented AND double-stitched TPU toe guard.
- Metal eyelets
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If your foot length is
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We recommend the following shoe size
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240 - 248 mm
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Women’s 9
Men’s 7.5
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249 - 257 mm
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Women’s 10
Men’s 8.5
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258 - 266 mm
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Women’s 11
Men’s 9.5
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267 - 275 mm
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Women’s 12
Men’s 10.5
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276 - 283 mm
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Women’s 13
Men’s 11.5
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Return Policy: Since we're getting rid of them at-cost and we are trying to be 100% transparent about the issues we're experiencing, we can't take any returns at this time. We plan to offer a standard 30-return policy on our future/fixed versions.
