I absolutely love these shoes. Great for running, walking, as as a general getting around shoe. I had a slight issue with getting the right size for my feet, but Xero Shoes were great and I was able to select the next size up to fix it without any problems. Happy customer for life here. I am studying to become a Podiatrist and Pedorthist here in Australia as well so look forward to recommending these shoes to clients in the future also!

The shoe is comfy & has plenty of room in the toe box allowing the toes to spread out. First wear was a 7km hike & I had no sore spots - the shoe didn't need any wearing in for me. I found the grip on the shoe worked well, I never lost grip on big rocks or steep packed trail (only a bit of sliding on really loose dirt on steep sections) When I was on clear trail/big rocks the shoe was great but unfortunately walking over small rocks/stones the sole doesn't have enough protection for me.

I purchased the Terra Flex after another big brand hiking shoe let me down while hiking remote Australia. The Xero’s are extremely comfortable on the long hikes and perform well on different terrain surfaces including rock, red dirt and with minimal ingress of sand on the softer trails and river crossing.

These are not quite so minimalistic as the Prio, these have a thicker sole which is better for hiking on rough tracks where people do not want to feel so much of the ground beneath them making walking, hiking or running a more comfortable experience, these are very comfy shoes for both barefoot and socks and they breath well for your feet through the open mesh design, they have a wide toe box for your toes to spread out, high recommended!