I ordered the NB WT20 V1 and V2. This V2 is not flexible at all compared to V1. Very stiff material. Stick with V1. Love the Berry color though.

I have never tried the v1 of these shoes, so I can't speak to how it compares to the previous version. But, all told, I really like this shoe. I wanted something that I could wear to 1) Zumba and 2) to do strength training/circuit training when I wasn't walking/running. This fits the bill. You're practically barefoot in this shoe. It will definitely take me a while to build up to using these all the time, but I'm interested in the benefits of barefoot training so I'm happy to invest the time. The upper part of the shoe offers good support so that you're foot isn't wiggling around which is nice. The shoe is crazy light weight - as you'd expect from a shoe with hardly anything to it! As others have noted, the sole isn't the most flexible (which may take away from the barefoot factor) but that was something I appreciated. I do a lot of squats releve (on my toes) and had suffered an injury to the bone below my big toe in the pad of my foot. The solution for this is to have a less flexible sole, so for my purposes this was really great and will hopefully help prevent reinjury. Somethings to note: 1) the box for the shoes states that these are minimalist trail running shoes, but from my limited time in them I feel they are much more multipurpose than that. 2) the sole of the shoe is made by vibram, the makers of the toe shoes. I can't remember if that was mentioned in the product description so I thought I'd mention it here. Finally, the most important factor to me was how they look. I bought the lavender/bright orange color and they are very cool looking! I'm very pleased with my purchase. The price is a little steep so I may try to keep my eye out for a lower price, but I'm still very pleased.

I do not run; I do walk and work out at a gym. I like them for a change. You do have to wear them gradually at first. They are very light, great for summer.

I'm a new mom and that means that with the gift of life, I've also received the gift of bigger feet. It's awesome. Now that it's fall, I can't avoid the inevitable with flip-flips anymore and I've been systematically replacing my shoe collection. I had a recent trip to Seoul that I bought these shoes for as my walking shoes. They're a little wider in the toe box which was perfect for my now bigger feet and the color (berry) was so cute. But I guess there are things that are too good to be true. 3 weeks of having them and the shoes already have holes on both above the pinkie. It's not like I trekked the Himalaya in those 3 weeks. I was sightseeing with a 3 month old! Not sure if these are eligible to be returned but have to retire these. It's getting too cold out to wear shoes with holes in them!

The shoe was about a size larger than normal. The sole was hard to bend. I love the color, not the shoe.