GoLite Lime Lite SKU: #7643151

Mark

from Boston

I think GoLite is pretty new in the footwear market, but the Lime Lite seemed like a pretty cool shoe so I was surprised to see that there were no reviews. I generally don't like buying things without some insight, and not knowing anything about GoLite I was even more hesitant but decided to take the plunge. I wear either a 10.5 or 11 -- sometimes I swim in 11s sometimes 10.5 are too small. But I wanted these in the ochre color and they were only available in 11 in that color so my choice was made for me. Turns out they fit pretty well, definitely not too big, but it's hard to say if they're true to size. It's not stated on Zappos but these actually come with adjustable footbeds (which are also anti-microbial and washable). The toe of the footbed has removable inserts, the idea being if you have narrow feet you can use a thicker insert, wide feet a thinner insert. Pretty cool. Also, the ochre color isn't nearly as vibrant an orange as it looks in the photos, it's more muted. They seem really solid and well made. Nice materials, nice attention to detail. And they look really cool. They were stiff for all of 10 minutes, after which they felt perfectly broken in. Definitely two thumbs up.

Anonymous

from Arkansas

GoLite claims that the Lime Light and some of their other shoes are adaptable to fit a range of different foot widths from narrow to wide. Speaking as a guy with narrow (B/C width) feet, I'm here to tell you this is mostly false. The actuality is that for narrow width feet you don't actually address the main problem of getting a secure fit without changing the actual lateral width of the shoe. GoLite's solution for narrow width feet (and that of shoe store sales people) is to double up on the insoles. This does little to address the main problem and usually just creates a couple more. The main problem narrow footed people have is that the foot slides around in the shoe side to side, forward, backward. Adding an extra layer of insole does little to reduce the lateral movement of the foot in the shoe. Most of the time the only thing the extra layer accomplishes is creating more pressure points on the top of the foot from your foot being crammed against tongue seams or eyelets. And often the big toe is pressed downward in an unnatural way. In the case of the Lime Lite there's plenty of toe room, but for me the tongue of the shoe doesn't have enough padding, especially near the top. Also the tongue is too short. In my opinion it needs to extend up another 1/2" so it doesn't dig into the top of your foot at the shoe opening. I'm actually debating whether or not to keep the shoes. If I do I can't actually wear them with confidence as they were intended (on uneven natural terrain) for fear of instability due to loose fit. "Oh just wear extra thick socks." Yeah, right. What do I do when its above 40 degrees? I have given up on ever seeing the real solution to my perpetual footwear dilemma. Shoe manufacturers are only interested in catering to the masses who have D, E, EE, EEE, and EEEE width feet. To make an actual B or C width width would just be wimpy I guess, in their way of thinking. I am so fed up with not having any shoes that fit properly that I would actually pay double and special order shoes if that were even an option. The selection of shoes offered in a true B or C width is pitiful, and usually not in a style or even type I want. Okay, enough of my rant. No shoe company will ever take this seriously anyway. The bottom line on this shoe is if your foot width is D to E (or possibly wider - I really can't say) go for it! While you're at it you have thousands of other choices here as well. The Lime Lite appears to be fairly well constructed and should have excellent traction in mud. And if I keep the shoes it will appear that I am sure footed and ready to hit the trail. That's all I can really say about being in the Lime Lite. Oh yeah, Zappos is the best shoe store anywhere...period. I should know. I try a lot of shoes. Good luck!

Brands I'd also recommend: If you dont have narrow feet you have MANY choices