Customer Reviews INOV8 F-Lite™ 195

Not super comfortable, but it looks good on my feet.

You really do not need to read my entire review - just know that these shoes are not over-hyped and they are amazing. From my experience and from everybody I know who has worn these, there is not a better all around cross training shoe for a well-balanced athlete. There are many good shoes out there (Nike is not even close to being one of them), but Inov-8 wears the crown. I own this model and the X-talon for trail and obstacle racing. Due to my satisfaction with both of these, I foresee replacing all my other performance shoes with inov-8s. They feel better with usage but were great even out of the box.

I bought these shoes to wear when I go out in the summer and they are great. Very breathable and comfortable. Sizing is accurate.

I bought these shoes to crossfit in and I love them. They are light and very comfortable. I am a woman's 12 and I ordered a men's 11. They fit perfect. I wear them all day long and feel like I am wearing nothing. Highly reccomend them.

These are great shoes! I used to be a big Vibrams fan but after my pregnancy they started to bother me. I got these for Crossfit - shorts runs, lifting, etc. They are very lightweight and have a nice grip. I normally wear an 8.5 and have a narrow foot. I ordered true to size and find I have a nice bit of room for my toes to be comfy. I do think these shoes probably are narrow but that's perfect for me. Love em.

I bought this shoe after loving the 230 and it does not disappoint. I prefer this shoe for lifts and eventually I expect to prefer it for running although right now I tend to run more in the 230. It feels a little looser than the 230 of the same size. I checked and the base of each shoe appears to be the same. Maybe there's a little more material over the toes in this shoe? The 230s felt tight at first on my toes until I got used to it

Great shoe! As an avid crossfitter, these shoes are the best! I will buy another pair soon!

I'm a Strength and Conditioning coach and really glad to be using Inov-8 195. This is the perfect shoes you want to buy if you are doing CrossFit with no rope climbing involved. These shoes run a 1/2 size too big and in some cases a full size. I highly recommend buying your true size and a 1/2 size smaller. I have recommended this shoes to all of my clients and only one was comfortable with his true size. Everyone else got a 1/2 size smaller. You must know that it will feel a little tight around your feet but these shoes stretch. You need to make sure your toes aren't touching the front of the shoes. If they are, you need a bigger size. Again, it is normal to feel they are hugging your feet. I have found these shoes to be the best fro CrossFit. Reebok is making the Nano and I must admit it isn't that great yet. Unfortunately, the CrossFit community will buy even a bag of dirt if it has the CrossFit name on it and they will say it is the best dirt ever even though it isn't. Reebok Nano II isn't that much different than the I even though they claim it to be. I have both and I cannot wear them all day long like I wear my Inov-8 195. Nano is good for rope climbing though. I only wear them whenever my WODs involve that. I also have Inov-8 230 but they don't seem to be as comfortable as the 195 even though they have a taller heel to toe ratio (6mm x 3mm I believe). I hope this post help you who is trying to decide on the next CrossFit shoes.

These shoes look and feel great! They're comfortable and very light. I should point out though that they seem a little large, mainly towards the front, around my toes. I'm not sure if this was by design? They do feel tight around just below my ankles as well, after long hours of wear (a day). Those issues aside, they're great!

Awesome experience with Zappos! I recommend Zapppos highly and these shoes are awesome for CrossFit.

I love these sneakers! They are awesome! So comfortable and light. Fits true to size. Great for running, cross fit training, and an overall great shoe! Def a great purchase!

Love these shoes. I noticed a different in squats with less height on the heels. My inner thighs noticed too. This color combo makes me want to go to Crossfit. They're comfortable too and they were true to size.

I've owned these fr a few weeks now ad they are very comfortable. I wear them as everyday shoes and they look nice with most of my outfits. Extremely light and flexible but the cushioning is a little on the low side, so might not be great for running on concrete.

Great website, easy to choose the colors I wanted. Sizing was true, and shipping was fast. Would definitely order from Zappos again.

Very satisfied. This shoe has performed well in every workout. Have used on runs up to a couple miles without any problem. There is just enough padding to make them comfortable but not enough to make you lose feel in lifting. Would recommend highly.

I love these shoes! They are super light. I wear them everywhere. For jogging, I started out slowly. I ran one mile, then two, then three, and I stayed at three for a few runs. Now I wear them for short, long, trail, and street runs. In normal running shoes, I wear a 7½ women's. I bought the equivalent of a women's 7 and they still seem a tiny bit long. But I am loving them anyway.

If you are a crissfitter these shoes cannot be beat supper light and comfortable great for Olympic lifting. I would not recommend them for long distance running.

I love these shoes! This is my 3rd pair of the 195's. I am a CFitter and I have tried other Inov8's and these are by far my favorites!!! The only thing that bothers me are the shoes laces never stay tied, so I wish they could do something different to make them stay tied.

These are the best running shoes I have found. I had inov-8 before and then bought the new balance WT20. The new balances were good but the inov-8 are better so these replaced my new balnances.

These have been the best pair of athletic shoes I've owned. My previous shoes were Nike Free's, and after thinking those were comfortable, these shoes surpass them. They're very minimalist in design, but have proven to be extremely comfortable.

These shoes are awesome, they fit incredibly comfortably and are great even just to wear to the gym.

Love the minimus shoe. This is a great shoe and this is my second pair because I love them so much! My plantar fasciitis has gone away after I built up the foot strength and I will never go back to a regular tennis shoe again!

I bought two pair of these for crossfit. I love them so much I wear a pair to work everyday now. Great shoes.

Wow, I am a firm believer of these shoes! I never write reviews but I just had to for this one. I'm not a technically a Crossfitter just yet, but I do a similar type of cross training. I transition a lot from olympic weightlifting and powerlifting to plyos and jump training, to runs and sprint training. I read reviews on how they're not for running, but surprisingly it was fine for me! I am so in love with them that I wear them even to school everyday. I own several 'bare running-style' Nike's and especially Vibrams Kimodo too and thought they were too quick of a change for me from soled shoes to barefoot running. So I was hesitant to get the 195s versus the 230s, since if you're new to minimal shoes you're recommended to try out 230s first. But I ended up getting the 195s and definitely no regrets! I am definitely buying another pair of 195s. Thank you Zappos for the amazing customer service as usual!