Customer Reviews Xero Shoes Prio

Shoes fit well and are flat, flexible, and thin, though not exactly foot shaped toward the toes as other minimalist shoe brands tend to be. Great overall except for the toe box not being quite wide enough for feet to splay.

I like these shoes. My only issue is the sole seems more plastic than rubber so it has a louder, hollow sound when walking on hard surfaces like wood floors.

My primary use is walking, so I'll review it with that in mind. The style is awesome (love the 'lunar' look) and I really appreciate the fit, which is roomy but not bulky or drapey. Only two downsides: 1) I had a couple of pairs with inconsistencies in manufacturing, from improperly fitted soles to surprisingly different fit, and 2) these shoes surprisingly breathe a lot less than my Gen 5 Merrell Trail Gloves.

I like it so far. It may replace my Merrell trail runner 4, which is not made anymore. If the shoe wears well, I will give it five stars.

Love the shoe, but I think I could do better in a 10.5 instead of an 11.

Sizing was a bit off with both pairs, they get a bit slippery on wet surfaces, and the first pair I had had to be warranty exchanged after about 6 months-customer service for this was flawless. The extra room in the toe box is magnificent! Feeling the surfaces below without all that extra cushion makes me feel so much more sure-footed and my balance has improved remarkably since using these. All in all, my feet are definitely happier.

I like them so far, ankle cuffs are a little heavy.

The shoes are very comfortable. Only issue I had are that Prios run a bit bigger than what the Excurions do. I have the Excursion before the changed the design and they are my go to shoe. The Prios are my back up go Roa for everything.

The shoes are very comfortable. Only issue I had are that Prios run a bit bigger than what the Excurions do. I have the Excursion before the changed the design and they are my go to shoe. The Prios are my back up go Shoe for everything.

Great functional barefoot shoe. Quality. They look a little wide or fat in the upper, and I dont mean the toe box I mean like padding around ankle etc. from the pictures, Im looking forward to getting my hands (or feet) on a pair of hfs at some point in the future, as well as a trail option

Great and comfortable to wear. I have made recommendations to family n friends.

I think that I had worn them incorrectly and messed myself up.. I had worn the prios on some cold days with thick wool socks. Then wore them tied incorrectly running up down a bunch of stairs (work for a moving company) I ended up hurting my heel and had to give the shoes a break.. I might try them again but might just reserve wearing them for off days/ actual weight training days when I can actively focus on proper symetrical load balance..

Good shoe, I wish I had gone with the lighter, even more minimal shoe

I got the men's Prio, but I have narrow feet. I think I should have tried the woman's Prio, but frankly, the color options were all a bit too bright. The shoe itself is great though, I like the quality and style.

To early to say.

The basic Xero philosophy remains prevalent with the Prio. These, like other Xeros, have spoiled me with regard to so-called comfortable shoes. I have just two minor quibbles with these though and the first is that the tongue is too short, IMO. The tongue of the shoe ends at about the same spot as the upper holes for the laces. Sometimes the tongue slips below the knot making for an uncomfortable uncomfortable shoe. The Prio, like my other Xeros, has round laces. Ive found those laces impossible to stay tight for very long and double-knotting is required. With these minor issues in mind, buy Xeros. Youll be spoiled like I am and your feet will thank you

I really love how the Prio feels. While the design of them isn't terrible, I feel like it could improve. They're wonderfully functional and comfortable, but I wish they were a little more stylish. Maybe with welded supports like on the HFS with a more earthy color scheme and slightly less prominent branding (while I'm glad to wear Xero, the word is unnecessary... maybe just the symbol would be sufficient).

I've loved these shoes so far. I actually use them primarily as climbing "approach" shoes. Approach shoes usually have some sticky climbing rubber on them and are often bulkier (and have large, padded heels ,etc). I perform more minimal shoes and these seemed to be the best I could find. I think they look solid and have no heel drop. The rubber isn't super sticky for scrambling over rocks , but it works for me. Ill probably beat up the toes a bit since I use them for scrambling and approach shoes for rock climbing... But that's not their intended purpose... So until someone makes more minimal approach /hiking shoes... Ill be using my xeros!

Ordered mine in my usual running shoe size and found that this shoe sizing runs a little large length wise. Nonetheless, it is fine as the rest of the shoe fits well. The quality of the laces could be improved - they get wound up very easily and are difficult to unwind - more of an aesthetic issue ;-)

These fit, but even though the toe box is the same width and shape as Altras, my Morton's Neuroma immediately started to throb. I think the toe box is too shallow. Cute shoes though.

I wear a 4e width shoe. These shoes are comfortable as long as the strings are loosely tied. Unfortunately, the strings are way too short for loosely tying. Going to return for this reason. There's just something about having to buy new strings for a brand new pair of shoes.

Ugly.

I like these generally, but just can't get used to the wider toe box.

Ordered for my husband. He wears 11.5 or 12 and the 12 is this shoe was considerably too long. His feet are normal width with a high arch and the shoes did not have enough volume for his foot, so we returned and did not try a smaller size. I've tried the Prio before for myself: I have a low volume foot and the prio is too high volume for me so I was a bit surprised at how poorly it fit my husband's feet. It's a good looking well made shoe, but evidently not for everyone.