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Barefoot Ted
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Dude!!!
I am not sure about the huaraches for LDPing...at least not for me...cause I got so used to the FiveFingers (FFs)...which allow me to feel the board...
My huaraches are thicker than the FFs! I like to think of them as portable ground...with a long history in the world of running to survive = eat.
The problem of course with the FFs is that they can wear out pretty quickly...unless you patch'em like I was doing...
http://barefootted.com/2008/06/fivefingers-as-skateboard-shoe.html
BFT
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pavedwave
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| Barefoot Ted wrote: | | My huaraches are thicker than the FFs! |
...then let's find some thinner tires!? 
Maybe there is some kind of refuse / recyclable rubber you can find that's soft like this stuff you did the soft-huaraches with?? Though I assume there must be some balance you're after between supportive-yet-pliable...
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Barefoot Ted
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The biggest problem for the traditional huarache is the leather knot right a the ball of the foot...which may hamper foot braking??? Not sure.
Yes, I do make thin, flexible huaraches...
Peter's you've got me thinking...that much I can admit.
I am surely making a lot of huaraches since the book came out, so more will be trying them.
I do not think of them as the ideal footwear...I have mastered them to some extent...run a 50 mile mountain ultramarathon in a pair of 4mm huaraches took some dedication and persistance..., but can't say they are my first choice.
On the other hand...I have been improving my huaraches each generation and think that my leather top sandals are at their best and my leather laces are consistently the best from my current supplier.
Who knows, the book may start a trend... I do have a tentative business plan to get a supply of huaraches being made in Mexico in the near future...Fair Trade made. That would be cool if those became popular.
BFT
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Barefoot Ted
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Yup, I saw it...he's gonna be on Nightline next week.
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