FAKE Vibram KSO Trek
(Pictures of real ones are at the bottom of this post)
Below is the picture in the eBay listing I bought the fakes from that are of a real Vibram KSO Trek
The picture on eBay did not show the differences between the actual shoe and what they were selling. How many differences can you see between the top picture and the other three pictures?
-First off, there is white stitching all around the shoe instead of tan stitching.
-There are 4 VERY apparent vertical slits with visible liner near the heel on each side instead of 2 vertical slits on each side with no visible liner
-The sole of the fake shoe is ALL black on the brown KSO. On the real KSO Trek, the sole is black on the bottom and brown on the sides.
-I put them on and they were tighter than the same size of actual shoes. I was not able fit my feet into them with socks. The real 42 Trek shoes fit fine with socks when I tried them on at REI.
-The hard footbed was narrower at the arch, thereby not giving much arch support or bottom of the foot protection.
-The "leather" top was way too thin. I doubt it was kangaroo leather, or even leather at all, like it was supposed to be. It felt like it could easily rip. It seemed to be a soft sewn material.
-The top strap is not as long as it should be.
Below are actual images I found online of the Vibram KSO Trek. You can see some of the differences.
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