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Looks like Vivo has refreshed their Primus Trail Knit FGs with a grounding outsole and insole, and a new “wood” color (they have them in all black too).
Was most interested in the price cut, now these are £130 instead of the £145 the regular Trail Knit FGs were listed at (now completely removed from the site, not even in the “sale” section).
Other than the grounding aspect nothing else seems to be changed from the older model.
Thoughts?

As a sneakerhead gone barefoot I really wanted to find nice sneakers to replace the vans and jordan’s i always liked. I did actually take the insole out of one of my vans and replaced it with the vivo cork insole and they’re a great zero drop shoe now, although not quite barefoot shaped of course. So, I bought these gobi 2 leather sneakers and all black motus studio to add to my growing collection (which consists of Magna ESCs and dusty green gobi leather 2 sneakers before).

Honestly black and gum have always been my fav color way for sneakers and this gobi really has become my go to shoe because of it. The leather is soft and moves with my foot, and i have good width and length to my feet. Unfortunately these shoes don’t have the smooth leather lining like the dusty green ones (which are just as nice but i just don’t wear white sneakers nearly as much), but the cotton canvas lining is still very smooth and nice to wear barefoot too. I even travelled with these shoes to California for Cali Roots 2026, volunteering and participating in the festival meant i was on my feet with these shoes on for 10+ hours every day, which did hurt a lot by the end of each day. I’m still transitioning from last November, but I can feel my feet getting stronger for sure. Either way the shoes got pretty dirty and beat up but have held up great.

The motus studios are also amazing, even lighter than the gobis and a bit more tread that can help them do anything really, imo they’re the best do it all sneakers Vivo do, including some casual firm ground walks and hikes. Took these shoes to the New Forest in the UK and got stuck in some bog with them, kept my feet try and cleaned easily the next day with a Renapur shoe cleaner and brush. Also travelled with these to Morocco earlier this year, and they handled the desert, the heat and even some random downpours really well. Stood in an almost ankle deep puddle with them and my socks had no water on them at all. And they still looked great for the rest of the trip.

I’d love to know some other leather sneakers in cool colorways, like a green/ khaki or brown and white sneaker. I rather a cotton or full leather lining (i.e. all natural materials). Unfortunately Vivo dont have other colorways in the gobis or motus studio, so I’m happy to go another brand. I’m size 47 so unfortunately Muki shoes don’t have my sizes in a lot of their styles, and Magical Shoes run small so I’d need a 48 which they don’t do for their Funk or Nova shoes. I’d love to buy some Dolfies but none of their styles i like have my size in stock either.