I wasn’t as clear as I could be either. The Vapor Glove is the only shoe I’ve worn since high school in size 9. Other Merrell’s are 9.5 and lots of other brand are 10. So for me, the Vapor Glove runs larger than any shoe I’ve worn as an adult, and an 8.5 wouldn’t be out of the question!

I meant the Bare xlite. These are longish compared to the rest, even longer thant my 11US trailrocs…

I wear my usual size in Merrell’s, never size down

It will probably feel and run great, but the Wave Universe 5 looks like a bowling shoe.

Half a size down here as well. Unlike any other merrell or VFF.

I did not write a full review, still need to. I love the shoe, wore it to work all the time last semester. There is no prominent arch in the Vapor Glove since the sole is just a thin layer of rubber with zero cushioning.

How dou you feel them? I also have them though in 10.5us (all my other shoes are 11) and they feel loooong sometimes I trip, but they are confy and light. I just dont like the more traditional upper of Inov8, in hot weather as in my region the feel, really hot and heavy (compared to new balance for example)

You mean how do I feel in the Vapor Gloves? Yeah, they feel long to me too. I usually just wear them casually, if I’m not going to be standing for long periods of time. Running-wise, I learned not to take them on trails after bruising my feet up, and I’m okay on streets if I watch for rocks like a hawk (pretending for a moment that hawks scan for rocks).