Three footwear lifers, one missing shoe.
Between them they had spent careers at Nike, adidas, Columbia, KEEN and Teva, and they still could not find a recovery shoe that did what they needed. So they built one.
VELOUS. From velocity.
Training and competing are about velocity. But the part that decides whether you get to do it again tomorrow is what happens after you stop.
Recovery and movement are an essential part of every athlete's training cycle, not an optional extra at the end of it. That is the whole idea in the name.
Who actually built it.
Not a marketing team with a foam supplier. Three people who have designed, engineered and sold footwear for a living, for a long time.
Tim Bartels
Co-Founder & CEO
- Former CEO, SAXX Underwear
- Head of Global Footwear Sales, Columbia Sportswear
- Leadership roles at KEEN and DC Shoes
- 15 years at Nike
Brad Bischel
Co-Founder, VP Product Creation
- Head of Utility Product, KEEN Footwear
- Outdoor, athletic and work channels
- Multiple million-unit sellers
Damon Butler
Co-Founder, VP Design + Creative
- Founder, Bipedesign consultancy since 2006
- Senior Designer at adidas and Teva
- Designed the Hellbender amphibious shoe and the Spoiler sandal
Two years before we sold a single pair.
As athletes ourselves, we had learned that your feet need more than just super squishy foam to recover. They need a stable platform, real arch support, and flexibility where the foot flexes.
So we spent two years developing and testing, working with Dr. Timothy Mineo, DPM - a podiatrist, foot and ankle surgeon and competitive cyclist - until the three zones did what we wanted across the whole foot strike. That became patent-pending Tri-Motion Technology.
Designed and developed in Portland, Oregon, then made in a partner factory using globally sourced materials.
Our closed-toe platform is built on sugarcane-based bio-foam and recycled materials. Wherever possible we use recycled material in our packaging too.
All of our sandals meet the American Podiatric Medical Association's rigorous standards.
Try it. If you disagree, send it back.
Our promise to you: a 30-day comfort guarantee, or your money back.