I just bought a pair of Keen sandals, and I love them so much I have to share with the world (others may have done the same, I just didn't spot anything). I have not had a pair of sandals this comfortable before.
Size reference: I have wide feet, somewhere around a womens 8-9. Running shoes men's 8EE. Biking shoes mens 41.5. Normal shoes, 8-9 womens if they are wide, 7 mens (sometimes even have to go wide mens, sigh).
Keens are apparently a little narrow (or average at least), I didn't even try the womens' version on. The nice helpful man at REI said not to bother after I said I had wide feet. I put on the mens' size 7 (Newport H2s) and they fit like a dream. I don't have to "lace" them up at all, and they fit around the top of my feet pretty well (they will stretch/form as we go, too). The heel piece at the end is a little loose on both feet, probably because I'm in men's shoes.
For those of you with less Fred Flintstone-y feet, a friend of mine has the womens' version. She has narrow feet and "laces" hers up pretty tight. She loves them as well, and has no complaints about fit.
A little hard to get on (as is customary with a lot of sandals and wide feet), I have to push my foot through then worry about adjusting the top and heel. I do not feel constricted at all in them after they are on, though. The arch support is pretty good, my feet don't hurt when I wear them all day, and nobody has to look at my purple smashed toeThey do have anti-microbial footbeds so hopefully I won't get "sandal feet" AND I can put them in the regular wash if they need to be tuned up a bit.
I'm not sure how popular they are in other places, but out here in the NW I see Keens a lot. I wish I could bike in them...
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07-03-2006, 11:52 AM #1
I am a leaf on the wind
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Keen Sandals! (Not really bike related, but...)
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07-03-2006, 11:58 AM #2
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Oh, yeah. Just bought my 3rd pair (Venice H@ for fishing) and finally talked Bubba into a pair because we both dislike our guide model Tevas. He wore them for the first time and had no hot spots or blisters.
I think they're taking a bite out of the Teva and Chaco market. I'm just hoping the H2 models have good traction for fishing.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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07-03-2006, 12:17 PM #3
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I love Keen's! I have two pairs of sandles (Jamestown and Jamestown slides) and the Seattles which are Mary Janes.
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07-03-2006, 12:36 PM #4
"Ride lots!"
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I bought my 5th pair of Keens before this trip! A replacement for some I had worn out!
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07-03-2006, 12:59 PM #5
I am a leaf on the wind
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I wish I would have bought them sooner. They are great. I can see myself living in them every season of the year (and probably being made fun of for it, too
Originally Posted by Veronica
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How long did it take you to wear them out?
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07-03-2006, 01:11 PM #6
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Keens are starting to appear on Sierra Trading Post!
Nanci***********
"...I'm like the cycling version of the guy in Flowers for Algernon." Mike Magnuson
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07-03-2006, 01:31 PM #7
"Ride lots!"
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Two years I think. Originally Posted by colby
I wish I would have bought them sooner. They are great. I can see myself living in them every season of the year (and probably being made fun of for it, too).
How long did it take you to wear them out?
V.
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