Keen bike sandals or shoes, yah or nay?

[Bike Chick]

I love mine for riding in the summer but wouldn't recommend them if you do a lot of climbing. They are great for touring, commuting and light riding. I rode them through most of Ragbrai last year but found that the sole gives a little if I am sprinting or standing in a climb. I also have the regular sandals and shoes in addition to my bike sandals and love all three.

[Miranda]

I own the gray Keen commuter sandle w/spd multi-release cleats and I love them. However, I would not expect them to perform under any type of hard riding/training conditions. I have some weird shape foot fit issues, but my Keens are fine. The toes have breathing moving room in the sandles, vs some of my regular road/mtb shoes that are obviously a solid material.

[TsPoet]

I love mine for tours, while you can't run in them, you can walk in them.
I also love mine in the winter! They are perfect for layering any # of socks and waterproof covers. I find them, combined with a sock liner, a wool sock, and sometimes a neoprene water-resistant sock, to be the warmest winter alternative.

[ASammy1]

BF and I have the Newport H2 regular sandals and LOVE THEM! We took them to Hawaii in January and pretty much lived in them.

[emily_in_nc]

I had been coveting these since my cycling buddy bought some last summer, but I just couldn't justify the $115 price tag. Fortunately, with a combination of my REI dividend and the 20% off coupon, I got them for just $48 including tax!

I haven't tried them yet other than for size. I have a narrow foot (between B and AA in women's street shoes, and they are perfect in width and true to size for me.

I can't wait to wear these for errand runs with DH on my Bike Friday this spring/summer and on my mtb for casual dirt road/trail rides after work with my buddy with matching sandals!

I only wish they came in black since that would be best with bike shorts. I got the gray since I thought they'd look better with black bike shorts and two Terry skorts I have with some gray in them (I like these for rides to the farmer's market) than the new blue color.

Can't wait to wear them!

[redrhodie]

I'm seriously considering selling mine. I really wanted to love them, but they're just too different from my regular cycling shoes. I just don't feel like myself in them (even though I have lots of Keen street shoes).

[Cataboo]

what size feet do you have?

[Brandi]

I have the reg sandals and they are my favorite shoes ever! Just got a new pair in black. I also have red! I do everything inthem. And they are very easy to wear socks with. They mold to your feet after a while. My hubby has two pairs as well.

[LadyinWhite]

I switched to Look pedals from spd on my road bike and my beach cruiser doesn't really need "riding" shoes so my brand new Keens are available if anyone is interested - ladies sz 9, worn maybe a half dozen times last season. Gray color. Message me if you'd like them. Theresa

[Cataboo]

I finally found a pair on keens. I normally wear size 6.5, but can also wear a wide size 6. Typically with keens I ca wear either.

The keen commuters I ended up buying were the size 6 (they didn't have 6.5, and 7's are too big and it was a good enough price that I was willing to risk i)... and they fit fine. They're a bit narrower than my normal keens, but not so narrow that I can't wear the size 6 or that they're uncomfortable.

[jesvetmed]

I've definitely jogged and hiked in my Keen H20 sandals. Excellent for this type of stuff. I'd never jog in bike sandles or shoes of any kind, though. I have to admit, I have a Keen problem -- when I see them, I must have them. I have fat feet, and they are excellent for me. I wear them at work and there is SO much support in them! (much more than you'll ever get with Crocs). And they seem to last forever.

[emily_in_nc]

I have to admit, I have a Keen problem -- when I see them, I must have them. I have fat feet, and they are excellent for me.

Just a heads' up for anyone reading this thread who might be considering Keen Commuter bike sandals, though it's been mentioned before, the Commuter sandals are a bit narrower than typical Keens. I have an "A" width foot (just try finding shoes in that size -- impossible), and the Keen Commuter sandals fit me perfectly. Even sockless! "Regular" Keens I've tried on before have been too wide.

[uforgot]

Just a heads' up for anyone reading this thread who might be considering Keen Commuter bike sandals, though it's been mentioned before, the Commuter sandals are a bit narrower than typical Keens. I have an "A" width foot (just try finding shoes in that size -- impossible), and the Keen Commuter sandals fit me perfectly. Even sockless! "Regular" Keens I've tried on before have been too wide.

Yup. What she said. I have wide feet and had to get the men's. The women's ones were really narrow on me.

[GLC1968]

I have to admit, I have a Keen problem -- when I see them, I must have them. I have fat feet, and they are excellent for me. I wear them at work and there is SO much support in them! (much more than you'll ever get with Crocs). And they seem to last forever.

Big ditto to this. In fact, I just bought another pair of Keens this weekend - in the kids size!

I hate, hate, hate that the cycling sandal is too narrow for me.