David: If the toe cap is plastic, maybe you can shove it full of something to stretch it out a bit & hit it with a hair dryer to loosen it up.
I have Keene's regular sandals and needed about a half size larger than my regular shoe size. I think others have commented that the SPDs are a bit narrower than the regular. dougP On Feb 19, 7:01 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andrew & Mike, I think that's the exact problem. It's the plastic toe box > end that's almost crimped down. Right in the middle where the center strap > attachment is. I first thought it was length when I originally posted, now > it's just as you mentioned. > > I'll try stretching it out as I am keen on getting these to work! > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:24 PM, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > you know, i just bought some Keen Coronado's (think low Chuck Taylors) and > > they are the same 10.5 fit in the sandals, but these are a wee bit tight. i > > wore them around for about half a day though, and they seemed too adjust a > > wee bit - these are the canvas-like uppers, so maybe that's part of it.. > > > toe box is a bit "low" (compared to the generous cup of the couple pair of > > sandals i have) and that same plastic, but the material aside from the > > plastic is giving a bit. maybe get some super-thin socks? :) > > > -a > > > On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:59 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > > > Weird update: I've been wearing them around the house, and without socks > > they fit. But with socks (Smart wool bikey ones) they are really too > > tight. I figured it out and it's not the length, not the width, but the > > height of the toe box area. It's very low and made of kinda' hard-ish > > plastic. So there's no room to move the little piggies around up there. > > The next size up would be way to long. Hmmmm, more investigation needed... > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:09 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> You were supposed to click on the flickr linkety-link :-) > > >> They are 44/10.5 as that's what I wear with regular Keen sandals. But my > >> toes are pushed back in the front, so I would definitely need a 45/11 or > >> possibly a 46/11.5. So these fit more like a 43/10 narrow. Definitely > >> narrow too. > > >> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> NIce to know they run small, but what size are they (either nominal or > >>> real? :) > > >>> Do they run small because they are more narrow, or are they smaller in > >>> all directions? > > >>> Gernot > > >>> On Feb 19, 9:06 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > I just purchased these on ebay, and they run a size (maybe two) smaller > >>> than > >>> > the regular Keen sandals. I can't return them, so anyone interested? > >>> I > >>> > really like the color on them, kind of a brownish/olive color. Better > >>> than > >>> > the regular black IMHO. > > >>> > $90 which includes shipping. $80 if someone local wants them on > >>> Sunday's > >>> > Riv ride. Priority given to the local sale. > > >>> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4369470246/in/photostream/ > > >>> > -- > >>> > Cheers, > >>> > David > >>> > Redlands, CA > > >>> > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is > >>> something > >>> > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill > >>> Nye, > >>> > scientist guy > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> David > >> Redlands, CA > > >> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. 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