Posting here first in attempt to sell local and I also would like thoughts on shoes. I'm in Lawrence so Topeka, LFK and KC are all fair game for me.
I have 2 pairs of Louis Garneau Tri X-Speed shoes.
I bought the first pair online and apparently didn't use a good size chart .
* Size 46
* Probably worn 3-5 times
* They even smell new
(so if you are only buying these b/c you have a stinky feet fetish check out the next pair
)
* Flawless uppers and what you would expect on the bottom from mounting cleats and using a few times.
$50
After I realized those didn't fit I bought the same shoe on CL in a size bigger
* Size 47
* Worn more than 3 times
* Guy before me wrecked in them which must have been bad luck b/c I wrecked in them too - Uppers are scuffed up - Also beware they maybe bad luck
* I haven't smelled them but if you buy them you are welcome to do so
(Will consider riding in them before sale for extra fee
)
* Still not a ton of rides in these I put about 300 miles on them but they are also too small
$40
Catch here is the first pair has to sell before the second ones as I need the money for new shoes
(been spending lots of money getting ready for the season
).
NOW FOR THE ADVICE PART: Where is the best place in the area to try shoes? Cycleworks is limited Sunflower is limited. I liked the store in Topeka that I forge the name to but also limited for tri shoes.
Also suggestions on what shoes you like.... I have 1 foot that is a 12.5 and one that is a 13. About the only running shoes I feel at home in are Altra's and Merrell thanks to the wider toebox. I don't think I need to get a wide shoe I just think I'm in between normal and wide in the toes. Anybody have thoughts on shoes that would be wider in the toes?