Racing shoes/boots

[Luegonigel]

Hi, I've been trying to buy some lightweight trainers, driving shoes, racing boots but with little success.

I have some old leather Adidas trainers, fit like a glove. Haven't been able to find anything similar in the shops. Ordered two pairs of Adidas trainers from Demon Tweeks, first pair size 10 1/2 were 10mm narrower than my existing size 11 trainers, second pair size 11 were just longer but no wider!

Have scanned the internet for shoes/boots which are identified as "wide fitting"...no luck. Don't want to keep ordering things and then sending them back.

One guy when I showed him my old trainer said they old fashioned.....I said that obviously means I need surgery on my foot then to fit anything current!

Anyone else got old fashioned wide feet and therefore footwear suggestions?

[Wrightpayne]

I’ve taken to wearing dunlop canvas trainers in the seven at about £14 from sports direct. If you wanted to ne trendy get converse!

I’m a 10 but usually need an 11 now. The dunlops fit fine width wise. Might be worth a look at Lonsdale which are also relatively cheap, however I needed a 12 and looked a bit like Coco in them!!

Regards

Ian

[Scotland North AR]

That’s exactly it, would rather the front of my shoes didn’t enter the room ten minutes before my body.

[Kingsley Young]

Nigel

Take a look on the Puma web site, there are often some ideal shoes on there. 

Kingsley. 

[Mechanical Moz]

Were the Adidas trainers you tried the Trackstar XLT driving ones?  I've been tempted to buy a pair for ages but the price and lack of somewhere with stock in a shop to try them on has put me off so far.  I have wideish size 10 feet, which is why I've never found any of the Puma driving trainers fit well.

I recently bought a pair of the Koden kart boots recommended in another thread and am happy with the fit, I followed the advice to order a size up from what you would normally buy.

My old McRae pair were perfect but have slowly come apart.

[K7 VCT]

I brought some from a shop online in swansea. Koden M54 karting boots.

Great fit and value, better than pressing two pedals at once

[K7 VCT]

Search on line for koden M54.

[K7 VCT]

Sorry i got two pairs sent in two sizes just in case. Free returns.

[Scotland North AR]

yes it was the Trackstar XLT I tried and they were the narrowest shoes I've ever seen and I'm surprised they fit anyone. I called Demon Tweeks and asked if they did any wide fitting shoes to which they said no and I'd just have to take pot luck trying more on. Living in Aberdeen, it's not too easy to call in to their place.

[TANGO7]

I have wide feet and got a pair of Lonsdale Trainers (Benn Model, I think). Fit me well as my normal size which is 10. Got them from Sports Direct, cheap. They are slip on.

[Scotland North AR]

Thanks for all the suggestions, got the job properly sorted yesterday and bought some Ecco Biom Lite. Fit like a glove straight out of the box. Will have to wait a while before I'm driving in them due to the weather up here but they are the same physical dimensions as my old Adidas trainers so shouldn't be an issue.

£100 per pair but they had some blue ones in the clearance section for £70 so bought them also as well as the brown ones I originally picked up.

https://www.eccoshoesuk.com/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand&utm_term=ECCO%20Shoes&utm_content=ECCO%20General

https://www.eccoshoesuk.com/ecco-biom-lite/p7133

[Alan Reeves]

where did you find the clearance section, they look ideal

[Scotland North AR]

When I was in the shop in St.Andrews the lassie looked on the computer for other colours and found the clearance items. Not sure the public get access to that.

[Alan Reeves]

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