Phalanx
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So, I'm trying to give Trickers another go because I think the Stow is a beautiful boot. I got a pair of Stow and Burford from TKmaxx for about £150 each (size 13) and had a number of issues. I sold the burford in the end but kept the Stow. They're beautiful, but they gave me a load of issues:
- Burford fit wise was great, but my left big toe hits the end of the toe box in the Stow. I think this is because my Stow's toe box is slightly less volumous. Seems strange because they're the same last.
- Both boots caused me a lot of knee and back pain, probably because:
- For both boots, the footbead seemed really hard! Even compared to Red Wing, Dr Martens or Whites (which I'll soon own). Not sure if this is working as intended.
So I'm wondering if the reason TKMaxx had so many cheap Trickers models last Winter was because they were old rejects or defective models or something like that. If I were to buy a pair of Stows direct from Trickers in size 13, would I have the most fancy, high tech version yet?
Finally, what sort of difference is there in fit between Stow and Malton? They both have the same last (but then again, Stow and Burford have the same last and I found them to fit differently) but apparently Stow is a 5 fitting and Malton is a 6.
Sorry for the annoying post, I just want to be part of the club!
- Burford fit wise was great, but my left big toe hits the end of the toe box in the Stow. I think this is because my Stow's toe box is slightly less volumous. Seems strange because they're the same last.
- Both boots caused me a lot of knee and back pain, probably because:
- For both boots, the footbead seemed really hard! Even compared to Red Wing, Dr Martens or Whites (which I'll soon own). Not sure if this is working as intended.
So I'm wondering if the reason TKMaxx had so many cheap Trickers models last Winter was because they were old rejects or defective models or something like that. If I were to buy a pair of Stows direct from Trickers in size 13, would I have the most fancy, high tech version yet?
Finally, what sort of difference is there in fit between Stow and Malton? They both have the same last (but then again, Stow and Burford have the same last and I found them to fit differently) but apparently Stow is a 5 fitting and Malton is a 6.
Sorry for the annoying post, I just want to be part of the club!