grackle

The Keens are adjusted the same way other Keen sandals are, so if you get a chance to look at another pair of Keens, you'll get the idea. It's very hard to see in this picture, but this is the best I can find:

https://www.rei.com/product/707782?vcat=REI_SEARCH

After you tighten the sandals, there's a long loop of cord that you secure by tucking it under the laces. (In the picture it's hanging loose.) It ends in a piece of plastic that should stop it from slipping out from under the laces. It could definitely snag something if it worked loose, but I don't think there's much danger of that.

pasopia

Sure they will work on a road bike. You just need to use a shoe with a recessed cleat, like the Keen Commuters you have. I would recommend getting the eggbeater candy. The platform is nice for long rides when you have a shoe that is not super stiff. They are a tiny bit harder to get in and out of compared to the eggbeaters, but you get used to it quickly.

How do you like those keen's. I was thinking of trying them out this summer.

grackle

I bought them yesterday and have only been for one ride in them. Haven't walked around much. They are superbly comfortable. I've already developed extremely tender feelings for them (which I was warned could happen with Keens) and am considering buying a pair of their sandals for non-bike use. They're noticeably more flexible than my other bike shoes (which I chose specifically because they, too, were supposed to be fine for walking around in -- click, crunch, click, crunch, click, crunch) but I don't mind because I bought them for short trips to the pool, grocery store, coffeehouse, etc. I really hope the eggbeater cleats fix the grinding problem with the Keens -- I'm going to buy a pair of cleats to try, and then upgrade my pedals if it works.

noisebeam

I tried on the Keen SPD Sandals at REI this weekend. I was so eager to have them work and was ready to buy. They look good and the fit was good. I have narrow feet.

However... The sole is very flexy, far far more flexible than the Shimano SPD Sandals that I use now. I could bend the toe are at a 90deg angle to the rest of the footbed just with my hands. No good for a cycling sandal.

The other issue is that even though they held my fore-foot tightly, even with the tie cinched down tight, with pulling up force my heel could slipout of the very flimsy heel strap. Again the Shimano Sandals have a more sturdy and less flexible heel strap to prevent this.

So I didn't get them. Great for walking perhaps, but no better than a sneaker that happens to clips.

Al

E-quality

I'm glad this thread popped back up...

I stopped by the closest LBS last week and the owner asked me if I could help them unload a shipment of bikes they were receiving. I rode my bike in so I had my cycling shoes on...specialized tahoe. There were 64 bikes and 16 boxes to unload. The bikes had to go upstairs to the storage room. I didn't even think about the fact that I had my cycling shoes on until I started breathing hard and sweating from carrying all those bikes up the stairs. I realized then that I had my cycling shoes on and was impressed that I was able to do this without any discomfort. I ended up noticing their weight towards the end of unloading the truck but it wasn't too bad. They are heavier than my new balance mr 790's which are extremely light.

Anyways, I just had to say something about how comfortable they are even when doing physical labor.