[Closed] Crocs

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Noooooo! Rickos I thought better of you 😥

Comfy all day and size properly, albeit with a wide toe box. By properly, I mean I figure I'm a 43 unless the shoes fit oddly, and I'm a 43 in crocs!

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/crocs-for-bike

[i]They seem popular with hospital staff [/i]

only because you can clean them with a hose.

I know, I know, but they do seem fit for what I need.

Crocs are not popular with hospital staff. They are surgeons shoes and are worn for hygene reasons AFIK.

Crocs are also popular with my children. They are 1 and 3.

As a grown adult I would not be seen dead in them.

Thank you Markie. I fear that will be my only sensible reply...

I'll admit that I wear them around the house and garden... don't think I've ever worn them in public... 😳

you've changed.

Also, how do they size up?

I'm stealing that pic above for future use.

Yeah,around the campsite, beach etc. Never in real life and especially not on a city break.

Honestly they are lethal. The soles of your feet will sweat and you slip im your shoes and die.
Don't do it,unless you wear socks for safety.

They're for Thailand, but that includes 3 days in Bangkok.

Crocs got banned in my old hospital. Nurses were dropping needles and impaling themselves through the holes. 😕

I love my Crocs, I'd wear em everywhere if I could, 🙂 comfiest feety things evah!!!
The rest of you be damned,...

OP, I think what you're looking for is a pair of Birkenstocks.

My OH swears by Crocs. I'd sooner walk barefoot across a field of Lego.

Couldn't the nurses have just blocked the holes?

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(Tip for the OP too)

I would rather cut my feet off than wear crocs.

I was working in an outdoor shop when they first came out and we had a rep come round and describe their 'benefits' to us. We all thought they'd never take off, little did we know....

I only wear them on the beach.

[i]we had a rep come round and describe their 'benefits' to us[/i]

"It lets the other holiday makers know who not to get into a conversation with"

my 2 year old was gifted a pair which he uses for playing in his water-tray and as a spare pair for when he throws his proper shoes in the toilet when I'm having a wee (this did happen).
they are hateful things and he is guaranteed to fall over every time he runs in them and smash his knees and elbows on the floor.
the only positive is that I guess they have taught him to MTFU.

I have a pair (bought as a 'gift'). They languished in the bottom of a wardrobe for a couple of years while I waited for someone I disliked enough to "re-gift" them to.

Then I took them camping, and they're the perfect "tent slippers" for slipping on whilst you nip for a slash in the middle of the night.

They've now become my everyday outdoor slippers - I wear them for my morning constitutional walk around the grounds.

Wouldn't be seen dead wearing them in public though...

I have had mine resoled with 5.10 stealth rubber. Now they are the bees flippers.

I quite like them, in their place.
Lots of people seem happy to wear these sort of things afterall.
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They've now become my everyday outdoor slippers - I wear them for my morning constitutional walk around the grounds.

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In the dignity stakes Crocs are waaay above flip-flops! That said, for a city break, Birkenstocks is the answer. Seen them in TK Max recently.

NO!!!

You have been told...

Said it before, I'll say it again - if your life does not have a little bit of room for a pair of crocs, you need to get a better life!

They are the perfect camping/beach shoe plus brilliant for after 'rad' activities. Take off your mtb/kayak/climbing/trail running specific footwear and put on a pair of comfy little foot pillows as you pad around the car park sorting out your kit. Also ace for bike touring as they weight next to nowt.

Would I wear them with my finest threads to a suave reception - hell no; but that don't make them great 🙂

Size wise - pretty forgiving and normal.

"In the dignity stakes Crocs are waaay above flip-flops! That said, for a city break, Birkenstocks is the answer. [b]Seen them in TK Max recently.[/b]" ha ha brilliant! Talks about dignity, then admits to shopping at TK Max.................

OP, I think what you're looking for is a pair of [s]Birkenstocks[/s] Keen.

Just as stupid looking ,but more comfortable for adults . 🙂

[i]Leave the Crocs for the kids[/i]

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Harsh but fair XT!

ha ha good man, shifter 😉 Nice to see someone on here who can take the banter

See, one thing everyone should know about SANDALS is they have to be the right BRAND and you have to pay a silly amount for them. Then they are good SANDALS.

I have a black pair with no holes in the top, for camping and around the house, they are super comfy but you will be a laughing stock if you use them out and about.

mine were kind off outdoor slippers, but now after i popped them in my commuting bag one day i was on the good bike (time cleats) i need something for walking from the bike shed to the office. i now were them in the office all day.

I have 3 pairs!

Great for beech, camping and the yard. I would not use them for around town or to hike in, but when your feet are knackered from using work boots all day, I look forward to putting them on after work.

Forget the middle class fashion police on her and give them a go

There is a chap on TV here who wears them in the jungle.

One triathlete apparently cycles in them 😯

When I say cycling, I mean the way that triathletes do it, so that'll be in your pants wearing Crocs

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For why is croc attached to front mech with string? 😯

Reasons?

saves 30 seconds on the transition, loses 5 minutes whilst cycling...

[edit] it's a rubber band to hold the pedals level and the shoes in a position where you can just slip your feet in. Snaps as soon as you start pedalling.

[url= http://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=45 ]I recently got some fake Crocs, from Target. They cost $9.99[/url]

Bless Rivendell. 🙂

I bought some recently after the dog chewed up my flip flops. They're very comfy and do the job well. I'd use them on the beach or camping, but not for a night down the local.

I think the only thing worse than wearing Crocs style foam shoes would be actually paying a premium for branded foam shoes.

My daughters "crocs" were £1 from Poundland. They are a lovely shade of purple!

Triathlon is amazingly odd.

I've got pairs of fake Crocs by the front and back doors as they are excellent for just popping outside to the garage or garden. Also handy for camping for the same easy to take on / off reasons.
Would never wear them on the street though!

Hospital staff, cleaners and butchers ok, otherwise NO!

I too thought they were very ugly, then I was given a pair, turns out they're very comfy, wear them most days, including at work as 'house shoes'

Wear what you want. Fashionistas are insecure. I wear Crocs most all of the time literally because of knackered foot joints - really like a godsend and save me a lot of pain/immobility compared to other footwear. Tried cheap knockoffs, didn't do the same thing at all, and felt horrible. Crocs can get sweaty in summer sitting around in but then you just kick them off. Do people take the piss? Apart from my my brother scowling at them I haven't suffered at the hands of the snort-scoff-pointers. A few years of wheelchair use taught me a lot about self-appointed social judges in general, so just smile at them as you would a cute puppy.

Hospital staff, cleaners and butchers ok, otherwise NO!

You forgot children, spackers and ageing hippies :-). Crocs are like bikes inasmuch as they seem inspire theatrical hatred such as when some laugh at people for cycling ('Yeah (snort) bikes are great, if you're 7 yrs old, wouldnt catch me dead on one...')

Honestly they are lethal. The soles of your feet will sweat and you slip im your shoes and die.
Don't do it,unless you wear socks for safety.

They have a massage bed on the sole so you get good air circulation all round your feet.

I have a pair that I use for knocking around the house and garden, they are very comfy for extended periods of wear. The little strap on the heel keeps them in place without them following off. I knocked them for ages before trying them and now wouldn't be without them. Who gives a toss what they look like and with people on here raving on about sandals and five finger shoes this place isn't the epitome of cool.

Also great for getting out of shopping trips with the wife when you tell her that's what your wearing to go out in 😀

I have a pair that I use for knocking around the house and garden, they are very comfy for extended periods of wear. The little strap on the heel keeps them in place without them following off. I knocked them for ages before trying them and now wouldn't be without them. Who gives a toss what they look like and with people on here raving on about sandals and five finger shoes this place isn't the epitome of cool.

+1

spackers

🙁

They're for Thailand, but that includes 3 days in Bangkok.

Wear normal shoes in Bangkok, it's not that hot. Take sandals for the beach.

Jambourgie - I should point out that 'spackers' here is self-referencing and sarcastic!

Well, spoke to the wife at lunchtime and she said that if I wore some then I could walk behind or in front, but I was not to walk as though I was with the rest of the family.

I thought Birkenstocks were for hipsters?

Crocs on adults are just wrong.

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+1 fake crocs for garden slippers.

+several million for finding triathlon very odd.

With a 2 year old and 5 month old, how I look in public is not always high up on my priority list at the moment, so my fleece lined crocs have been worn with shorts, jeans etc when popping out. My clown shoes are black so i'm sure they colour co-ordinate fine with most stuff 😀

I destroyed my feet with endless walking around Disneyland Florida a few years back using trainers & sandals.
Crocs were my saviour, fantastically comfortable. Mine have the added benefit of the holes being shaped like mickey mouse 🙂

I am a Croc addict! Love them!! Go on, try a pair, we all know you want to.

Just for clarity, the acceptability list is as follows:

- Birkenstocks
- Flip Flops (Hessian type ones with fabric straps, not plastic ones)
- Sport sandals, Teva type things
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- Crocs.

Avoid anything with a strap that goes around the heel.

What is it with all of these softies that need footwear just to go into the garage to get a beer out of the fridge. MTFU and just walk in there in your bare feet and act like you haven't noticed that it is really cold and dirty.

fridge. MTFU and just walk in there in your bare feet and act like you haven't noticed that it is really cold and dirty

I have a pair of Quicksilver flipflops, they must be 20 years old now. I love wearing them and am looking forward to taking them on holiday to Ibiza in August 🙂

What do you call a french man in sandals?

Phillippe Flop

I think all these Croc fans should post pics so we can judge them.

Probably harshly.

Crocs: Two steps closer to Jeremy Kyle.

I have croc flipflops. I want some of the closed toe things. 😳

Reef flip flops with tqt (thirst quenching technology), they have bottle openers built into the sole. Perfect summer footwear.

I think anyone who mocks crocs then puts up birkenstocks as a better alternative needs to have a word with themselves. I've just had a look online and those things are plugly, they look like the scholl's my sister used to wear.

You lot are really, really weird. All of you.

Worse than Hora.

I got some real fake Crocs in Goa for about 250 RP's. (work it out!) Good for walking/fishing on stony beaches.

but don't laugh, these are better & I'm wearing some as I type, proper comfy...

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Those Croc half sandals look alreet.

Crocs are officially the best thing ever for camping as they're clogs not sandals, slip em on kick em off, who want to be worried about straps and toe thongs on the 4am piss run.

Never had a pair of official crocs but the kids do and the mocks are rubbish in comparison

I think they're great, probably get a bit hot for Thailand though so flip-flops better, or something more ventilated and made of a more breathable material.

They are mostly rubber after all.

The sports ones are great. I've worn them for cycling & beach running & all day city walking.

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No way can they possibly look worse than those toe shoes which are shite for your feet anyway in most cases.