OK, all y'all superstuds, give me your advice. I'm in need of two (2) pairs of shoes. First, I need a summer weight, breathable "hiker" style suitable for work and casual wear (work attire is very casual - jeans/untucked shirts most often). Second, I need a pair of walking/elliptical ready "athletic" shoes for, well, walking and elliptical use. Due to an enormous list of injuries I won't go into, my "running" is limited to twice a year lumbering around the 1.5 mile track for my physical fitness test. I do like to spend 45 minutes a day or so on the elliptical, and I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback who would gladly walk 12-15 miles a day, if I had nothing better to do... In case you didn't know it 6'1" and 240# - so I put a lot of stress on my feet (not to mention my hips, knees, ankles, etc).
Right now, I'm wearing Keen Targhee IIs for daily wear. I love them, especially the wider "toe box" because I have feet like a duck, and I have to wear custom orthotics due to pronation issues and general fucked-up-ness in my feet. Downsides to Keens - the soles are for shit and are prone to coming apart. My current pair needed to be gorilla-glued back together within 6 months. Also, while they're awesome for the winter, being waterproof, for summer wear my feet smell like a gut shot water buffalo by the end of the day, and I can wring my socks out after a long day on my feet. Oh, and they're heavy, like concrete shoes to keep you pinned to the bottom of the ocean heavy. The only Keen shoe that looks similar but summer-friendly is the Voyageur Mid - but, they spelled "Voyageur" like Frenchmen, and, we all know about them...
For tennies, I've been wearing Asics Gel Kayano (X?) for a long while, but when I ordered a pair a couple of months back, the current iteration is completely different - and very uncomfortable.
So, let's hear it. Give me your thoughts on summer wear light hikers and general walking/(barely) athletic shoes.
Thanks!