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| Stride Rite Little Kid/Big Kid Outrider H&L Sneaker | 
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| Brand: Stride Rite
Category: Shoes
Department: Unisex-child
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 9621
Fabric Type: Leather/Mesh
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 14 x 5 x 5
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MPN: 271435
ASIN: B000Q7VHBI
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight flexible outsole | | • | Fresh feet sock lining | | • | Multi-surface outsole for ultimate traction | | • | Non-marking outsole | | • | H&L closure for easy on/off |
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Product Description
A sleek sneaker with high-performance details.
Amazon.com Product Description
He'll love the Outrider sneaker from Stride Rite. The leather upper has synthetic and mesh insets for a cool, performance athletic shoe look, and the Velcro-close straps are quick and easy, but the best part about this shoe is its comfort: The thickly padded collar, tongue, and insole will keep his step cushioned, so he can be active and on his feet from sunrise to sunset.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Well worth the price September 6, 2008
We bought these for my seven year old going back to school. I was surprised they had these in his size (4.5 youth). He still has to master the art of tying shoe laces, so the velcro strips were a huge bonus, and they continue to stick (he has worn them for about a month so far...every day without fail!) We were very fortunate to get these on sale, but I would definately pay full price for the next school year. You are getting what you paid for with these sneakers....well worth the price.
 Seems sturdy, but beware sizing June 4, 2008
We just got a pair of these from Amazon, after dutifully going to the Striderite website, downloading its size chart, confirming that it was printed to accurate scale, then measuring our youngster's feet carefully. Unfortunately, we'll probably have to send them back.
We ordered a pair of these shoes that should -- theoretically, according to all our careful measuring -- have given us at least one half-size of extra room for growth, maybe even a tad more. Well, the shoes arrived and they fit just fine. The kid likes how they feel. *Today*, that is.
In other words, these shoes do not allow the extra size that we thought we ordered. If our kid grows at all in the next month, these shoes won't fit anymore. And they seem to be built pretty well, so it seems unlikely that they'd be worn out before they're outgrown. It'd be a big waste.
Why not just send them back and get a bigger size? Well, these shoes *are* bigger than the old ones -- on the *outside*. They provide more bulk, without a fully matching increase in interior space. As a result, our child had a couple of those awkward, feet-too-big missteps when first trying them on and walking around a bit. A kid can adjust to that kind of thing, but if they were yet another size bigger, I'd be worried about trips and falls.
Basically the shoe design seems to waste space, and does not accommodate as much foot as it claims. It might be okay for some kids, I guess, and the price right now on Amazon is pretty good compared to other shoes, from other manufacturers, at other retailers. So I'm giving them a half-hearted 4-star rating, despite our disappointment.
Every parent with growing children faces the problem of trying to get that little extra space in all the shoes and clothing they buy. So in these days of online shopping, you would hope that the manufacturers would get their acts together and be sure that they actually meet the specfications of the sizing charts they publish.
The shoes look okay. They're a little hard to put on, which might change after a breaking-in period, but it would surely be helpful if they put a pull-up strap on the back of the shoe, or on the tongue, as some other kids' shoes have for this age range.
Despite being almost too short for our child's feet, the shoes do seem to be comfortably (appropriately) wide in the sole, for a Medium size. That means they're basically accurate to the Striderite *width* chart, if you want to look at the bright side! Plus, the velcro straps seem to allow for some adjustment in that area, for kids who might be just slightly narrower or wider than average, or have a higher arch, or whatever.
We probably won't be able to give any real-world wear reports, but just looking at them, they seem likely to last much better than the New Balance lace-ups that we've fully outgrown, after a few months. Those other shoes looked worn after the first couple of weeks, and by now they're practically in tatters. But they fit great for most of that time, even when they were theoretically "too big" at the very beginning, and as a result we were able to really get our money's worth, which I don't think we'd be able to get from these. Oh well!
Great shoes! February 11, 2008
My six year old has truly enjoyed these pair of shoes. He always wore the Stride Rite light ups and when I couldn't find those available in his size at the time I needed them I decided to go with these. I was pleasantly surprised to see that these are true to Stride Rite standards. Good fit (my son is a 1) and look great with most school clothes. Great buy!
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