Has anyone worn both the DS Racer and Bandito who can give me a comparison as to size/fit, and your opinion on the differences?
Thanks!
Has anyone worn both the DS Racer and Bandito who can give me a comparison as to size/fit, and your opinion on the differences?
Thanks!
bump...anybody?
i wore a 12 in the DS Racer (the dorothy red ones) and it fit perfectly. I ordered a 12 in the banditos and ended up with a busted toe.
I think i would have been fine with a half size up but the cut is significantly different too, similar to what Asics did to the DS trainer for a while. They morphed the japanese racing last with the american last(?). this made the toe box at the met heads wider and it curves much sharper across the toes.
overall i hate this update. im glad to see asics go back to the narrower last with the DS Trainer. now i just hope to see a return of the Racer.
Looking for an alternative, i would consider the saucony fastwitch 2 or 3. the design looks to be the most similar to the ds racers. however, i have not tried them out yet and any feed back would be appreciated.
running warehouse has the saucony fastwitch 3 for a pretty decent price.
In the Banditos I wear a 10.5, I wore an 11 in the DS13 and 10.5 in the DS14. I wore a 10 in the DS Racer.
Love the Bandito for the half and up...use Hyperspeeds for races less in distance.
I concur with wiblizard.
DS Trainer 14 and Bandito are the same sizing.
I found the Bandito to be narrower in the foot right where the toe joints are. The first few runs in the Banditos were somewhat painful. But once the first few runs were through with, they were good. Get past that threshold and you'll be fine.
I wore a 9.5 in the Racer, and 9.5 in the Bandito.
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