Stabil 6 in stores?

[RITFencing]

Does anyone know of a sporting goods or shoe store that carries the Stabil 6? I'd really like to try one on before buying it, but I'm having trouble finding a pair in either New Jersey or Rochester.

[DJ Apostrophe]

I got my pair at the Decathlon sports store in Burlington, MA...

Every Decathlon I've been in has had them... see if there is one near you....

actually I take that back... looking at their website (http://www.decathlon-usa.com/) it appears they have four locations in MA, and thats it...

sorry for a useless post.

-w

[RITFencing]

No worries, man; thanks for the info anyway; if all else fails I'll take a look next time I'm out that way. They also may be owned by a parent company.

[qatet]

City Sports has them, but not at all locations. Call ahead before you go.

[El Chucko]

Sean, I just bought some myself. I didn't want to buy them until I tried them on either, and couldn't find them at any mainstream sporting goods place. In the end, I found them at JB's Tennis Shop, which is a small store in the area.

Look in the yellow pages for racquetball/tennis/squash equipment. There's probably a couple of places in Rochester.

(Incidentally, the Stabil's are OK, but I don't like them as much as my old Head racquetball shoes. Sadly, Head no longer makes shoes. )

[RITFencing]

Thanks, Chuck; I figure they'll be better than my new balance cross trainers, which are rather in need of retirement anyway. I'm thinking of also ordering a pair of equipments direct from uhlmann if I can swing it, but the money situation won't allow that for a little while.

[michaelm]

If you get into the city, try Paragon Sports on 19th/Broadway... They usually carry them. The Adidas store downtown, however, has not had them in stock for ever and ever.

I tried a pair at Paragon, but they didn't have the right size; That being said, I liked 'em so much, I just bought 'em directly from adidas.com. And yes, I still like 'em very much

[El Chucko]

...I'm thinking of also ordering a pair of equipments direct from uhlmann...

I have come to the realization that I just can't use fencing shoes at all. I am just too heavy for shoes that are designed to be so lightweight and thin-soled. When I have tried fencing shoes (or even in my college days when I wore Chuck Taylors), my feet take a POUNDING and my lower back gets really sore.

The Stabil 6s are nice and cushiony. As was mentioned in another thread, though, the sole and especially the heel are maybe a little TOO robust, and make my footwork somewhat more "deliberate." My Head shoes were almost perfect, but after a year, they just lost their bounce and support.

[RITFencing]

Slightly off topic, does anyone know if the Century 21 in New York that found a bunch of pairs of Equipments sitting around a few months ago still has any?

[noodle]

bumpted to note i bought the fresn and new gunmetal stabil 6's from amazon, 16% off:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...407355?ie=UTF8

quite good.

[noodle]

another update:
http://www.shoebuy.com has a 20% off coupon (LABORDAY20) and has some women's stabils in stock (5 and 6). brings the price pretty low. free shipping.

[little_old_me]

Nice. Oughta look spiffy with those black socks of yours.