The Keen Bidwell model is of very high quality and the tobacco color I received is much darker live then in the picture here, in which is a plus for me anyways, very, very nice looking keen shoe model. It is however very heavy, I was hoping it would be lighter in weight, but actually much heavier in weight then the Finley and the Briggs II model. For instance the Finley in a size 11  is 1 lb. on the mark, the Briggs II is a bit heavier than the Finley and the Bidwell model rolls in at a whopping 1 lb. 3.1 oz. per shoe in a 11  sizing across the board. That is one heavy shoe! The upside is, it is indeed very well constructed of very high-quality material both in the upper leather and the soul part of the shoe, with really nice leather lining. It is also waterproof, in which makes it also hotter than the other two models in comparison.

It is a bit narrower in the toe area also, but not by much, but still is a tad narrower, the plus side with this, is overall appearance if that's important to some, they don't nearly have the clown, so called appearance affect as the other two models in comparison, and IMHO, much better looking in appearance in that essence anyways. To me, it also seems just a slight smidgen shorter in length then the other two, but maybe perhaps it's just the style of the shoe that makes it appear that way, but it seems to feel just a slight bit shorter and the ole toes seem a little closer to the front part of the shoe, but again, is very slight. They are indeed just a little narrower in the toe area that's for sure, the heels are all the same fit wise anyways and appears to have just a slight bit less arch feel also, it appears to have a different insole and this might be the factor here. Overall though a very well built shoe and out of very high-quality materials in the Bidwell Keen brand model.

For me, I think the Finley and the Briggs II have a more comfortable and a bit wider toe area, in the very front, but with that also brings the so called clown look affect into play and the Bidwell is much better in this department anyways and looks much better on the ole foot with pants and or shorts for that matter, it is a heavy duty shoe and feel it would hold up as well, if not better than the other two models considering the heavy weight material used both in the upper leather, the soul and of course the leather lining throughout as well. I'm not quite sure if I favor the lack of breathing due to the waterproofing on the material, but might be an advantage in the colder months perhaps; the other two models seem to breathe better in comparison however. The Bidwell seems to have the ability to also fit tighter around the foot as well for some reason, maybe the material perhaps?

While the Bidwell has some down-points being very heavy in comparison, doesn't breathe quite as well, and for me not quite as comfortable as the other two models I'm using in this comparison, I really like this model quite a bit, mainly because of its overall material makeup and of course will be great in the wet weather, winter months, etc., but in also loses the clown look affect the other two models have, especially the Finley, my goodness the brown colored Finley makes your toes look wider than the shoes are long, Hehe - But the Bidwell lacks this overall clown look appearance affect in the comparison and if that's important for you at the office atmosphere, or just strolling down to the local pub after work for social mingle, the Bidwell might be the model to stroll with in the overall look atmosphere. Like I say some negs there but a heck of allot of positives too, and the Bidwell model by Keen ranks very highly with me anyways, and the Bidwell gets a 5 star rating from my side of the fence, it's one heck of a well-built shoe and am sure will go the distance in overall wear longevity. Another fine model by KEEN Shoe Footwear!!