blinky

Trying to decide on the best length for new road shoes - my current shoes , Shimano , are from 2003 and they are marked 45.5 European - ordered new Shimano shoes and 45.5 was much too small , mailed them back - my right foot measures 27.6 cm and I'm just going to assume the left is close - European sizing is offered it seems in 1/2 cm increments , that's about 3/16 inch .

The UPS charge for returns is $6.99 and so I want to minimize those - I've narrowed it down to Shimano or Giro - 46 Shimano is 28cm & then each size up is another 1/2 cm , with Giro it's 45=28cm & so on .

To give enough room in the toe box is it recommended to just go a full size up , European or would 2 sizes up be better , a full cm .

Thanks in advance for any guidance or rules of thumb !!

GAtkins

I normally wear a size 12 shoe (American sizing) but I wear a 13 for my cycling shoes to give some extra room to take some pressure off the front of my toes.

Glenn

blinky

Thanks Glenn , sticking with European sizing , maybe I'll order 2 pair , 1/2 size & full size up and then just make a decision .

MidTNBrad

I wear american size 13 street shoe and a size 48 Shimano (circa 2016) bike shoe. It fits me pretty well.

JohnJ80

I very picky about my shoe fit for cycling shoes and I have a hard time getting a fit that’s right. On line suppliers have a lot more inventory and choice than do local bike stores typically. The only way I’ve found that makes sense is to order 3 pairs - my size, half size bigger and a half size smaller - to get it right. The sizing from shoe to shoe isn’t something that you can count on and the comparison for fit is useful. FWIW, I wear a 43 in a Northwave, a 44.5 in a Sidi road/mtb shoe, a 45 in Sidi walkable MTB shoes. These all fit the same pair of feet in similar fashion. Go figure.