Road Cycling - metric shoe size conversion ???

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dragracer
06-14-04, 02:32 PM
Gonna go the clipless pedal route soon so I've been looking at shoes too. Only thing that puzzles me is those freaking metric sizes. Is there a chart or something somewhere that shows what size I would wear in a bike shoe?? Normally wear a 9 1/2 sneaker. :o

Trek Rider
06-14-04, 02:40 PM
http://www.dancesport.uk.com/shoes/conchart.htm
dragracer
06-14-04, 02:50 PM
cool....thanks! next time someone asks what size shoe i wear i'll tell 'em 43....lol :D

yak
06-14-04, 02:57 PM
I would check the website for the specific shoe you plan on buying. There's variances in the sizes of different brands.
DieselDan
06-14-04, 08:32 PM
I wear a US 9 1/2, but wear a 44 Specialized bike shoe.
TwoTyred
06-14-04, 09:12 PM
there can be a difference of, what, .5 to 1 in what fits depending on shoe manufacturer.
There is nothing worse, well maby riding with no seat..., nothing worse that road shoes
that are uncomfortable if they don't fit right. I found out the hard way that it's best to
be able to try 'em on before buying them.
DVDaze
06-15-04, 04:33 PM
Normally wear a 9 1/2 sneaker. :o

I wear the sme size sneaker and recently bought a pair of SIDI Genius 4 Lorica and got a 43.5. I think they come in wide and narrow width too, but the standard size fit me great. :)
DieselDan
06-15-04, 06:28 PM
Different shoe companies measure their shoes differently with metric sizes.
dragracer
06-16-04, 07:44 AM
OK thanks....good info to know. Been thinking about trying one of the cheap Forte shoe/pedal combos from Performance just to see if I'll like clipless. Anyone tried the Forte stuff, or have any idea how these shoes are sized??
RonH
06-16-04, 10:07 AM
http://www.nashbar.com/images/shoechart_nobord.gif

http://www.nashbar.com/sizesearch.cfm