Vintage cycling shoes
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Vintage cycling shoes
How's the sizing? For regular shoes, I wear an 11. For modern cycling shoes I should wear a 45 but actually wear a 47. I have a wide foot and 47s seem to fit the best. Will this be true of the vintage shoes? Do they run narrow? Or should I stick to 45s? I'm gonna have to get a vintage pair from ebay and I want to go in with my best guess.
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I wear a regular 11 and 46 or 47 in vintage shoes fits best. They are narrow but at least if they have leather uppers they will stretch a little.
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What exactly are vintage cycling shoes?
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I have tiny feet for someone in the US, and wear a women's size 6 1/2.
That's a perfect size 37, as I have just recently discovered, thanks to Bob Hufford and leftthread.
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I have tiny feet for someone in the US, and wear a women's size 6 1/2.
That's a perfect size 37, as I have just recently discovered, thanks to Bob Hufford and leftthread.
East Hill
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Originally Posted by alicestrong
What exactly are vintage cycling shoes?
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i'm not sure you can pin that on cyling shoes, or them being vintage or not. I wear different size numbers depending on vendor and, sometimes, model.
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Originally Posted by martl
i'm not sure you can pin that on cyling shoes, or them being vintage or not. I wear different size numbers depending on vendor and, sometimes, model.
I 'd rather get a pair of 47s that are a bit too big than get a pair of 45s that are too small, they will cut off circulation and my feet go numb.
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most italian cut shoes are going to run small (thats been my experience forever)
and narrow. I received a pair of unknown (brand) vintage shoes size 41 (U.S. 8) and they feel
as if I'm wearing a size 5! way short and it feels like I'm going to burst the leather uppers
right off the bottom.
Here's a good sizing chart (modern stuff but it still works) for jerseys, shoes etc.
https://www.excelsports.com/info.asp?page=8
Marty
and narrow. I received a pair of unknown (brand) vintage shoes size 41 (U.S. 8) and they feel
as if I'm wearing a size 5! way short and it feels like I'm going to burst the leather uppers
right off the bottom.
Here's a good sizing chart (modern stuff but it still works) for jerseys, shoes etc.
https://www.excelsports.com/info.asp?page=8
Marty
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