Cycling Road Shoes. What size?

Ok what size do i need for road shoes im size 10 or 11 and just wondering what size i need as they need to be a little bit bigger then my normal size.

Im english so its size 10's 11's etc i think europe use like size 44 or something like that which i don't understand.

I use the 2 bolts and the cleat.

Will these shoes go with Shimano PD - M520 Pedals
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Evans Cycles | Shimano R076 Road Shoes | Online Bike Shop

Sorry about the double topic.

I'm a 10½~11EE, and in a Sidi (Mega) I like a tight fit! - 43.5.

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Sam, I think you should go try some on at your local bike shop to make sure you know what your size is.

I wear a 9 1/2 in American sizing and my Shimano R107 road shoes are 43. The Shimano shoes fit me perfectly, so based on what Cipher said, I think you really need to try on a pair.

Sounds like sizing can vary a lot based on what brand they are....

My bike shop doesnt have road shoes or anything where i am in england/kent/thanet no one really road cycles thats why they dont get the shoes in.

Well, that's a bummer.


It does say in the description of the Shimano R076 that you can use 2 bolt SPD style cleats:

Cleat Compatibility:SPD-SL style 3 bolt and SPD style 2-bolt
As far as the correct shoe size goes, I would say that you probably would need at least a 44 Euro sized shoe.

I'd make sure that you can return the shoes if they don't fit you exactly right.

Good shoes will last many years and you need to get a good fit.

I just orderd the size 45.

Which is size 11 i looked at a chart.

Some people say for road shoes its good to have some extra space for the peddaling?

If thats true?

Well, I don't know about buying them bigger for any reason, maybe someone else will have a comment.

I bought mine in size 43 because 42's were a little tight and 44's seemed a little big.

But, I was able to go to a bike shop near to me and try on Shimano shoes to see what the sizing was like.

While they didn't have the exact model of shoe I wanted in my size, I was then able to order what I wanted on-line.

I am not quite sure what is meant by "peddaling" here.

I would expect my shoes to fit snuggly not tight yet have ample arch support. My size 10 1/2 - 11 feet are now wide enough to hit the. range.

Chandler

No. They should fit like any shoe.

I use to wear a 44 with the ever so slightest amount of movement by my feet while pedaling. The 44's that I as well as most people would perceive as 'snug' allowed the ever so slight amount of play. Greg LeMond (Close friend whom I frequently ride with) talked me in to a tighter shoe (43's) and while walking around in them was some what uncomfortable, riding with them is just fine. Greg also said Pro's will ride with an extremely tight fitting shoe. (Just my 2¢).

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Ok got the shoes they were size 10.5 in english.

My big toe hurts a little when riding but maybe i have thick socks on and but if not thick my feet get cold with the hole under the base of the shoe.

What can i do, to prevent both of them problems?

To suggest the obvious, cover the hole with some tape ...

In colder weather, wear some neoprene booties -- booties for MTB shoes have to be size for a shoe that is a couple of sizes larger than the shoe size.

BTW. Different brands of shoes may have different size toe boxes & different size heel cups for a labeled size, so a 44 in one brand which has the same length may fit differently than a 44 in another brand of shoe -- for example, I currently wear a 44 Shimano & 45 SIDI.

There is very little continuity in shoe sizes other than within a given line of shoes ... so, a size 44 Shimano MTB is the same as size 44 Shimano ROAD shoe ... and, I have found the same to be true for the size 45 SIDI MTB & ROAD shoes that I have.

Personally, despite what Greg Lemond suggests (no offense, but he probably doesn't buy off-the-rack cycling shoes), I would rather have a pair of shoes which are an incrementally larger size (usually, one size Euro ... a half-size American) larger than a snug pair.

The same would apply for me on any shoe I wear, tennis shoes, cycling shoes, formal shoes, etc.

Ok the shoes 3/4 days old and already scratched/rough on the side of the foot when walking/slipping up hill when on a high gear trying to push up with 1 foot if you know what i mean.

Is there any sort of cleaning anything that smooths it down or anything?

Bumping.