"RG" <
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> "garryb59" <
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> > ok, 'how long's a pisece of string', but I'm looking at
> > some SPD shoes on Ebay that are size 46. I take a UK
> > size 11, and according to the conversion charts size
> > 'Euro m46' is what i want.
> >
> > And yes, I know....'try some', but l'd still appeciate
> > any experiences with this size...and sepcifically the
> > conversion of size UK to SPD size..
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any replies.
> >
> > An apologies in advance too....I'm also a football
> > supporter!!!
> >
> > garryb [beer]
>
> I suggest you go the LBS and try a "new" pair of the shoes
> on to decide your size ..... a bit mean I know but a
> bargain is a bargain.
...
May I suggest TOBSAGFMA (the other bike shop a good few
miles away) as an alternative ? In my LBS you get "the
stare" when you only buy a strip of patches. Never mind
getting them pulling down boxes of shoes.
Also modern salesmen (except in Dixons anyway) are taught
never to accept a "no " for an answer. If you claim they
don't quite fit - so as to get out of the shop, they'll have
them in sizes and widths you've never even heard of. Same
with styles and colours. If you've got the "front" for it
then fair enough. Otherwise you can end up making yourself
look just like the type of awkward pain in the a*** you're
yourself always trying to avoid.
So just to be on the safe side, remember to leave your
credit card at home. Oops! "That's all right sir, we can put
them aside for you". And so you'll never be able to ride
past that bike shop - during opening hours anyway - for the
next 5 years at least.
Curious
...
>
> As a guide - I take 45 in regular shoes but needed a 47 in
> either Shimano
or
> Specialized shoes (I did buy my Shimano M037 shoes from
> the LBS but then bought a second pair, brand new, on ebay
> for £20 in the comfort that I
knew
> they would fit)
>
> RG