Giro Shoes????

loukest

Afternoon all,

Been looking at some new shoes, I like the look of the Giro Factors or Trans but have found very little on the fit. I have fairly wide feet which has caused me a problem in the past. So far I've tried Specialised, Time and Shimano, all are wide enough but shlightly short. Going up a size means they're too wide.

Does anybody own a pair and if so, would they be able to describe the fit. There are plenty on the internet but finding them in a shop to try seems to be difficult outside of London.

Thanks in advance.

Herbsman

Tip: if you can afford to, order two or three pairs. One your size, one the size down and one the size up. Send back the ones that don't fit.

nferrar

Shimano (standard) and Spesh are fairly narrow fit so it doesn't sound like you have wide feet. Not tried the Giros on but I think they're from an Italian last and probably a snug fit to.

cougie

Giro make nice helmets - but their shoes are mighty expensive for newcomers to the market.

I hear the dit is similar to Specialized though.

racingcondor

I went from a 46 Specialized BG Pro to a 47 in the Giro Factor although the Specialized were a little short when I put on the Woolie Boolies in winter. My old Shimano shoes in a 46 were slightly too narrow (rubbed a nice shiny patch on my little toes).

Across the forefoot the fit is slightly less wide than the Specialized but the shoe is less deep which suits me as until these I'd never found a shoe where the front strap did anything. The advantage with the Factors over the Trans is the adjustable footbed which for me at least is well worth it (seriously, best fitting shoe I've ever worn).

From your original post the width should be OK as long as the shoe is deep enough. I'd buy two sizes from Wiggle or PBK or wherever has them cheapest online (your size in Specialized and the next one up) and send one back. I'm lucky in that I live in London so got mine at Sigma.

One more thing to note. I found that the edges of the soles on my Specialized cracked pretty soon after buying them (just cosmetic but dissapointing). Had the Factors for a while now and there's barely a scratch on them. It's anecdotal evidence with a massive sample of one but so far they look like they should last very well.

crankycrank

I have wide feet and can just fit into the SIDI Mega wide shoes. Have only tried on a pair of Giro's top end shoe (can't remember the model name). They were too narrow for my feet but Bike Radar just had a news flash that Giro are now offering one of their road shoes in a wide version so may be worth a look.

cubicboy

I 'inherited' a pair of Specialized S Works in size 44, which I have worn for a couple of years. I persevered with them as they were free. I found them to be very long and narrow, and made me feel like I was wearing clown shoes. The problem was that they were far too big (long) for me, with at least 30mm of space in front of my toes.
The Giro Trans came on the market and I fell in love with the looks immediately. I ordered online, and a pair of 43s arrived a few days later. At first, I was a little shocked at how small they looked, and on inspecting the sizing on the tongue discovered that 43 equated to an English eight-and-a-half. Anyway, I popped them on, and they fitted perfectly. I have quite wide feet and am very happy with the fit. I'm planning to get another pair of Giros in black for winter wear.
Great idea on the ordering of a few sizes.

Crankbrother

Northwave or DMT arevgood for wider feet ...