Specialized road shoes, sizing

jgsi
jgsi Posts: 5,062
edited August 2011 in Road buying advice
I have already ordered, but awoke in a panic this morning..
swapped my 4 year long accumulation of reward points in my job for a pair of
Spesh BG s works carbon shoes..
I orderd size 45 as my current shoes are also 45 gaerne... but these Italian and like shimano need a size larger...
someone is going to say Spesh have their sizing properly sorted for us in the Uk and I should have ordered 44... arent you?

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  • StanwaySteve62
    StanwaySteve62 Posts: 702
    My spesh are one size up from a normal shoe and are perfect
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    panicking slightly less, cheers
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    i've found specialized to be pretty accurate in their shoe sizing...but in saying that you will probably still be ok with the 45
  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    You might have to change them. In my experience Spec shoes are nearer normal shoe size. I take 44 in Sidi and Giro but the Spec 44 were too big and the 43 not long enough but fine on the width.
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  • rickwiggans
    rickwiggans Posts: 416
    I take a size smaller in spesh compared with Shimano. My spesh are the same size as my normal footwear.
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  • marin_maniac
    marin_maniac Posts: 513
    I took a size 48 in Spesh, 47 In Lake.

    My UK shoe size is 11.
  • navrig
    navrig Posts: 1,352
    I go up a size for Spesh. I'm a 42 and wear a 43.
  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    I've always gone one size up in Spesh (to a 45), inc. on the 2009 s-works road shoes. However when buying the 2010 version in the sale they didn't have a 45 so I figured I'd try a 44 on and was surprised they actually felt more roomy than my 09's, I think it's because the uppers are more supple. 2011 ones look pretty similar so I reckon you probably want your normal shoe size in them but you might be fine sizing up, can't you just return them if they are too big?
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Cheers for all the hints.... the shoes are via a loyalty points system at work.. so might be a bit tricky to return.... ..if anyone has a pair of size 45... if you can measure from heel to toe, I can then compare to my Gaerne shoes which do seem long but are very comfy to wear.
    I also remembered that these shoes are not designed for walking anyways, so bit more optimistic.
  • northpole
    northpole Posts: 1,499
    I have found Spesh to be one size smaller than Sidi hence 45 in Spesh is 46 in Sidi.
    Peter
  • JRooke
    JRooke Posts: 243
    Yea spesh shoes need to be a size up from your normal ones

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