Budget SPD Cycle shoe?

bluedoggy
bluedoggy Posts: 285
edited August 2012 in Road buying advice
I am obviously new to this so please forgive the rather nieve questions i put up on here.
Budget shoes? What is out there that is good value - preferably under £50. Maybe stretch to £60 at a push?
Again i want to commute to work and for weekend riding.
Was thinking also for 2nd hand. I believe Shimano are a bit on the small size in that if my shoe size is 7 i should go for 8?
Wilier cento uno.

Comments

  • nbuuifx
    nbuuifx Posts: 302
    Think these are the ones I've got: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=55382 - £50.99.

    Yes I had to go for a size bigger.

    I'd make sure you try them first though as they can be funny, they also do wide fit ones etc.
  • bluedoggy
    bluedoggy Posts: 285
    nbuuifx wrote:
    Think these are the ones I've got: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=55382 - £50.99.

    Yes I had to go for a size bigger.

    I'd make sure you try them first though as they can be funny, they also do wide fit ones etc.

    Oh, i like the look of those! Good price too!
    Wilier cento uno.
  • bluedoggy
    bluedoggy Posts: 285
    nbuuifx wrote:
    Think these are the ones I've got: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=55382 - £50.99.

    Yes I had to go for a size bigger.

    I'd make sure you try them first though as they can be funny, they also do wide fit ones etc.

    When you say size bigger was it a half size up or full size up?
    Wilier cento uno.
  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    I went a full size up on my R077s.
    FCN 3 / 4
  • bluedoggy
    bluedoggy Posts: 285
    If you buy from mail order company's and the size is wrong, can you return?
    Wilier cento uno.
  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    Bluedoggy wrote:
    If you buy from mail order company's and the size is wrong, can you return?
    Yes, but not always for free. I know Wiggle for example use Collect+ which is easier than having to take it to the post office, but still not free I dont think.
    I like my DHB shoes from Wiggle, think they retail at £50. My foot measures 43 and I bought a 43, so sizes seems pretty reliable.
  • metronome
    metronome Posts: 670
    Chain Reaction's returns are free... As is their shipping.

    I can't remember the name of their returns system - maybe Collect Plus, too - but you just have drop the return package off at one of the many collection points and get a receipt. Simple, fast procedure.
    tick - tick - tick
  • nbuuifx
    nbuuifx Posts: 302
    Just checked mine and they're actually the R097 rather than the 77 but look very similar! No idea what the difference is.

    Anyway I was checking the size, I got a 46 which is a perfect fit. In any other shoes/trainers I'm always a UK Size 10.


    I've just looked up the conversion and my normal size 10 equals a Euro size 44, a UK size 11 = Euro 45, and a UK size 12 = Euro 46.5. So it's actually over 1 UK size bigger - somewhere between a size 11 and size 12.

    My feet are fairly regular - normal width etc.

    Hope that helps.
  • I bought these the other day which are the SPD version of the ones above (the ones above are SPD-SL - a purely road shoe): http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=55373 - £39.99 reduced from £69.99

    I got cyclesurgery to price match these in store as I'd heard about the sizing problem and I didn't want the hassle of sending them back. For me, my normal size is a UK10 - size 44. I tried on a size 45 thinking this would be fine but they were still too small - I went for a size 46. Quite a few online reviews said the same...with some saying they went just one size up. Tricky :)
  • glamrox
    glamrox Posts: 31
    I have a pair of these that are remarkably good for the money (£40)

    http://www.decathlon.co.uk/road-cycling ... 99403.html
  • essjaydee
    essjaydee Posts: 917
    Or these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-m10-mountain-bike-cycling-shoe/

    Great shoes that you can walk in, and an easy to use returns service which is free. Go up a size from your normal.