Size 43 road shoes - anyone seen any stonking deals?

daniel_b

Afternoon all,

my brother currently has some 43.5 Diadoras, but I think he will need some new shoes soon.

Looking to get him some as an advance birthday present, and know he used to have a Sidi pair in size 43.

The best deal I have found so far are these for £85, no extra discount or cashback through TCB which is unusual:
https://merlincycles.com/sidi-genius-7-shadow-road-cycling-shoes-125285.html

Open to other makes, but would need to be black, mostly, black, or black & red, red.

Any spotted any great bargains?
Would be looking for either ratchet, or BOA.

lakesluddite

These?

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SHFLRFXX/365x-fully-loaded-carbon-road-shoe

daniel_b

lakesluddite said:

These?

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SHFLRFXX/365x-fully-loaded-carbon-road-shoe

They look pretty reasonable, but suspect he will prefer the Sidi's - admittedly they aren't full carbon soles, but I don't think he would notice to be fair.

daniel_b

Also spotted these, once again, at Merlin.
The closest size is 44, and it's been over a decade since I've worn Shimano shoes of any kind, reckon they still size up small, and 44 might equal a sidi 43?

https://merlincycles.com/shimano-rc7-spd-sl-road-shoes-101523.html

The red does look very nice, if you like red of course, which I do not, but he does.

mobile_rab-01

SIDI and Shimano have always sized up about the same for me.

daniel_b

Cheers Rab.