[Closed] MTB shoe fit

I wear shoes that fit me. If they are too small, they don't fit and I don't buy them.

Thanks for that brilliant contribution 🙄

I go to a shop, try the shoes on, choose the ones that fit best and then buy them from that shop.

Crazy, huh?

Oh, and even crazier, there's no standard "fit" for MTB shoes. Different brands, and even different models, have different shapes.

Seriously. How is anyone else going to know if the shoes you have in front of you fit your feet?

sounds like they are too tight, go a size up IMHO.

Do you wear cycling shoes on the small size?

No, I like to be able to snug the fastening up so that my feet don't slide forward in the shoe, but I like plenty of wiggle room for my toes.

Really need to try them on. Everyone has different shape feet and different opinions on the perfect fit.

For example; I have never been able to get my toes to reach the end of a shoe. Ever. All my shoes both bike and non bike related are too long and too narrow. My feet are too wide at the ends so i prefer a shoe with multiple straps so i can leave the toes loose and ankle tight.

I'm wearing them now. Cannot decide if I need more wiggle room. I would find out if I went for a ride but then I would not be able to return them.

They were half price so no other sizes available.

I reckon you'll be much faster by wearing shoes too small for you. No, I do, honestly. You'll be in so much pain, you'll push harder to get the ride over with sooner so you can get the 'too small shoes' off of your tortured feet.
Genius! I'll let you take the credit for it though.

Wow this is getting nasty. Thanks guys.

No I like room to wiggle. Never heard of sizing down.

Do you think my slippers are too big for my feet?

No. But I think your feet may be too small for your slippers.

Climbers size down to apparently get a better feel for the rock they're climbing.

You're not climbing rocks

I go to a shop, try the shoes on, choose the ones that fit best and then buy them from that shop.
Crazy, huh?

Yep crazy indeed. I buy 2 or 3 pairs online and send back the ones that don't fit saving me time and money

In answer to the question, hot active feet get bigger. In winter you need room for your feet to move so that blood can circulate

If riding SPDs, I'd far rather have a half size too big, giving wiggle room and not strangling the cold out of my feet.

I can answer this!

I bought some cheap shoes that were just a tad tighter than normal with no "wiggle room" as you put it. They seemed like they'd be ok but actually were annoying. I could wear them but I was always aware they weren't right.

Send them back, they'll annoy you.

If they're slightly too small when you try them on, they'll only be worse when your feet heat up and the tissues/blood vessels expand during exercise. However, these days a lot of sports shoes have thick multi-layer insoles, and in a pinch (pun intended) you can gain a bit of extra room by replacing them with a thin foam 'odour-eater' type from the chemist.

Edit: On a related note, I'm now a convert to expensive cycling shoes. I used to think it would be crazy to spend a couple of hundred quid on a pair of cycling shoes - all this lightness, stiffness, carbon is just marketing cr@p - right? Then someone gave me a gift voucher to spend at my LBS and only thing in there I could find that I wanted was a pair of pricey Shimano XC61 shoes. They are soooo comfortable, light, adjustable, support your foot all round - no tight or loose spots - that you just don't notice they are there! My other cycling shoes don't get worn anymore and when these wear out I'm definitely getting another pair.

If they feel even vaguely tight now they will be worse when cycling when your feet swell.

Had some Pearl Izumi shoes that I persisted with like this for a while, then got some shimano shoes that actually fitted much better.

Tight shoes not only hurt your feet they make your legs fatigue more(well they did for me).

Too tight now will mean numb toes on colder rides.

Yup, send them back. If they're tight, they'll stop you wearing thicker socks like Sealskins too.