SIDI road shoes

[Miranda]

Has Sidi's size chart changed this year? I seem to remember that 39 was 7.5 on their chart; on the chart I just found on TE, 39 = 7.

I always think TE has the best reference library for checking stuff out, but Sidi's web site has a foot measuring thing pic.

Here, it says US women 8 = 40.5, which is what I am, and what I own now... and ordered. But SOME of the sizes on that Sidi foot stick pic don't match up EXACTLY was a US size. Like my 8 for example... the line is not dead in the half mark. I dunno???

Link brings the ruler pic...
http://http://www.sidiusa.com/2005_S...zing_Ruler.pdf

[Triskeliongirl]

I also wear a 9-10 is US womens sizing, on the narrow side. More often I am a 9N but I have a few 10s in my closet (usually they are boots). Because my foot is narrow, I like the styles with 2 straps plus a buckle, like the dominator. The styles with 3 straps are too wide for me.

In brands like teva, nike, and drew, I am a solid 9. If I mail order, I start with a 9 and it usually works.

I am a perfect womens 42 in a sidi dominator.

[VeloVT]

Miranda,
you're in luck . I have a pair of Sidi Women's Blaze (cheap MTB shoes) in 39 and a pair of Sidi Men's Zeta Carbon, also in 39.

Both of them fit me. The men's is very slightly wider overall (including a bit more width in the toebox). The heel is definitely slightly looser. However, my foot is shaped like yours (wider forefoot, narrow heel), and it hasn't really been a problem for me, the fit is not sloppy. Next pair of road shoes, I'll probably buy women's, but these are fine for the time being.

I would say it might be worth trying a pair of men's Sidis, especially if you could try at LBS with no obligation to buy.

By the way, I've read that Sidi's men's and women's lasts are differently proportioned, and that the women's last is actually wider at the forefoot and narrower at the heel compared to the men's. So men's narrow is probably still a little different than the women's fit.

Good luck!

[Miranda]

Miranda,
you're in luck . I have a pair of Sidi Women's Blaze (cheap MTB shoes) in 39 and a pair of Sidi Men's Zeta Carbon, also in 39.

Both of them fit me. The men's is very slightly wider overall (including a bit more width in the toebox). The heel is definitely slightly looser. However, my foot is shaped like yours (wider forefoot, narrow heel), and it hasn't really been a problem for me, the fit is not sloppy. Next pair of road shoes, I'll probably buy women's, but these are fine for the time being.

I would say it might be worth trying a pair of men's Sidis, especially if you could try at LBS with no obligation to buy.

By the way, I've read that Sidi's men's and women's lasts are differently proportioned, and that the women's last is actually wider at the forefoot and narrower at the heel compared to the men's. So men's narrow is probably still a little different than the women's fit.

Good luck!

Liza... thx so much for that info! It's great when someone whose your "foot twin" already owns it.. "been-there-done-that". Besides giving mens a try for the wider foot ball area, maybe the styles with the strap near the ankle might help to snug it up if the heel cup is loose. That's also a good tip about the mens narrow... I bet the entire shoe is just narrower uniformly. If I find some to try on I'll post about it.