SIDI road shoes

[aicabsolut]

I want to buy SIDIs on e-bay, but have no idea what size I am. I am size 9-10 with narrow feet. Can anyone tell me the size? It must be between 40-44.

You're probably more in the 39-42 range. 43-44 is more like a men's 10. I hear Sidi runs small, but I think I'd wear a 40 like in my other cycling shoes, because I already have had to size up for cycling shoes. I'm usually an 8.5-9 US. That means I wear 38.5-39 in regular shoes, but my cycling shoes are 40 (in Specialized, both in men's and women's). I haven't tried Sidi yet, but I want to. I don't want to order them the wrong size, and finding a good selection of women's shoes in the LBS is a pain. I'm afraid that Sidis are too narrow for me. I need a narrow heel but a roomy toe box. If you have narrow feet, I'd guess they'd run more true to size for you and work. So maybe around a 41 (40.5-41.5)?

[emily_in_nc]

You're probably more in the 39-42 range. 43-44 is more like a men's 10. I hear Sidi runs small, but I think I'd wear a 40 like in my other cycling shoes, because I already have had to size up for cycling shoes. I'm usually an 8.5-9 US.

Unless Sidi sizing has changed in the past few years, I don't think you'd wear a 40. I wear a solid size 7 (occasionally even a 6.5) in street shoes, and my size 39 Sidis were just barely large enough! If I were buying another pair, I'd get a 40. I do have narrowish feet (A, not AA).

I bought my Sidis several years ago off a gal on ebay who had thought they would fit her (she also bought them on ebay), but she found them to be way too small. She wore a size 8 in street shoes.

I wear a 38 in my three other pairs of cycling shoes (PI, Cannondale, and Lake). They all fit my size 7 feet perfectly. So, I'd say that at least several years back, Sidi sizing ran about 2 sizes smaller than other bike shoes.

Just one more data point!

[Crankin]

I agree. I wear a size 5.5 in dress shoes and 6 in casual shoes. My first cycling shoes were 36's. That was Ok for spin class and short rides, but as soon as I did a hot 40 mile ride, ow! Those Sidis became like instruments of torture.
I now have Dominators in a 38. I also have a pair of Sidi mountain bike shoes, which are 37s.
The Sidis do seem to run 2 sizes too small. At one of our TE lunches, Surly Girl gave me a pair of Specialized mtb shoes, size 37. I thought they fit me, but when I went to wear them riding, they were moving all over the place, even with wool socks. I really needed 36s in those.
I am now lusting for a pair of red Dominators. TE had some, but they are out of my size now.

[aicabsolut]

Hmm, that's interesting. My BF is shoe shopping right now. He wears Nike cycling shoes in a 43 I think. He has tried Specialized, Northwave, and Sidi lately. He said he's the same size in both Sidi and Specialized (or so he thinks--he tried on a 44 Sidi which was too big, but that's all they had at the one store). Northwaves definitely run large. I know everyone has told me to order up a size in Sidis, but at least my BF disagrees. I want to find a shop with a good selection so I can test out the theory too.

I'm also wondering if the Sidi toe box is big enough for me. I like the narrow heel concept and the adjustable heel cup thing on the $$$ ones.