Indy- I agree!

I am normally a huge believer in that and I took the bad chance of not trying on the Sidi's b/c of the great deal they were being offered and they didn't fit. I didn't follow my own advice and I made a mistake.

I then went to my LBS and got a pair that fit.

But... if you try on a pair of Sidi's and realize that you are a 40.5 I have a pair for sale