Timeline for Shimano shoes: what is the correct equivalence of US and EU sizes? Or, which to trust more?
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| S Jul 4, 2022 at 8:18 | history | suggested | Glorfindel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 22, 2021 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1385201755798052864 | ||
| Apr 22, 2021 at 6:31 | comment | added | Pisco | @ojs you’re probably right, just because Shimano seems to privilege euro size numbers over US sizing doesn’t necessarily make it a more reliable comparison. Deleted. | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 6:24 | comment | added | ojs | @pisco that's an answer, not a comment. And in my experience it's completely wrong. | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 6:22 | answer | added | ojs | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 6:12 | comment | added | ojs | @Pisco from etymonline.com: "from Old English læste "shoemaker's last," earlier last "track, footprint, footstep, trace," from Proto-Germanic *laisti- (source also of Old Norse leistr "the foot," Middle Dutch, Dutch leest "form, model, last," Old High German leist "track, footprint," German Leisten "last," Gothic laistjan "to follow")" | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 5:34 | comment | added | Pisco | Shimano shoe fits vary from one “last” to another. I don’t know why it’s called a last. Basically all their road shoes, for example, are built using the same shape form for all models in a given size. Some models are also available in a wide version. My understanding is that as long as two models are on the same last, size, and width (wide or standard), they should have a similar fit. So if you’re ordering shoes, you should try on shoes in the same category or ensure they’re the same last. Mountain touring shoes like the mt20d are built on a different last than XC mountain shoes like M161G | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 3:11 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Shoe sizing is unreliable and inconsistent across brands. Different factories making the same thing will vary, and even models in the same brand vary. The only safe option is to try shoes on before buying - ordering things on-line is a crap-shoot and can only be okay if you're reordering exactly what you used to have. Even then a gap of time can cause drift. | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 1:38 | history | asked | StayOnTarget | CC BY-SA 4.0 |