Specialized cycling shoe sizes

[e-rider]

I'm looking to buy a pair of specialized cycling shoes on-line but am unsure of the sizes.

I usually take a UK 10-11, but have bought Shimano and 661 cycling shoes both in size 46 as the 45s were very tight.

Is it the same with Specialized so should I also go for a 46 or are they more 'roomy' and therefore opt for a 45?

Cheers

PS. I know I can send them back but that's about £6 in Postage (and there are no shops local stocking them)

 

[Bigtwin]

I have some. I've found them to be bang on "average" fit-wise. No need to go up a size, unlike the Nike and Sidis I have which are on the tighter side.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I have the specialized Taho shoes and I take the same size in those as normal shoes but with the shimanos I need a couple of sizes bigger so I take a 43 in the specialzed and normal shoes and a 45 in shimanos. The tahos are quite a snug fit width wise on my feet but I have used them for about a year with no problems.

 

[buddha]

+1 to what Bigtwin said.
I have the BG Sport Road shoes which are very compforable with my wide feet.

 

[l4dva]

I am about a 10-11 in normal shoes, I have wide ish feet too.

My spech shoes are a size 45 and fit perfectly they are very comfortable!!

 

[e-rider]

cheers I4dva and everyone else, that's very useful info.

 

[Stu99]

I have found Specialised sizes to be accurate but Shimano to be on the small side.

 

[lazyfatgit]

I've got Tahos and they are the same size as my normal shoes.

Sidi and Shimano I have a size up and the shimanos are a bit narrow to be comfortable on long rides, hence retired in favour of the Tahos.

 

[ianrauk]

spot on

I have found Specialised sizes to be accurate but Shimano to be on the small side.

 

[Scoosh]

The man in the EBC said that Specialized shoes will give you the real size of your feet - they are very accurate in their sizing, apparently. If you fit 43 in Spesh shoes, that's the size of your feet.

 

[moon_monkey]

I recently bought some specialized sonoma mtb shoes (just gone clipless after 2 months back on the bike following a 14 year hiatus - eek!).
I'm a UK 10.5 so tried 44, 45 and 46.
45 was best fit, if a tiny bit roomy (but I have slightly narrow feet) - they feel fine once pedalling and my feet have warmed up and swollen a bit.

 

[GrahamG]

I find I have to buy a size up in Specialized - although after trying on about 5 different models I found that they even vary between each shoe! I've made mail order mistakes and now won't buy shoes before trying but if you really can't find a stockist then I'd recommend just order a few different shoes in different sizes to try on a load, put them on credit card and just accept the return postage in lieu of travelling to a well stocked shop.