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Sidi wire sizing woes

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  • March 3, 2014 at 8:19 pm #20857
    tonyhogg

    Tried 3 different sets of sidi wire cycling shoes, soooooo slack around the heel, even when heel adjustment is fully tightened they still slip loads, my heels squirm about loads. So annoying because there the best shoes I’ve ever tried, I’m a 42 in shimano, about a 7.5 uk sizing, tried the sidi wire in 43 toes felt perfect but heel slip, next tried 42.5 size far too tight toes were totally jammed up and I’ve got really slim narrow feet, (still had heel slipping issues)

    Not sure what to try next, no local shops stock what I’m looking at, s-works, bont..,

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  • March 4, 2014 at 6:39 pm #778493
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    faz.

    Interesting thread as I have
    Interesting thread as I have the same shoes, and find a very similar problem. I find my feet become very achy especially on the instep, probably because the shoes are too tight. So I loosen the shoes, and then I lose any strength in the shoe as my feet are a bit too loose. I do wonder whether they are right for me.

    I am going to send back and go for a size up, but bear in mind that there is 3mm between every half size… And if you look at the sole on the half size, it’s the same as the lesser size. My point being – these are handmade. No 43.5 is the same size as another 43.5.

    It’s tricky because they’re £300 and I want them to fit like a glove. However, they fit worse than my £70 Shimanos. My bad, their bad, italian bad? Who knows.

    March 3, 2014 at 10:01 pm #778491
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    movingtarget

    If you’re really in love with
    If you’re really in love with the Wires (not to mention the sadness at losing out on £250) you get get a silicone heel cup to fit into the sole, also available at your local cobbler’s. Sometimes they’re a bit thick so if that’s too tight of a fit you could get a custom heel cup made by a shoe orthotic place (in the US you can get one through a physio referral but not sure how it’s done in the UK).

    March 3, 2014 at 9:00 pm #778489
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    Flying Scot

    Suede heel grips, a few
    Suede heel grips, a few pounds at any cobblers.

    March 3, 2014 at 8:47 pm #778487
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    wellcoordinated

    I tried to buy SiDI Genius
    I tried to buy SiDI Genius 6.6 Carban Lite Vernice Shoes. I tried a few other SiDi models as well, but none would fit..

    I got so fed up trying shoes in the end I went for these: SPECIALIZED COMP ROAD CYCLING SHOE.

    Ok they may be chalk and cheese but these fit me so well. SiDi shoes are fantastic in almost every way, but for me the fit was way off, especially around the heel.

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