Giro Empire Sizing?

[oldguy00]

Thinking of trying a pair of these, but the reviews I see online seem to vary quite a bit in terms of folks sizing up or down...
Can anyone compare to Shimano sizing?
I am a 45 in Shimano & Specialized, was thinking of 45.5 in Giro. None of my LBS's stock these, so its mailorder and best guessing...
Also, how is the width? Will they be way narrower than Shimano/Specialized?

Thx!!

[chiasticon]

haven't ridden in Specialized shoes but for me, my Giro sizing is the same as Shimano (43). my advice: order two sizes and return one.

[jdp211]

I wear a 45 Specialized and have pretty normal feet (ie not super narrow/wide, no weird arch or anything) and had to go up to a 45.5 for my Empires.

[eBAUMANN]

my advice: order two sizes and return one.

ill echo that advice. most online shops make it pretty easy.

[MagicHour]

My shoes:
Shimano R171 = 43.5 (44 too big)
Shimano RT-82 = 45 (44 too small)
Giro Empire = 44.5
:confused:
so yeah, thismy advice: order two sizes and return one.

[Benneke]

I wear 45 Specialized and got 45 Giros and they were too small, I had to sell them

[Benneke]

From the shops I've talked to, they have all stopped selling Giro shoes because they're always on closeout price online

[Cicli]

From the shops I've talked to, they have all stopped selling Giro shoes because they're always on closeout price online

Yeah, except they are really nice shoes. I have given up on brick and mortar.

My Empires fit .5 size bigger than Shimano. Empires are very comfortable.

[simonov]

Foot shape comes into play. I wear 43.5 in both Shimano and Specialized very comfortably. I couldn't get Empires to feel comfortable in any size I tried because they are narrower in the forefoot.

[abr5]

I'm a 44.5 in Shimano, Giro, and Specialized. The giros definitely feel smaller than the rest of them, and probably could get away with a .5 size up.

+1 for ordering multiple sizes.

[Climb01742]

Thinking of trying a pair of these, but the reviews I see online seem to vary quite a bit in terms of folks sizing up or down...
Can anyone compare to Shimano sizing?
I am a 45 in Shimano & Specialized, was thinking of 45.5 in Giro. None of my LBS's stock these, so its mailorder and best guessing...
Also, how is the width? Will they be way narrower than Shimano/Specialized?

Thx!!

An option might be...Specialized now makes a lace-up version of their S-Works shoe.

[Macadamia]

I'm 44.5 in shimano and 45 in giro

[b021c]

Echoing size up .5 for Giro Empires. They run narrow and really dont stretch much at all. I've race Cx in them for 2 years now.

[Kirk Pacenti]

I wear a 45 in Shimano, needed a 45.5 for the Giro Empire.

[MaraudingWalrus]

My last two pairs of shoes (Bont Vaypor+ and Empires) have both been 42.5s. The giros seem a little tighter than the Bonts.

I also have a pair of medium ancient size 42 Bontrager mtb shoes that fit better than either of those two.


Also, Bont should make a shoe called the Rager.

[regularguy412]

My last two pairs of shoes (Bont Vaypor+ and Empires) have both been 42.5s. The giros seem a little tighter than the Bonts.

I also have a pair of medium ancient size 42 Bontrager mtb shoes that fit better than either of those two.


Also, Bont should make a shoe called the Rager.

That was funny.

Small thread drift--I do really like my Bont-Rager XXX lite shoes tho. I paid full price online and worth every penny. (And I only 'thot' my Spec S-Works shoes were good).

Mike in AR:beer: