No where local sells these

My shimano mw80 are sized 45 which according to wiggle is a size 10

But northwave suggest that 45 is a size 11?

So a bit conflicting straight away looking on the web, can anyone clarify what a size 45 eu is in uk sizing please?

I’m a size 9uk so want a bit of space for thicker socks come winter if anyone can advise please?

Cheers

I’m generally a size 43 when it comes to shoes. I found I had to go to up a size to 44 for the Celsius sizing whilst wearing a pair of Smart Wool walking socks. I am also a 44 in Shimano shoes. I find the Euro sizing to be more accurate/consistent than the UK sizing.

Hope that helps.

Rutland Cycles had stock of the Celsius last season.

I’m a 44 in Celcius/Fahrenheit, 44 in Spesh, 44 in casual trainers, 45 in Sidi and Shimano and a 43 in ‘smart’ shoes. If that helps…

Cheers so far guys, appreciated, njee is size 43 a 8 uk? So you basically size up one for the northwave boots?

43 is more like a 9, I always buy shoes in European sizes though, as few are actually made in UK sizes, just converted back – hence sizes varying. One EU size doesn’t equal one UK either. For example if you look at Spesh shoes they go 42-43-44-45-46 etc, whilst the UK sizing is 7-8-9-10.5-11 or something.

Cheers, Ok cool so I’m best going off the northwave chart and not comparing to the shimano eu sizes then

So as I’m a 9 I’ll ip size to a 10 whatever that is in eu northwave sizing

I’m a 43 (UK9) in normal shoes, a 44 wide in Shimano shoes with thin socks, a 43 in Northwave Celcius without socks or thin socks and a 45 in the Celcius with thick socks.

I have all of the above including a set of MW80s in a 44 which when I wear thick socks, seem to stop circulation to my toes. I do tend to suffer from cold feet when riding.

Hope it helps.

FWIW, I bought the Euro 45/UK11 (US 12) Celsius “Artic” (sic) whereas I’m usually a 44 or 9.5/10 UK for regular shoes. Some wiggle room, but found the 44 was just a wee bit tight.

awptechnical –
Rutland Cycles had stock of the Celsius last season.

Really? got a link please. I cant see them on the web site.

I have Shimano MW81 in 45 & the Northwave (road version) also in 45, both a great fit.

Rutland Cycles had stock of the Celsius last season.

Really? got a link please. I cant see them on the web site. [/quote]

I suspect the last season bit may be significant…

My current Northwave shoes are a 43 which is my normal size in all standard shoes. My Shimano and specialized spd shoes are both 44. However, my NW shoes are for summer use so if wearing with thicker socks I would definitely go for a 44.

I bought the NW shoes untried from bike-discount.de and it did say on their website that the NW sizes are much closer to your normal shoe size than most cycle shoes and NOT to order a size bigger than normal!

I take a 41 for most shoes, including my old Shimano MW81s and my Shimano summer disco slippers shoes. I’ve got size 41 Northwave Celsius and they seem very slightly more roomy than the Shimano winter boots. I ordered 2 pairs from CRC to try on and returned the ones that weren’t right

Just to confuse the issue, a few years back I sized myself in a pair of NW shoes, then we ordered the boots in the same size, and I couldn’t even get my feet into them. From memory I seem to remember going up two more sizes in the boots over their shoes. Good luck sorting it out without trying them.

43 in shimano
44 in sidi
Bought NW celcius in 44 but they were boats, even with very thick socks. Returned for 43’s, which are perfect. Agree that they are snug to get into though.

just incase anyone else digs this thread up

i ordered a 44 which on northwaves website is a UK10

my shimanos were a 45 and the 44 northwaves are bigger!

so to sum up im usually a size 9uk and a 44 even with thicker socks on are fine, definitely bigger/comfortable than a 45 shimano mw80

I bought some Celcius Arctic and they are my normal size shoe (I normally get Shimano wide fit).

I wear size 47 in normal shoes.
In Summer I wear shimano MD64 in size 48 with thin socks.
I use Northwave Celsius Artic GXT in 47 with Sealskin socks and thin socks. Comfy and toasty all winter long. In fact I’m looking forwards to the colder weather. 😛