Do Pearl Izumi shoes always come up very small? I just got some from Wiggle, they are a 43.5 which should comfortbaly fit my size 9 feet.

Here is a picture of them next to some 42.5 converse:

I can't even get the front of my foot into them 🙁

Cycling shoes are always small in my experience. I'm a 11 or 12 in normal shoes which seems to be 45 to 46 but my cycling shoes (Inc PI ones) are 47 or 48