I currently wear a size 9.5 UK nike running shoe which is about 28.5cm in length. Would you recomend I go for the EURO 44 size shoe?
Am also wanting to buy the Shimano M424 pedal. Will this Shoe/Pedal combo work? Or is the Cleat in the shoe recessed into the shoe to far for it to clip in?
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3 years, 4 months ago
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Easy answer first. Fitted with (SH-51) cleats, they'll work fine with M424s. The cage won't obstruct. I have both.
As to sizing, I have three pairs of Northwave shoes including a pair of these. In each instance they run true to actual foot size with the caveat that Northwave shoes are built on a wider last than Shimano which run narrower than standard IMO&E.
For instance, I'm an EU41 or UK 7½, but with a wider foot and high instep. I'd never fit into even a Shimano 44 with heel float and toe overhang like clown shoes because of their narrowness, yet a Northwave 41 fits me almost as if they were hand made for me.
So if you know what your actual foot/shoe size is, buy that size in Northwave.
1 year, 9 months ago
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Queensland
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I would recommend the EU 44 for best fit with these shoes. The M424 pedals will be a good match for these shoes.
3 years, 4 months ago
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Hampshire
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Does this prise out or do you have to cut it out? And I take it once you've removed it, you can't put it back again?
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with craft or stanley knife. then tear it of the main sole. Once it's off you would have to glue it back down. Not something that can be done repeatedly.
3 years, 3 months ago
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London
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You need to cut the rubber inside the indented rectangle on the sole of the shoe. You can't replace it once it has been removed.
3 years, 3 months ago
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Hampshire
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I'm looking for a shoe the I can use SPD with, but that wont clack as I walk around a museum or city street.
3 years ago
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Queenstown,
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They clack.. but they are not too bad to walk in. I wouldn't like to walk all day in them.. but they are not bad for short walks
3 years ago
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Osaka
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You do get that a little bit, but funnily enough I don't get the clack while walking over my tiles at work/home but I can hear them grind over concrete.
I doubt you will be disappointed with these shoes, I am loving them.
3 years ago
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Sydney
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When you walk in these shoes with SPD clamps installed, do the clamps scrape on the floor?
2 years, 11 months ago
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Copenhagen
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2 years, 11 months ago
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Stockholm
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No mate , no scrpaes at all, I forget I have them on.
2 years, 11 months ago
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Sydney
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I have this shoe (size 46), and the SPD cleats only touch the ground occasionally depending on the surface.
2 years, 11 months ago
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Queenstown,
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4 years, 1 month ago
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Hi,
Yes you need to cut out a square in the sole to reveal the cleat screw holes, I ride with SPDs and can still walk around with no problem.
10 months ago
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Bristol
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Yes they are, but you do need to remove a section of the sole to access the cleat fixings.
4 years, 1 month ago
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Holding them in my hand right now. All synthetic.
Superb quality though. Robust and very comfortable.
1 year, 9 months ago
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Queensland
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This shoe is made from Synthetic materials.
3 years, 11 months ago
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Hampshire
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I am limited for LBS to try on shoes but I have tried a Shimano MT42 size 47 which is an 11.5UK. This fit OK. I usually take UK/AU size 11 in shoes & I have a quite wide foot.
Would you recomend a size 45 or 46 in the Northwave Rocker? I notice that the sizing chart is a bit different to the Shimano.
Also could you please give an estimate of shoe weight? Thankyou
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I'd try the 45. I usually wear size 46 in regular shoes, and the 46 in this fits me perfectly. I have a slightly wide foot.
2 years, 11 months ago
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The shimano range does come up small so a 47 would be close to a 45 in Northwave which come up slightly large.
Unfortunately we have no stock of the Rocker shoe right now so I can't weigh the shoes for you.
3 years, 6 months ago
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Also with regard to making them SPD compatible, when you remove the piece of the sole for the cleats, can it be re inserted?
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no, you have to cut it out with a knife.
3 years, 3 months ago
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Yes you should order a 43 for best fit. You need to cut the patch from the bottom of the shoe, you can not reattach the patch once cut away.
3 years, 6 months ago
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Hampshire
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I fit into 43 size shimano shoes. An earlier question suggest that I should then get 41 Northwave. Is this correct
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Northwave run true to actual standard shoe sizing, but with a significantly wider last than Shimano which run narrower than standard IMO&E.
i.e. I'm an EU41 whether Northwave cycling shoes, New Balance runners or Rockport casuals, but I won't fit into a standard Shimano anything. Even a 44 in standard fitment Shimano is too narrow whilst being absurdly oversized in length.
Find out what your shoe size is in regular shoes and that will be your same size in Northwave.
1 year, 9 months ago
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Queensland
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I would recommend the 42 in Northwave shoes.
3 years, 3 months ago
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Hampshire
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Mine came with SH-51 cleats in the box. You fit them yourself because you need to adjust them to sit on the ball of your foot.
3 years ago
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Sydney
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Unfortunately these do not come with cleats fitted. Cleats are not included with cycling shoes.
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