 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All,
I have just been fitted for some boots, Dalbello Panterra 100, I am a bit surprised to find them uk size 7 1/2, 26.5 mondo I think. Is this something usual?
They still feel a bit tight but a square function better than any hire boots I have ever had.
I have worn them for about two hours so far, I had custom foot beds made that has cured my crippling arch pain.
I am making an assumption that I they are not fully broken in yet and may well be more comfortable after a days skiing.
Any help or advice, as always, greatly appreciated. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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DB100, Sounds absolutely normal to me. My boots are smaller than my normal shoe size but are a perfect fit.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Normal
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Boots are 'mm specific', stickers aren't
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Fact of the day
UK/US sizes are denoted in barleycorns.
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Pretty normal. The mondopoint label on mine are the equivalent of 1-1.5 UK (2-3 EU) sizes smaller than the normal shoe size I'd buy. And certain brands of cycling shoes are labelled about 2 sizes in the other direction.
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I normally take 8 to 8.5 UK size - and 26.5 mondo. CEM could have squeezed me into even smaller if I wanted, but due to nerve damage issues I didn't want them too tight.
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All sounds normal to me.
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Normally I'm size 9. My ski boots a wide fitting 7 and 1/2.
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Same here...UK size8 and CEM sorted out a 25.5 Head Vector for me
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Shoe size 8/42, mondo size 26.5, so yes slightly smaller but I do need to allow for lymphoedema swelling so not advisable to go too small...
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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When I hired boots I always chose 27.5. Always did the job as far as I was concerned. This matched my shoe size. Got measured up for a pair and came out as 26.5. The fitter explained about toes (tight) moving away from the front when I skied properly and he was dead right. Problem is, I don't ski properly very often!
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DB100, Normal....and if you can wear your ski socks in them now they are probably too big ! In my experience boots take a little while (several weeks) to bed in...
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You know it makes sense.
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| ski wrote: |
| DB100, Normal....and if you can wear your ski socks in them now they are probably too big ! In my experience boots take a little while (several weeks) to bed in... |
Not for a holiday skier? I wouldn't expect to ski for 2-3 years waiting for my boots to bed in...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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a.j., Depends on how long you want them to last ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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This is is really interesting - I only rent boots, and always ask for the same size as my shoe size. I always have the clips done up to the tightest notch to make them feel tight enough - maybe I should just be asking for a smaller sized boot???
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fact of the day
UK/US sizes are denoted in barleycorns. |
3 barleycorns = 1 inch
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Shoe size 8 , just bought my second pair of Atomic Hawx in 25.5.
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I got some new ski boots today in a 26, I usually wear a 7 or an 8 so they're at the lower end of the size if shoes I wear.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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maybe I should just be asking for a smaller sized boot???
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ask them to measure you. My boots are considerably smaller than my shoe size - not that you can really compare.
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I'm off to the snow centre in Hemel tomorrow so might try a boot that's half a size smaller than my shoe size and see how I get on...
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Handy Turnip, the boots in Hemel are gigantic. I have wide feet and a hammer toe and they all felt like barges.
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Cheers pam w, that really helps! My concern over boot sizing first came after my last trip to Hemel, when I felt my feet were rattling around in the boots.
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Got fitted a few years ago for first new pair of boots for more than 10 years. Was pretty surprised that the fitter wanted to get me into 25.5s, when I had been wearing 26.5s. It felt horrible. My feet were getting crushed... cutting a longish story short. Went with 26.0 which were still very tight at first, but they have packed down now and can almost see why he was recommending 25.5.
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