race boots - sizing?
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Original Poster:

24,978 posts

223 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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morning all,

i'm about to order a pair of OMP nurburgring boots and the available sizes are 9.5 or 10.5 UK. I am nominally a 10 although the left foot is smaller by half a size.

these will be my first pair of race boots and i can't try them on. just wondering how generously sized they are. whether the smaller ones will be better once they give or if the 10.5 will be on the small size anyway and to plump for those.

Trev450

6,640 posts

194 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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My experience of OMP boots is that they can be slightly larger so I would go for the 9.5 in this case.

A lot of places will exchange however if they are not showung any signs of being worn.

anonymous-user

76 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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I just tried omp boots could not get a fit, 9 to long 8to tight, went to the sparco shop next door and 9 was perfect, I would not buy by post.

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Original Poster:

24,978 posts

223 months

Tuesday 26th March 2013
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i know i shouldn't but don't have much choice. i have a decent relationship with rallynuts so if they are wrong i can always send them back.

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Original Poster:

24,978 posts

223 months

Wednesday 27th March 2013
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seems OMP call a european 44 a 10.5 whereas most trainers would be a 10 in that size. think i'll plump for 44's and go from there.

midgetmax

40 posts

228 months

Thursday 28th March 2013
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Euro 44 is more like 9.5 UK, it's 10.5 US.

HTH