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napoleon_in_rags
Jan 27, 2005, 3:00 AM
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Has anyone else noticed that wearing tight climbing shoes makes your feet smaller? I just boght a pair of hiing boots that are a full siz smaller than the last pair I owned. I used to wear 11 and a half. My new hiking boot is size 10 1/2 and my new climbing shoes are 9 1/2. My old climbing shoes are 10.
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climbsomething
Jan 27, 2005, 3:22 AM
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That could be bad. I've always been a size 3 anyway.
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subtle
Jan 27, 2005, 3:38 AM
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I started wearing Anasazi's in, I think, either US11.5 or 11 two years ago...and I am now buying V10s and other aggressive shoes in either a US9.5 or 10. I think I've accepted trading 'painful' for 'performance', but I have also noticed that I seem to need smaller street shoes. I do wonder what the long-run effects will be...probably not terribly positive.
Oh well, I'm sure I can get some rad prosthetic feet.
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fyyrefly
Jan 27, 2005, 3:43 AM
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I think what happens is you just start preferring your shoes smaller. Ever notice how ridiculously roomy your sneakers feel after you've been wearing your climbing shoes all day? I started buying smaller runners since i started climbing, but i don't think my feet shrunk.
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climbsomething
Jan 27, 2005, 3:56 AM
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In reply to: I think what happens is you just start preferring your shoes smaller. Ever notice how ridiculously roomy your sneakers feel after you've been wearing your climbing shoes all day? I started buying smaller runners since i started climbing, but i don't think my feet shrunk. |
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couchman
Jan 27, 2005, 4:00 AM
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start running long distances, that'll spread those puppies out. Unless of course
you have a few pounds to lose, then your feet will get smaller too.
similarly, i find if i wear sandals too much in summer, climbing shoes seem just that much tougher to get on
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johnhenry
Jan 27, 2005, 1:08 PM
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Hmm, I am currently in Kyoto.
All the Geisha I see where sandles called Zori. They are like high-healed flip flops. I think you are confusing cultures. It was Chinese women who bound their feet (up until around WWII).
Sorry to get technical...
Cheers,
john
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napoleon_in_rags
Jan 27, 2005, 1:29 PM
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In reply to: start running long distances, that'll spread those puppies out. Unless of course you have a few pounds to lose, then your feet will get smaller too. similarly, i find if i wear sandals too much in summer, climbing shoes seem just that much tougher to get on
That's the weird thing. I run at least 20 miles a week. The boots I bought last night were Vasques, and I have heard that they size big.
But all old my shoes feel too big.
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napoleon_in_rags
Jan 27, 2005, 1:30 PM
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Damn Double Posts
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yamama
Jan 27, 2005, 1:46 PM
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Yeah, I have a pair of cross country shoes that are 12's. and i just bought a new pair of hiking boots that are 10 1/2. I also think it has something to do with each shoe. Because i bought two shoes at the same time a while back and they were 1 1/2 size diff. I think each shoe co makes them a little different
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yamama
Jan 27, 2005, 1:52 PM
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Yeah, i have a pair of cross country shoes that are 12's and i just bought a pair of hiking boots that are 10 1/2. I think some companies make shoes smaller and bigger than others... and i think i'm starting to like my shoes tighter. I had ingrown toe nails which caused me to like loose shoes for a while... but i'm better now. Well enough about my toes... KEEP CLIMBING
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yamama
Jan 27, 2005, 1:53 PM
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Yeah, i have a pair of cross country shoes that are 12's and i just bought a pair of hiking boots that are 10 1/2. I think some companies make shoes smaller and bigger than others... and i think i'm starting to like my shoes tighter. I had ingrown toe nails which caused me to like loose shoes for a while... but i'm better now. Well enough about my toes... KEEP CLIMBING
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yamama
Jan 27, 2005, 1:55 PM
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sorry about that.. my pc is messed up
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j_ung
Jan 27, 2005, 1:59 PM
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Tomorrow I go into the hospital to have my feet removed and replaced with sticky-rubber prongs. :D
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acacongua
Jan 27, 2005, 2:32 PM
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It's possible that since the shoes are tight, that the toes are more bent than before. My shoe size has not changed
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I've noticed the same with my feet. I already have small feet for a guy (7.5 before I started climbing) but they SEEM to be getting smaller. I started buying climbing shoes at size 7 and that shoe size hasn't gotten any smaller, but my street shoes have gone from around 7.5 to 6.5. Possible fators are the different ways companies size their shoes and a change in my preference of how tight I like my shoes. Some days I put on my size 7 Scarpa reflexs and they hurt like new. I'm not very worried.
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refugee
Jan 27, 2005, 3:37 PM
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I think shoe manufacturers are just starting to make sizes bigger. seriuosly
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sarcat
Jan 27, 2005, 4:03 PM
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Each manufacturer make their shoes differently and even the same man. will have variations to their size. Consder a company that makes thier shoes in multiple coutries like Brazil, Mexico, Portugal or Indonesia. They may speck a shoe the same but the machines/labor practices will vary.
The North Face boots I have are a 10. The Vasque boots are 11. I always look for narrow shoes and don't think there are any the SAME in width.
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