Bike shoe fitting

I just got the dhb M1s that I bought off wiggle for use with aliums. I tried them on and they seem a nice fit except at the toes, where it is cramped and my toes are a bit squashed. They are my size supposedly, but if they were normal shoes, I would not wear them, but I was wondering if it is different with cycling shoes as walking isn't the main objective?

ps i can't test them out because otherwise I can't send them back

If they're too short in the toe-box, it's going to get painful.

If they're too narrow, it's going to get uncomfortable.

(And is there room for thicker/extra socks in winter...?)

Wise words you speak BMMF. I'll have to send them back. Thanks for the guidants. (oh wait, wrong thread) :)

buy 1 size bigger, then, as "BringmyFix" said, you can get extra thick socks on in winter. and in summer they're nice and loose to be comfortable.

BlowieBen

What that's mean BMMF?

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BlowieBen

What that's mean BMMF?

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Blowie is a nickname I got because my initialsspell B JOB

ben the blower :)
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taxi for rik

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BlowieBen - How are you finding these shoes? I'm looking for a change from my SPD-SLs so that I can go to the shops/pub without sliding all over the place. Can you walk around in these OK?

I've found them good, they sound like high heels but they're fairly comfy for walking and I haven't fallen over yet. Having said that, they are my first ones so I have nothing to compare them to, but they are really good value (£40 from wiggle only if i remember correctly) so they're deffo worth a pop.

I find that if you add 1 to your normal shoe metric size, it works well for cycling shoes. I take 43 normal, 44 cycling.