Re: Shoe vs foot width

[A Muzi]

datakoll wrote:
> 18 inches? typical american.
> I remember a commercial compound and technique developed for custom
> soles: search in orthotics, email and ask in rec.foot or rec.shoe or
> rec.podiatrist.. lotta folks out there with malformed feet needing
> custom soles. campmor.com has soles. I haven't tried a racing clipon
> so....

a size 48 SiDi is just a nick under twelve inches overall from stem to
stern. Their largest, size 52, spans roughly 13-1/2 inches.

Eighteen inches? For a human foot? Without the swim fins??
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[joseph.santaniello@gmail.com]

On Dec 14, 9:35 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> datakoll wrote:
> > 18 inches? typical american.
> > I remember a commercial compound and technique developed for custom
> > soles: search in orthotics, email and ask in rec.foot or rec.shoe or
> > rec.podiatrist.. lotta folks out there with malformed feet needing
> > custom soles. campmor.com has soles. I haven't tried a racing clipon
> > so....
>
> a size 48 SiDi is just a nick under twelve inches overall from stem to
> stern. Their largest, size 52, spans roughly 13-1/2 inches.
>
> Eighteen inches? For a human foot? Without the swim fins??

This all started as a joke when he made a typo calling a size "48" a
"48cm".

If you're having a slow day, how about measuring the external length
and width of the hard sole from a bunch of sizes? How wide is the
plastic sole of those 52's? Length:width? How does that scale compared
to some 39's?

Joseph

[datakoll]

On Dec 14, 3:35 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> datakoll wrote:
> > 18 inches? typical american.
> > I remember a commercial compound and technique developed for custom
> > soles: search in orthotics, email and ask in rec.foot or rec.shoe or
> > rec.podiatrist.. lotta folks out there with malformed feet needing
> > custom soles. campmor.com has soles. I haven't tried a racing clipon
> > so....
>
> a size 48 SiDi is just a nick under twelve inches overall from stem to
> stern. Their largest, size 52, spans roughly 13-1/2 inches.
>
> Eighteen inches? For a human foot? Without the swim fins??
> --
> Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971

no no no not with the swim fins without the conversion tool. hold the
windmills

[datakoll]

On Dec 14, 4:56 pm, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"
<joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 14, 9:35 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>
> > datakoll wrote:
> > > 18 inches? typical american.
> > > I remember a commercial compound and technique developed for custom
> > > soles: search in orthotics, email and ask in rec.foot or rec.shoe or
> > > rec.podiatrist.. lotta folks out there with malformed feet needing
> > > custom soles. campmor.com has soles. I haven't tried a racing clipon
> > > so....
>
> > a size 48 SiDi is just a nick under twelve inches overall from stem to
> > stern. Their largest, size 52, spans roughly 13-1/2 inches.
>
> > Eighteen inches? For a human foot? Without the swim fins??
>
> This all started as a joke when he made a typo calling a size "48" a
> "48cm".
>
> If you're having a slow day, how about measuring the external length
> and width of the hard sole from a bunch of sizes? How wide is the
> plastic sole of those 52's? Length:width? How does that scale compared
> to some 39's?
>
> Joseph

joe, are you trying to evolve a STOCK CYCLE shoe size for your foot
from a rack that doesn't carry it thru logic-FORGETABOUTIT! or go try
it on. EG, I wear an 14E right on the E line on the foot measuring
device. Is there an available E in AT sneakers? be serious, when hell
freezes over. there's a EE that fits and a D in NorthFace XCR that I'm
now wearing around the dump, easing in, and the D fits like a ballet
slipper. The D came UPS, I'm amazed it fits. The Diadora Touring does
not fit. When Diadora said D, they meant D. People in Yurp bind their
children's feet so their *****'s are tighter.

[joseph.santaniello@gmail.com]

On Dec 15, 6:09 am, datakoll <datak...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Dec 14, 4:56 pm, "joseph.santanie...@gmail.com"
>
>
>
> <joseph.santanie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 14, 9:35 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>
> > > datakoll wrote:
> > > > 18 inches? typical american.
> > > > I remember a commercial compound and technique developed for custom
> > > > soles: search in orthotics, email and ask in rec.foot or rec.shoe or
> > > > rec.podiatrist.. lotta folks out there with malformed feet needing
> > > > custom soles. campmor.com has soles. I haven't tried a racing clipon
> > > > so....
>
> > > a size 48 SiDi is just a nick under twelve inches overall from stem to
> > > stern. Their largest, size 52, spans roughly 13-1/2 inches.
>
> > > Eighteen inches? For a human foot? Without the swim fins??
>
> > This all started as a joke when he made a typo calling a size "48" a
> > "48cm".
>
> > If you're having a slow day, how about measuring the external length
> > and width of the hard sole from a bunch of sizes? How wide is the
> > plastic sole of those 52's? Length:width? How does that scale compared
> > to some 39's?
>
> > Joseph
>
> joe, are you trying to evolve a STOCK CYCLE shoe size for your foot
> from a rack that doesn't carry it thru logic-FORGETABOUTIT! or go try
> it on. EG, I wear an 14E right on the E line on the foot measuring
> device. Is there an available E in AT sneakers? be serious, when hell
> freezes over. there's a EE that fits and a D in NorthFace XCR that I'm
> now wearing around the dump, easing in, and the D fits like a ballet
> slipper. The D came UPS, I'm amazed it fits. The Diadora Touring does
> not fit. When Diadora said D, they meant D. People in Yurp bind their
> children's feet so their *****'s are tighter.

My problem is I have to order, and all the folks who will sell to me
have said, "These will fit fine!" after lots of back and forth email,
and once they get here, past customs and high shipping and taxes and
everything else, guess what?

So i'm trying to figure out if it is a lost cause, and I could be
better spending my time thinking of an alternative.

Joseph

[Art Harris]

joseph.santanie wrote:
> My problem is I have to order, and all the folks who will sell to me
> have said, "These will fit fine!" after lots of back and forth email,
> and once they get here, past customs and high shipping and taxes and
> everything else, guess what?
>

Ideally, you will find shoes that fit perfectly. But a bit of
practical advice: If in doubt, go for a shoe that's slightly larger/
wider. You can always add an inner sole or orthotic to make a larger
shoe fit. Not much you can do about a too small shoe.

Art Harris