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minh hoang · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2020 · Points: 0

I got a pair of size 40.5 futures, I Normally wear a 41 in LS but I ordered the 40.5 to try given I'm a 42 in street sizing. I tried them on and I was surprised that my toes slide around inside of the shoe, anybody else have this with these shoes? I just feel like my foot should feel more snug inside than it does

Pieter Beerepoot · · Boston, MA · Joined Feb 2020 · Points: 51

I found it fits about right or if anything slightly small for me. Can wear a size 42 solution, but a size 42 futura was painful. Currently climb in a 42.5 futura which is still very snug. Most other LS I wear 42.5 also, except for my 43 tc pros. Maybe it doesn’t fit your foot that well? Perhaps the LS genius would work better since you can adjust the fit with the laces. I would also try a size down, because they definitely stretch a bit 

ROCKMAN2 · · Nederland, CO · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 300
minh hoang wrote: I got a pair of size 40.5 futures, I Normally wear a 41 in LS but I ordered the 40.5 to try given I'm a 42 in street sizing. I tried them on and I was surprised that my toes slide around inside of the shoe, anybody else have this with these shoes? I just feel like my foot should feel more snug inside than it does

You need to downsize more. I wear 45 street / 41 in Futura, sometimes 40.5. They should be very uncomfortable and hard to get on when new. These shoes take a few sessions to break in, and it can be uncomfortable until the heat/sweat/pressure from your feet start to stretch and mold the shoes to your foot. If you're wearing a 42 street shoe, you should be wearing at least a 39 in Futura for a good fit. I've had around 15 pairs of this shoe since it came out, and I've worn it in 3 different sizes over the years. The way the shoe feels out of the box doesn't indicate how it will feel once you break them in. Think of a baseball mitt when it's brand new, very stiff and uncomfortable. After a few years of use it breaks in and molds perfectly to your hand. Italian climbing shoes are similar, but break in faster. 

Levi Goldman · · San Francisco · Joined Mar 2017 · Points: 10

I wear a 45 street, 44 tc pro, 43 mytho, 44 solution, 44 miura lace and 43 Futura. They are tight, but I think if I went larger I’d have heal slop. Might be too soon to tell, I only have a couple days on them. Definitely think the no edge is sweet. So I went down two sizes from 45 to 43, so maybe a 40 would work for u Minh. 

Chris K · · Clemson, SC · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 136

I wear 43 Tx2, 42 Tc pro (summer), 41.5 Tc pro winter, 41.5 miura lace, 41.5 miura vs, 40 skwama, 40 testarossa (probably too tight), and had a 40 futura. I thought the futura was too tight  but my feet are a little wider than average. so if you have average width feet, that sizing might work. I tried to break my futuras in but what ended up happening was i would stand on an edge and it would cause pressure on the side of my toe, like bad painful. best of luck

Scott Jones · · Bellingham, WA · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 20
42 Tc pro (summer), 41.5 Tc pro winter,
Just out of curiosity, why do you downsize a shoe for winter climbing? 
Mike Lofgren · · Reading, MA · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 90

Street shoe is 9.5-10 US size. Default LS size is 40.5 - painful initially but perfect after 4-6 sessions. Futura in 40.5 felt "too comfy" out of box - a little tighter than a broken in solution/miura/testarossa of same size. Futura is synthetic so didn't stretch much, and only conformed to my foot shape. 41 would work but might be a bit sloppy for really steep technical climbing.

LS TX4 - 42.5
LS Mutant trail shoe - 43.5
Solution - 41 for all day. 40.5 for performance.
Futura - 40.5
Testarossa - 40.5
Miura VS - 40.5
TC Pro - 40

Chris K · · Clemson, SC · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 136
Scott Jones wrote: Just out of curiosity, why do you downsize a shoe for winter climbing? 

Feet swell more in summer and it’s a little more comfy on long summer days

I know. I’m an oddball 
Rob WardenSpaceLizard · · las Vegans, the cosmic void · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 130
ROCKMAN2 wrote:

You need to downsize more. I wear 45 street / 41 in Futura, sometimes 40.5. They should be very uncomfortable and hard to get on when new. These  faster. 

I also wear a 45 eu street and a 41 eu futura. 

David Swaine · · London, GB · Joined Feb 2018 · Points: 31

LS have possibly changed volume of their shoes maybe.Eg  the new testerossa in 36.5 is a 37 imo .I  happened to buy the new womens solutions 5 days ago 36.5.I can't get them on !!!
I wore the old pink ones over 2 years and 2 pairs super comfy after a couple of weeks initial use
I'd be really interested to hear feedback from others over this sizing/volume issue...specailly the 2018 futura.
I wear testerossa (2019) 36
Womens miura vs  37
Old futura 37
And I think I should upsize . womens solutions to 37

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