Nike size 6 1/2 Wrestling Shoes
I recently bought these Nike size men's 6 1/2 wrestling shoes on EBay. I had a similar pair, size 7, about 20 years ago and wore them (as street and hiking shoes) into the ground. There were pictures of them (white) here some months ago.
When I was hiking in lava fields in Hawaii, the sharp edges cut up the thin soles, all the way through in a couple of places. I fixed with Crazy Glue. Hiking and bike riding soon wore holes through the thin soles. I patched with Shoe Goo until the holes became so big the patches wouldn't hold. The heels completely wore away. I kept wearing them, with most of my soles exposed.
Winter came and I stuffed the soles from an old pair of flip flops inside to cover the holes. That worked well, they were quite waterproof. After a while, I got a pair of Asics, and later some other styles, but they were never as comfortable as the Nikes.
So when I saw these, a similar style, on EBay at a reasonable used price, I bit. However, there is a slight issue. The old size 7 Nikes were always loose (even so loose that I could easily insert the flip flop soles and the still fit.) These are marked as 6 1/2, Eur 39, one half size smaller, and they are very tight and narrow.
They are about the length of my size 5 shoes and much narrower. They feel as tight to my feet as the size 3 1/2 Nikes I just bought. As it is, I don't mind snug shoes, and the woven uppers seem to have a lot of stretch, so I'm sure I can wear them OK, I just didn't expect these to be particularly snug. At some point Nike must have changed their sizing for wrestling shoes.
Nike size 6 1/2 Wrestling Shoes
I recently bought these Nike size men's 6 1/2 wrestling shoes on EBay. I had a similar pair, size 7, about 20 years ago and wore them (as street and hiking shoes) into the ground. There were pictures of them (white) here some months ago.
When I was hiking in lava fields in Hawaii, the sharp edges cut up the thin soles, all the way through in a couple of places. I fixed with Crazy Glue. Hiking and bike riding soon wore holes through the thin soles. I patched with Shoe Goo until the holes became so big the patches wouldn't hold. The heels completely wore away. I kept wearing them, with most of my soles exposed.
Winter came and I stuffed the soles from an old pair of flip flops inside to cover the holes. That worked well, they were quite waterproof. After a while, I got a pair of Asics, and later some other styles, but they were never as comfortable as the Nikes.
So when I saw these, a similar style, on EBay at a reasonable used price, I bit. However, there is a slight issue. The old size 7 Nikes were always loose (even so loose that I could easily insert the flip flop soles and the still fit.) These are marked as 6 1/2, Eur 39, one half size smaller, and they are very tight and narrow.
They are about the length of my size 5 shoes and much narrower. They feel as tight to my feet as the size 3 1/2 Nikes I just bought. As it is, I don't mind snug shoes, and the woven uppers seem to have a lot of stretch, so I'm sure I can wear them OK, I just didn't expect these to be particularly snug. At some point Nike must have changed their sizing for wrestling shoes.