La Sportiva Kubo sizing
Size down about one size from your street shoe
For a snug all-round fit, a street UK 9 (EU 43) is a UK 8 (EU 42) in the Kubo. Go half a size smaller for hard bouldering, or bigger for long days. It's a starting point: feet differ, so try them on if you can.
Your size in the Kubo
Your street shoe size
Aggressive
Tight, hard bouldering
UK7½EU 41
Recommended
Snug all-rounder
UK8EU 42
Relaxed
Long sessions
UK8½EU 42½
Comfort
Beginners, multi-pitch
UK9EU 43
La Sportiva Kubo size chart
Your street size, then the size to get for each fit. From La Sportiva's size chart and how this model runs.
| Street | Aggressive | Recommended | Relaxed | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 4EU 37 | – | UK 3EU 35½ | UK 3½EU 36 | UK 4EU 37 |
| UK 4½EU 37½ | UK 3EU 35½ | UK 3½EU 36 | UK 4EU 37 | UK 4½EU 37½ |
| UK 5EU 38 | UK 3½EU 36 | UK 4EU 37 | UK 4½EU 37½ | UK 5EU 38 |
| UK 5½EU 38½ | UK 4EU 37 | UK 4½EU 37½ | UK 5EU 38 | UK 5½EU 38½ |
| UK 6EU 39½ | UK 4½EU 37½ | UK 5EU 38 | UK 5½EU 38½ | UK 6EU 39 |
| UK 6½EU 40 | UK 5EU 38 | UK 5½EU 38½ | UK 6EU 39 | UK 6½EU 39½ |
| UK 7EU 40½ | UK 5½EU 38½ | UK 6EU 39 | UK 6½EU 39½ | UK 7EU 40½ |
| UK 7½EU 41½ | UK 6EU 39 | UK 6½EU 39½ | UK 7EU 40½ | UK 7½EU 41 |
| UK 8EU 42 | UK 6½EU 39½ | UK 7EU 40½ | UK 7½EU 41 | UK 8EU 42 |
| UK 8½EU 42½ | UK 7EU 40½ | UK 7½EU 41 | UK 8EU 42 | UK 8½EU 42½ |
| UK 9EU 43 | UK 7½EU 41 | UK 8EU 42 | UK 8½EU 42½ | UK 9EU 43 |
| UK 9½EU 44 | UK 8EU 42 | UK 8½EU 42½ | UK 9EU 43 | UK 9½EU 43½ |
| UK 10EU 44½ | UK 8½EU 42½ | UK 9EU 43 | UK 9½EU 43½ | – |
| UK 10½EU 45 | UK 9EU 43 | UK 9½EU 43½ | – | – |
| UK 11EU 45½ | UK 9½EU 43½ | – | – | – |
– means past the end of the La Sportiva size chart we have.
What La Sportiva says
“Generally sized down 1-2.5 full EU Sizes from a standard EU street shoe size.”
Quoted from the La Sportiva product page
Specs
- Rubber
- Vibram XS Edge, 4 mm
- Asymmetry
- moderate
- Stiffness
- medium
- Closure
- 2 straps
- Version
- men's
- Made for
- gym, all-round
Same sizing: Kubo Women's
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Estimates. Fit depends on foot shape and preference.