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online boot buying can be painless.
if you get the wrong size, my guys will send you another size, you decide, then send back the pair you don't want.

also keep in mind that touring boots are designed to fit a little bigger, because they're assuming you'll be wearing significant socks.
road racing boots are designed to fit snugly and the assumption is that you'll wear a very thin sock, if any at all.
sizes are designed purposely to vary slightly based on the design's intended use.


as far as 42 is 8, 43 is 9.5 then 44 is 10, they're not exact to american sizes and fractions, but they're as close as they can get. in some boots a 43 is about an 8.3, 44 is closer to 9 than 9.5 and a 44 is about a 10.2.

then again, it depends on who/what you're comparing to (ergo, the motonation boot sizing guide).
if you want to really go crazy, hit the running shoe store, have them pull each brand's version of what you "think" is your shoe size, and try them all on.
some will fit, others too big, others too small. but they all claim to be the same size.

shoe and boot sizes are as much opinion as they are definitive measurements.
helmets, jackets and gloves also have their own versions of sizes from brand to brand and from design to design.

a size 52 leather jacket is in not even close to the same as a size 52 dualsport jacket.