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Width

Roomier than Samba among terrace trio; pliable suede stretches

Break-in

Suede molds quickly — expect more volume after a few wears

Summary

Handball Spezial is generally true to size in length and often cited as the roomiest of the Samba/Gazelle/Spezial terrace trio. Wide feet who bounce off Samba frequently land here at TTS or half up. Soft suede stretches — narrow feet who want lasting lockdown sometimes half down to avoid later heel slip.

Women’s sizing

Adidas uses a 1-size women’s→men’s US gap (not always 1.5). Convert your women’s US size with this model’s fit offset built in.

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US / UK / EU / cm chart

General reference chart (not brand-official). US_M is this model’s primary system. Interactive tool above adjusts for this model’s fit offset; the table is crawlable reference.

US	UK	EU	cm
6	5.5	39	24.0
6.5	6	39.5	24.5
7	6.5	40	25.0
7.5	7	40.5	25.5
8	7.5	41	26.0
8.5	8	42	26.5
9	8.5	42.5	27.0
9.5	9	43	27.5
10	9.5	44	28.0
10.5	10	44.5	28.5
11	10.5	45	29.0
11.5	11	45.5	29.5
12	11.5	46	30.0
13	12.5	47.5	31.0

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• Superstar (runs big)
• Ultraboost 1.0 (true to size)

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