Shoe size customary markings, such as EU, UK and US sizes, can also be used. Because Mondopoint takes the foot width into account, it allows for better fitting than most other systems. A given shoe size shall fit every foot with indicated average measurements, and those differing by no more than a half-step of the corresponding interval grid. Mondopoint system is widely used in sports industry to size athletic shoes, ski/skate boots, and Pointe ballet shoes; it was also adopted as the primary shoe sizing system in USSR/Russia, GDR, China , Japan/Taiwan/South Korea, and as an optional system in United Kingdom, India
Cleat (shoe) any surface, pyramid spikes are used for cross country runners, and tartan spikes (1/4") are used mostly on rubber tracks. Cleat (shoe) Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe, or on an external attachment to a shoe, that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. They can be conical or blade-like in shape, and made of plastic, rubber or metal. The type worn depends on the environment of play, whether it be grass, ice, artificial turf, or other grounds. In American English the term cleats is used synecdochically to refer to shoes featuring such