Narrow cycling shoe??

[Gowest]

I am currently wearing a sidi shoe with a carbon sole - I love the shoe - but my foot has such a low volume that the leather edges on the top of the shoes are touching! I have both velcro straps as tight as possible as well as the ratchet as tight as possible - there is no more room for adjustment. It is slightly better with winter socks - but summer and my shoes feel loose. I have ordered pads to go under the tongue of my shoe to take up space and next I will consider orthotics to take up space - but my shoes are very comfortable otherwise. Is there a more narrow shoe than a sidi?? or do you have any other suggestions???

[Bike Chick]

Actually I found the SIDI's to be the narrowest shoe that I've tried. Too narrow for me actually. If SIDI's are too wide, you have a problem, GoWest! Good luck.

[malkin]

Same as BC, Sidi's are the narrower than the others I've tried (Pearl Izumi, Shimano, Specialized).

Do some of the Specializeds come in widths? DH has really narrow feet and loves his Spec.s, so maybe it is worth shopping around.

[DebW]

I have narrow feet and wear Specialized shoes. Haven't tried Sidi so don't know how they compare.

[LivetoRide]

I've heard that Shimano's shoes are quite narrow but maybe not any narrower than Sidi's? They may be worth trying, but because you like your Sidi's, adding orthotics sounds like the best bet.

[arielmoon]

I wear a 4A and have a really hard time finding shoes, in general, due to low volume. I really like my Sidi 5.5's. The ratchet is adjustable on both sides and it keeps me from being all the way up the wrungs (?). My heels do slide when I walk in the 5.5's but they do not slide while I am riding. I bought them because I heard that Sidi ran more narrow than others.

I would think that insoles would really help you. I used Sidi insoles in my old Shimano shoes before I got new shoes.

Best of luck!

[Norse]

What Deb said - I too have narrow feet and wear Specialized but I have never tried Sidi. I have been quite content with Specialized and am on my third pair.

[kermit]

I also think the Sidi's are the narrowest around. I did have a pair of Lake mountain bike shoes that were quite narrow though.

[Kathi]

I agree on the Sidi's, I tried Specialized and Pearl Izumi but nothing fits my narrow foot like Sidi's. I also wear a Superfeet "Berry" in my shoes. They seem to make the fit a little better.

With Pearl Izumi the higher end models fit better but not like my Sidi's. I have a high instep and the Sidi's adjust better over my instep than any shoe I've tried.