Quote Originally Posted by ilima View Post
My feet are kind of wideish (Sidis are too narrow) and I find Specialized shoes to be very comfortable. I like them because they are not wide in the heel, which is what usually is the case when it fits the ball of my foot.
+1 on this. I do have wide feet and I got a pair of specialized without having to "size up" to make up for the width.. they measured me as a 38 and that's what I ended up with.. I tried on several different styles and ended up picking the one that felt best. My LBS didn't have any men's shoes in 38 for me to try (they did offer to order some, but I wanted my shoes ASAP), but that was something I was going to check as well - men's shoes are usually wider than women's in comparable sizes. When I am looking for shoes again I will probably ask about ordering in a men's 38 or two for me to try. I think some specialized styles go down to 36 in men's, but judging from my LBS, I wouldn't expect anyone to keep them in stock... my LBS didn't have anything in men's smaller than a 40.