Cycling shoes for wider feet

[RoadRaven]

I like this thread...

New Zealanders typically have wide feet... but I need to go check what my shoes actually are - they are both second-hand.

A couple of sons have wide feet, so this is a great "research thread" for me.

[hellosunshine]

Northwave,fantastic!im A 41 So I Get Mens,the Best

[sarahkonamojo]

My foot is a women's D. Most shoes are a B width. In general women's shoes aren't narrower than men's overall, but actually narrower at the heel only. The narrow heel works for me, but I need a wider toe box.

I have had Specialized and Shimano. My shimanos are too narrow and too long. Might go back to Specialized and buy a larger size. There are also custom shoes:
http://www.rocket7.com/
http://www.d2customfootwear.com/bike.html
And whoa Lake has some they call custom.
These are all $500 shoes.

You'd think for half the price you could get a cycling shoe in a d width. Sheesh.

If you find another solution, the magic shoe, let us clompers know!

sarah

[Geonz]

Do you think? That's odd because where women's shoes don't fit me is acrosss the toes, not the heels. It's that front part that's been wonderfully wider in men's shoes for me, thank heavens :-)

[Mimosa]

Same wide feet here, normally I have 41 - 42 so I needed a 43 shoe which leaves limited women's models. Ultimately I bought a Nike Hautacam an older highend (mens) model which was on sale at a local LBS. It was sold in half sizes which (I believe) means a width size, anyway they fitted like a glove.

[sarahkonamojo]

Okay maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but with boots, hiking boots, the women's shoe last has a narrower heel. I have been told that male feet are square in footprint and women's feet are more triangular in footprint. The narrow part being the heel.
But anatomical shape doesn't have much to do with the shoes we buy!

Podiatrists claim that almost all women wear shoes that are too small for them, both in width and length. I have definitely fallen into that trap and suffered for it. And am still looking for fat toe box shoes with a narrow heel.

sarah

[bike4ever]

sarahkonamojo - Have you tried the Pearl Izumi shoes? The heel is narrower with the toe box being boxy. Both of the Vagabond models (road & mountain) are fairly affordable - under $80. Just a suggestion.