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.
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12-28-2006, 12:28 PM #1
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12-28-2006, 02:50 PM #2
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Women's last
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.
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12-28-2006, 03:06 PM #3
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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.
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12-28-2006, 04:29 PM #4
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Well ... I went to LBS and all the shoes (Adidas, Specialized and Nike) felt too narrow except the Sidi. They had a mega 42. They also had a regular 43. The 43 was far too big. The LBS guy swears the 42 have enough room and the 42.5 would probably be too big (didn't have that size in stock). I hope he's right because they were $$$$$ -- more than I've ever spent on a pair of shoes in my life.
But they are like swimming compared with my last shoes, which were actually a 42.~ Susie
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12-28-2006, 05:17 PM #5
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Offthegrid - Did the LBS measure your feet correctly with a Brannock device - foot measuring tool?
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12-29-2006, 05:52 AM #6
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Nope. Wish I knew about that or I would have demanded it. But I do think these new shoes are a good size. Guess I'll find out when I ride tomorrow.
Originally Posted by bikemom
~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
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12-30-2006, 12:19 PM #7
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Update
I love these shoes! They are perfect -- I wouldn't want them any bigger. I *finally* broke the 30-mile barrier with them, too.
Still had a bit of numbness in the feet, but 90% less than the old shoes and there wasn't the intense, burning horrible pain like in my old shoes either.~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
-- Michael Pate, "When Big Boys Tri"
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