Hey Badgergirl. Regarding Sidi's being narrow, I actually believe Sidi's can fit a wide range of feet widths, not just narrow, because they reshape and mold around the foot. However, from what I hear, they're the best choice for anyone with a narrow foot and if you're foot isn't AS narrow as mine, a regular width is often fine. DH doesn't have narrow feet, by any means and he loves his Sidi's as well.

What an insane deal you got! I believe mine were $225. DH got a better deal on his, but since a men's 44 narrow is harder to come by, we had to get what we could get. My LBS could have ordered them from Sidi, but it was going to take over a month to get them. Even Sidi didn't have any in stock.