SIDI road shoes

[Miranda]

This thread makes me happy to see as I found it searching for a question on sizing I was thinking of posting...

Is the mens Sidi heel cup much bigger than the womens?

I bought womens Sidi Zeta about a year ago in a 40.5, I'm about an 8 US ladies street shoe... but I think my foot's maybe spreading with age??? Sometimes an 8 is not right.

Well, the heel cup, arch counter, length, etc. of the 40.5 womens Sidis are perfect.... EXCEPT... the ball of my foot seems squished. I get numb foot.

I tried the 41 womens in the shop when I bought these, but the heel slipped, and just seemed a bit sloppy.

I'm going to upgrade my pedals to a wider platform to help with support, and was going to keep riding my Zeta... but then TE had their end of year Sidi sale. The Zeta sole is pretty stiff, but Sidi makes stiffer... sale helps to try it.

I didn't know if the Sidis with the buckle strap might fit differently... so I ordered a 40.5 W Genius 6.6 and the Genius 5.5 in 41 for sizing. Only 40.5 in the 6.6 was available w/the sale stock. Same thing... the 41 feels like a roomier toe box, but my foot slips around. The 40.5 Genius 6.6 feels about like my Zeta... it might be too tight. I think my foot is a "flying V" ... wider ball, and narrow heel.

I'm afraid if I get mens to fit the ball of my foot, the heel cup is going to be too wide.

I saw Sidi makes a mens narrow... wonder if that just fits like the womens?

Both those Sidis from TE are sooooo nice... I wanna em to fit for the price.

btw... my lbs have little to no selection, particulary womens', Sidis to try on... so shopcyber is my place to work it out.