It seems I may have to find a shoe that I can purchase locally

Susan's post causes me to agree with Irulan that they run small....

But V's post makes me think they run a tad towards the large side....

My only LBS is all men employees and I've never even seen another woman shopping there (with the exception of a Mom picking up her son's bike from the shop).....they carry Nike Women's shoes and I have not even tried them on as Nike running shoes are the only running shoe that caused such discomfort that I returned them....perhaps the cycling shoes are completely different?

I've not found any posts here about Nike shoes either which reinforces my hesitancy to check them out. There are two bike shops a couple hours from me but shipping is actually less expensive than driving these days....but I guess when it comes to shoes saving money shouldn't be my #1 priorty

Thanks for the input ladies! This site and it's members are my source of motivation & confidence that I'm not alone out there on two wheels!

~doorah~