Wide fitting shoe

[OakLeaf]

I don't know if this will help at all... but on the chance that your soreness is related to your plantar flexion, I'm having to do it in stages. My knees are pretty specific about what they want, and after years of riding with my seat height too high because of too-long cranks, I developed the habit of plantar flexing just to be able to reach my pedals at the bottom of the stroke. But over the years (and with contribution from mechanical issues in my other activities), that was giving me a lot of problems with my calves and Achilles tendons.

The catch-22 is that I can only lower my saddle by the amount that I've learned not to plantar flex, or my knees will give me trouble. The first cm was easy. After that, it took me over 8,000 miles to fix my pedaling style enough to drop it another 3 mm, which I did last week. So far, so good - knees aren't 100% sure about it, but nothing that's really alarming me, and calves are MUCH happier.

[zoom-zoom]

Heh, we actually had to raise my seat because my plantar flexion had me bending my knees too much. Our shop guy watched me during an indoor charity ride and said that because I plantarflex so much I am essentially making my legs longer (wish I could just HAVE long legs in the first place, heh).

[sarahkonamojo]

I have had feet issues since I started riding.
My current solution is to buy Lake shoes (men's) that do come in a wide width. I then use a shoe stretcher to get the girth I need across the ball of my foot. I prefer this solution over getting super huge shoes.

Sarah

[Ana]

I have a wide, flat foot. My current shoes cause the everything from the balls of my feet forward to become numb after about 8-10 miles I'm looking for new shoes but in the mean time, I will be loosening my current ones on longer rides

I think mens' Specialized might be a good option for me

[nscrbug]

I have heard that Northwave shoes run wide. I have a pair of Sidi Dominators...women's. I have a wide foot and they are just barely wide enough. Definitely could not wear them with a heavier sock for cold rides.

That would be correct. I love, love, love my Northwave SBS Velvet road shoes. Nice and wide in the toe box, where I need it...and slightly narrower in the heel, where I need that too. I've been very happy with my Northwaves...would not hesitant to buy another pair.