Thanks for the input - I tried the pads under the tongue and that did not take up enough room - I think the issue is more with the volume of my foot than the width as I can't get the tops of the shoes to fit without tightening down all of the straps until the edges of the shoe meet - even with the sidi 5.5's with the two adjustments on the last strap - I had them down all the way and had to cut the end of the plastic b/c it was hitting the crank arm!

Thank you for your suggestions - my next step is the inserts -I will start with the non-custom.

I think I have the smallest volume feet known to woman! length is "normal" at an 8.5 - just small everywhere else! Oh....and I wear a low volume bra too!!!