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  1. #1
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    Jan 2012
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    I have been riding for 6 years or so. As of late I cannot ride without my right foot hurting, also. I get to around 20 miles and then it starts to hurt. Sometimes on an up-stoke I jimmy my foot around in the shoe and relieve some of the pain. I have clip in/clip out pedals and I clip out and move my foot so the arch is over the pedal. Or move so the aching part off the pedal. But usually by then my outside-toes and outside ball of the foot are in pain that does not quit till hours after the ride. I have a hard time finding shoes. Really I need a wide (men's/boy's shoe) but do not find my size 37/38 wide enough. No store stocks them and no shop wants to order them. I find ordering on-line iffy when I never know what size to attempt to try, then there is dealing with returns when ordering multiple sizes. Also my last bike fitting was 500 miles away and have not found a competent local shop for a fit.

    I have a friend who jokingly would call our size 5/6 feet "hooves" not feet. Any one know of bike shoes to fit hooves?

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  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
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    Lake only makes Wide shoes down to size 39, but their toe box is much more foot-shaped than most even in the regular women's sizes. Might give them a try if you can find a dealer.
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  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
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    Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
    Lake only makes Wide shoes down to size 39, but their toe box is much more foot-shaped than most even in the regular women's sizes. Might give them a try if you can find a dealer.
    I really need to try these. I have been wearing Sidis and I love them - but my toes are wide enough that women's Keens are too narrow. Yeah - not so hot in Sidis.
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  4. #4
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    Feb 2005
    Location
    Concord, MA
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    I used to wear size 38 Sidis and suffered immensely. My normal size is 36 and even going up 2 sizes didn't really help. I do not have wide feet, but I have a bunion on my left foot, which is also bigger than my right. It's not a huge bunion, but, it affects me. My LBS suggested I switch to Shimano shoes, which have a wide toe box, and 2 pairs of size 37, both road and mountain shoes are great.
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  5. #5
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Hillsboro, OR
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    I'm also a 37 WIDE. I had luck with Specialized men's (ordered online to get the smaller sizes). They were OK, but after my foot surgery, I needed something even wider in the toe box in particular. Now I have a pair of Northwave men's mountain shoes. I got them from Amazon after reading all the reviews for all the Northwave shoes and these were the widest based on comments. They've been great!
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