Shoe with width fittings?

[cyberknight]

i have wide feet and found northwave in a +1 to my shoe size are perfect for me , they do list their sizes oddly so a 43 is listed as a 9.5 but gives me the width for my size 8 (42) feet

 

[VeganWheels]

I should have mentioned this as well. I have a cycling friend who is a podiatrist specialising in bio-mechanics. We haven't been friends for long so this is relatively new. She commented one day that I pronate on the bike. I knew I pronated when I walk and have NHS supports for shoes, boots etc. One leg is longer than the other. So long story short she provided me with a heel raiser, I raised and moved back my saddle following this with the result the pronation has gone, the slight rocking at the pelvis has gone and I am far more stable and upright on the bike than ever before. She also provided me with very high quality supports which have transformed my gait, pronation and overall comfort.

The NHS did a good job for me within what I now realise was a budget. Very fortunately my friend gave me everything I need for free, I guess the private treatment would have been pricey.

I have a bit knowledge of this from my running days,my gait is neutral.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I should have mentioned this as well. I have a cycling friend who is a podiatrist specialising in bio-mechanics. We haven't been friends for long so this is relatively new. She commented one day that I pronate on the bike. I knew I pronated when I walk and have NHS supports for shoes, boots etc. One leg is longer than the other. So long story short she provided me with a heel raiser, I raised and moved back my saddle following this with the result the pronation has gone, the slight rocking at the pelvis has gone and I am far more stable and upright on the bike than ever before. She also provided me with very high quality supports which have transformed my gait, pronation and overall comfort.

The NHS did a good job for me within what I now realise was a budget. Very fortunately my friend gave me everything I need for free, I guess the private treatment would have been pricey.

I've had the Specialized Blue insoles for years but never had anything in my normal shoes until last April. Turns out that no correction in shoes leads to countless bouts of ITB syndrome and eventually collapsed arches.

NHS, podiatry, custom footbeds and a year later I'm just about getting back to somewhere near bike fitness. All because of feet

 

[Deleted User]

I have the same problem, I'm an 8 (42) G in a normal shoe.
Used to just 'size up' but always had problems with numb toes so did a bit of research.

Very few cycle shoe makers offer a true 'wide' fitting, most just add more 'volume' so the soles are the same as the standard shoe but with more material allowing your feet to simply spill over the sole, Shimano do this.

Lake, Bont and Sidi I believe are the few that offer a true wide option where the sole is actually wider than a standard fit shoe, I chose a pair of Lakes to try the theory and they are a lot better but still not perfect. The sole is a full 15mm wider than a standard shoe which enables me to wear the correct length shoe with an almost correct width fitting. Google them and see for yourself.

Regards.

 

[avecReynolds531]

Bont have designs & options for wide feet. I'm very happy with mine.
I used to have Sidi Mega, but still found them quite narrow.
There's a useful article at road.cc on this subject: https://road.cc/content/feature/where-can-i-find-wide-cycling-shoes-223770

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Main issue with sizing up for a wider fit is that your foot has more room fore/aft of any support that may be coming from the insole (most shoes have some) then the min-max cleat positions will wildly differ so if you're using ball of foot over pedal axle (I highly disagree with) and regardless of the tightening system (velcro boa or laces) your foot will likely be wildly unstable, hotspots etc maybe even issues further up the chain from ankle - hip

 

[icowden]

I wear Five-Tens - they come in clipless form as well as MTB. And they are nicely wide.

 

[vickster]

I wear Five-Tens - they come in clipless form as well as MTB. And they are nicely wide.

They are for 2 bolt though?...OP is using 3 bolt SPD SL

 

[Mark pallister]

I wear Five-Tens - they come in clipless form as well as MTB. And they are nicely wide.

Yes plenty wiggle room in five tens

 

[videoman]

I've only found one make of road shoe which will fit my wide feet, Shimano RO88, would love to find something else as mine will want replacing soon

 

[NickWi]

It's worth having at look at the Northwave range. I've size 48 flippers, wide ones at that nd have bought two pairs of theirs as they're such a comfortable.

One other thing I’ve heard, and I don't know if it's true, but those of Northern European origins, i.e. Anglo Saxon, Viking, Scandinavian, Germanic typically have wider feet than those of Mediterranean origin. Whether that explains why some Italian manufactures produce predominately narrow shoes I don’t know, but what I do know is my flippers are never going to fit inside any pair of pointy Italian snakeskin shoes, real or otherwise.