On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:10:46 GMT, Paul Bobby <
[email protected]> wrote:
Paul, as you can see, there's lot of advice out there about wide shoes. I can assure you that no one
shoe is wider than the other, including the so-called Mega Sidis.
If you have really wide feet, like some of us with high arch abnormalities have - i.e. short feet
that are as wide as feet many sizes larger, then you will have a problem cycling, running, skating
or whatever. The fact is, that shoes aren't made wide.
I'll prove my standpoint.
Buy yourself a vernier - it can be a cheap, plastic one. You're only trying to prove a point.
Measure your current shoes at the widest point on the toe-box. Now go out and try out shoes. Sidi
Megas, Diadoras, Specializeds...anything. You'll find hem no one wider than the others.
Go over to running shoes... choose a brand like New Balance that supposedly comes in various widths.
Ask the salesman to give you a pair in E and one in EEE. Measure them. You'll see that they're
exactly the same. The difference I believe, is in the space of the toe-box. Wider shoes have more
material in the toe box, but not wider soles.
For real problem feet, the only way to go wider is to go bigger. This requires quite a few
sacrifices in cleat position, but it is worthwhile in the long run. You'll have far less pain.
Don't believe any advice given about this or that brand that is wider. Simply go shop with
a vernier.
Johan Bornman
>Have been using first pair of clipless pedals for about six months. Look pedals. Sidi shoes -which
>were recommended to me at my LBS for wider feet, but still feel tight. Just tight enough to get
>annoying on longer rides. Any recommendations? Look compatability a plus.