Your Questions About Shoes For Women With Wide Feet

Donna asks…

Cycling shoes for women

I need some advice from you seasoned vets out there with regard to various brands of cycling shoes and fit. I have rather wide feet and need a shoe with a large toe-box, and am finding that most cycling shoes to be rather narrow in the front with little height in the toe-box. I ride a hybrid with SPD pedals, so I'm looking a for a new mountain or general purpose style shoe, not a true road shoe, and need some ideas on which brands of shoes would likely be more accomodating of my duck-like feet? I tried on a Cannondale shoe that was on clearance at a Performance store, and for a woman-specific shoe, it seemed very roomy, but was at least a size too big. Oh, and before anyone asks, my primary reason for not going with a men's shoe is that they are typically too wide in the heel. The Shimano shoe I have now is a men's and even that feels narrow, even tho my foot only measures a C width. I just ordered a pair of women's shoes from Performance and they are too narrow too.

Our pick of the answers:

I do bike fitting for a bike shop and spend a good deal of time on choosing the right shoe. Sidi - very popular shoes, run a little narrow and low volume Specialized - great all-around shoes, run standard width, good volume Carnac - slightly wider toebox Shimano - slightly wider toebox Get Women's shoes. Don't order them, you need to try them on. Have your foot measured by someone that knows what they're doing, and try on several pairs from different shops if you're able. This is the foundation of your interaction with your bicycle. It's worth spending the time to find the right pair. I would also recommend changing out the footbed that comes with the shoe to something that will give you more support. (Specialized, Superfeet, etc.) Good luck!

Jenny asks…

Where can I find cute, wide womens shoes that don't cost a mint or look like they're meant for the elderly?

I've had terrible luck with shoes my whole life because my feet are both big and wide. Now the medication I'm on makes my feet swell so it's even worse. Any suggestions for places / websites that specialize in wides with styles that are actually cute instead of looking like they belong on an 80 year old woman?

Our pick of the answers:

You may think I'm crazy, but I have found some really really cute shoes at Payless. I have a wide foot, and it's really the only place I found that carries wide width shoes. You might have to look hard, but they really do have some cute shoes!

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