Hi Guys, I’ve been suffering from a list of foot issues since about October and have recently taken up the barefoot style shoe lifestyle, by buying a pair of Vivobarefoot shoes with a very wide toe box, zero drop and no toe lift. I’ve now noticed that my feet are starting to widen and from what I …

Another vote for Lake. I have the CX 201, apparently specifically designed for people with squarer feet like me. I struggled for many years with cycling shoes too narrow in the forefoot. I am a user of Vibrobarefoot and Altra shoes when running and walking, and the Lake’s are the nearest thing I hav…

I can into this thread to post the CX201; easily the biggest volume shoe that I’ve ever worn. The last is so tall and wide, that it feels almost too loose. It’s comfortable but I would only use it for easy rides where you were not looking for high-power transfer.

What do you mean by a wide shoe? Just because the ball of your foot is wide doesn’t mean your heel and midfoot is wide. Wide shoes generally are wide all over and if you just need it to be wide in the toes they aren’t so good. Barefoot style on the bike doesn’t make sense. Your feet aren’t landi…

[image] enki42: What do you mean by a wide shoe? He wants a shoe with a wider toe box specifically, because that seems to help with his foot issues. I think his concern comes down to splay of the toes in the shoe more than pure “wide” shoe. That is better for him so he wants a bike shoe s…

My point was more there were lots of posts about wide shoes in general in this thread which may not be very helpful if its the toebox you care about. Barefoot style shoes implies less padding when bike shoes normally don’t really have any padding, zero drop, but your feet are free to rotate around …

[image] enki42: Using true barefoot shoes on a platform pedal has the problem of how to keep your foot on the pedal. The pins used for grip on the pedal may be felt through the shoe can not be so comfortable on a longer ride. Yup, and I talked about this specifically in two posts (my first r…

Dont know if that was you but saw this on reddit today r/cycling - Looking for a recommendation on the most comfortable wide cycling... 8 votes and 28 comments so far on Reddit

Toe clips on these extra wide pedals? then you could use your shoes

Thanks for the recommendation. I tried some Specialized Torch 2.0s on yesterday and they by far have the widest toe box yet that I’ve seen, but still not quite wide enough. I’ll have to see if the threes are wider.

Barefoot style cycling shoes?

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mcneese.chad June 9, 2022, 7:47pm 23

Yup, and I talked about this specifically in two posts (my first reply with comments about thin BF style shoes vs others like my Altra’s with more midsole, and another discussing the long or short pin options that PI offers).

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Barefoot style cycling shoes?

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