Fed up with SIDI's look but in need of wide shoes ( Lake)

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Just length is what I recall but should be explicit in their sizing guide

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I have Lake shoes. I love them so far (have had them since January). My bike store made a custom insole for me, too, so that probably helps with the fit.

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+1 on bonts - can get wide or double wide sizes

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I need wide as I have wide feet and a mortons neuroma on the left foot. Went to Giro and specialized. Mainly the Giros in a mountain and road unless there will be a lot of hike a bike and then its the sepecialized

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it is indeed, thanks. I was suggestd to write them an email with my measures and current shoes, it looks like they are eager to respond.

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  • Do you need wide shoes (wide allover or high volume) or more simply wide toebox shoes?
  • Do you really want to choose shoes based on looks (not pannolato, whatever that is)?

IMO shoes are a personal journey and thereā€™s no substitute to good olā€™ fashioned brick and mortar stores where you can try them at least on a soft surface and see what they feel like.
Both walking/running and cycling shoes for me have to have an anatomical toebox - i.e. shaped for actual human feet, not some idealized bunion-shaped alien feet that designers think looks cooler and zero consideration for basic biomechanical needs.

There arenā€™t many brands that fit the bill: Bont, Lake, some models by Specialized and the odd model from Nortwave, Shimano. Iā€™ve had Bont Helix (good fit after heat molding, bad construction and QC for the price), Shimano midrange (too narrow a toebox leading to hotspots and numbness), Northwave Extreme RR circa 2018-19 (good construction and QC, decent toebox, mediocre boa-wannabe system, their newer high-end models have narrower toeboxes so beware) which I still use on and off and Iā€™m now on Specialized S-Works Torch for which I was fitted with RetĆ¼l at a flagship store. The Torch are easily the best fitting and better constructed cycling shoes Iā€™ve seen. And buying them at the store where I got to be fitted, try different models and different insoles was well worth the premium over buying online.
Never got to try Lake but I hear good things from like-minded people and they have a few models that seem to tick all the boxes.

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Another vote for Bonts: they are indeed very roomy and come in tons of sizes, including wide, extra wide and Asian fit. I have wide feet as well and am super happy. Plus, they are very inexpensive for what they are, I got the Riot+ MTB, and they are almost as stiff as my S-Works 7 that cost 2ā€“2.5x.

Get in touch with customer support when it comes to sizing. When I told them I had my S-Works in 43 Wide, the support tech immediately recommended 44 Wide. His recommendation was spot-on.

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I am on my thrid pair of Bonts and second pair of Bont Vaypor wide. The only issue is the dial loosened up, but that is replaceable and not exaggerating that is after ~30,000 miles. It would take a lot for me to not buy Bont. I struggled with pain for years before finding the right shoe. Finding the right shoe made such a huge difference for me. They make an incredible product.

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Out of curiosity, how do their Vaypor and their Riot+ shoes compare? The Vaypors are about 2x the price and I was wondering what you are getting for that ā€¦

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On a side note: Did you look at Gaerne cycling shoes? Italian brand, they have a wide option too.