MTB shoes for wide foot

[I FLY]

I battle to find MTB shoes that fit as I seem to have wider feet than the manufacturers cater for.

 

Does anyone else have a similiar problem and what brand/model shoes solves it? 

[Tumbleweed]

common problem. best solution is a cheap one: the olympic shoes seem to be a wider cut.

[Wheelsuck]

Problem with Olympic shoes is that their grip is bad and you cam easily slip with them, but they are nice and wide, also try Nike YVR (If you can still get them) and Northwave.  

[Matchstix]

I think shimano is also a bit wider. The european population has tiny narrow feet. it sucks. Also check what shoes come in half sizes if that helps.

[Marius]

Specialized and LG's are wide.

[Owen]

Go check what Boswell Wilkie Circus use on their elephants.

[Weight Weenie]

I second the Olympics, work fine for my wide feet...

[Johan Bornman]

You have a problem. In spite of everyone's good intentions here with suggestions, I know if you measure the shoes with a vernier you'll find that they're all the same width. For years and years I purchased shoes by taking a vernier with me. Salespeople used to tell me that this or that brand is wider than the rest and I'd just measure it. None were wider, including New Balance's supposedly super-wide EEE fit that you can buy in the US.

 

After much research it turns out that for a given size, a company uses the same sole but allows for more material on top, giving the toe-box more room but not more width.

 

This was true for New Balance, Olympic, Sidi (mega) and all the other shoes claimed to be wider than the rest.

 

Your only option is to buy the shoes much larger than what your foot length dictates.

 

If you don't do this then you'll end up with a Morton's neuroma, and that is painful.

 

[wendfan]

Keep trying till you find the right shoe, a too large shoe is just as irritating than a too small shoe. I took my shoe inners out to allow a little bit more space. Try North Wave Iguana if you can still find them...

[Tumbleweed]

You have a problem. In spite of everyone's good intentions here with suggestions' date=' I know if you measure the shoes with a vernier you'll find that they're all the same width. For years and years I purchased shoes by taking a vernier with me. Salespeople used to tell me that this or that brand is wider than the rest and I'd just measure it. None were wider, including New Balance's supposedly super-wide EEE fit that you can buy in the US.

 

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what did you measure?

[Johan Bornman]

 

what did you measure?

 

Good question. I should have said.

 

I measured the shoe across the widest part of the shoe or, if that is diffrent from the widest part of my foot, the part where my foot needs the widest space. I compensated for any rubber on the sides.

 

Road shoes, for instance, have very narry soles and allow the shoe leather to curve past it. The leather/foot overhang is then effectively the widest part of the shoe, not the sole. On some of the comfort-style MTB shoes, the sole is the widest, with rubber overhangs. In this case I measured the available space between the rubber.

 

My conclusion was, for a given show size the width is the same. As mentioned, I found this true even for shoes reputed to run wide.

 

[Tumbleweed]

surely using a tape measure around the whole girth of the shoe would be a better method. maybe the cut of the shoe makes a difference to the feel.

[Wyatt Earp]

mmmmmmmmmmm Interesting

 

I decided to take 4 shoes and measure them.

 

Diadora MTB at the widest part 89.06 mm. and the shoe has a very narrow toe box (size 38)

 

Specialized MTB the widest part 86.8 mm and the shoe has a wider toe box (size 38)

 

Ladies with wider feet have found the Specialized shoe to be more comfortable.

 

The toe box maybe.

 

 

 

Specialized MTB widest part 91.05 mm and a wide toe box (size 42)

 

Northwave MTB widest part 86.5 mm and a very narrow toe box(size 42)

 

Guys with narrower feet have preferred the North Wave in the past.

 

 

 

I say get the right size, try them on and whatever feels comfortable is what I would go with.

 

 

 

I prefer the Specialized shoes as my toes spread out like a grader.

 

I was told many years ago that SIDI'S would work for me as well, as they accommodate wider feet and Catterpillar grader style toes, I hated that particular shoe, they based the wideness on the assumption that the leather uppers were softer than most shoes, which is correct, so the width of the foot felt comfy and snug, but ohhhhh my toes

[Johan Bornman]

surely using a tape measure around the whole girth of the shoe would be a better method. maybe the cut of the shoe makes a difference to the feel.

 

No, that's a very poor indicator. It is difficult to compensate for sole thickness and knobblies. Also, wider feet are not tubular shaped and when taking weight expand sideways. Width is the only true indicator of wider shoes and the only factor that provides or denies comfort.

[Tumbleweed]

surely using a tape measure around the whole girth of the shoe would be a better method. maybe the cut of the shoe makes a difference to the feel.

 

No' date=' that's a very poor indicator. It is difficult to compensate for sole thickness and knobblies. Also, wider feet are not tubular shaped and when taking weight expand sideways. Width is the only true indicator of wider shoes and the only factor that provides or denies comfort.

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going back to the original post, we're talking about shoes for wider feet, not shoe width. someone with a wider foot is going to feel more comfortable if there is more material and the shoe is not tight on their feet.

[Johan Bornman]

mmmmmmmmmmm Interesting
I decided to take 4 shoes and measure them.
Diadora MTB at the widest part 89.06 mm. and the shoe has a very narrow toe box (size 38)
Specialized MTB the widest part 86.8 mm and the shoe has a wider toe box (size 38)
Ladies with wider feet have found the Specialized shoe to be more comfortable.
The toe box maybe.

Specialized MTB widest part 91.05 mm and a wide toe box (size 42)
Northwave MTB widest part 86.5 mm and a very narrow toe box(size 42)
Guys with narrower feet have preferred the North Wave in the past.

 

Case one: Round it down to 89 and 87mm and you have equal widths in the shoe, taking into account other measuring hurdles.

 

Case two: Bigish discrepancy. Yet, it is interesting to note that most people will tell you that Northwave "runs wide". You've proved the contrarary.

 

I don't understand what you mean when you say the shoe has a wider toe box. To me, the toe box is the area in front of the widest part of the shoe. Are we on the same page?