Forum: bicycles.stackexchange.com
Tags: <shoes><clipless><spd>
Title: Does anybody manufacture extra-wide (3E/4E or EEE/EEEE ) wide road or mountain biking shoes?
Question: I have mutant-wide feet and it's generally impossible to find comfortable shoes for any occasion. For the most part my only options in life are New Balance. I'm cycling a lot lately and would like to take advantage of cleats. So, does anybody actually manufacture 4E shoes? I'd rather not try stretching them out with mink oil/boiling water/wooden shoe stretchers and the pain from narrow shoes can be pretty excruciating. My google-fu is coming up with a few dozen forum discussions with no real solutions.

Answers:
sents: text: Sidi make a wide fitting version of their shoes.
text: I have a pair of Sidi's and they have been the best fitting, most comfortable shoes I've ever found.
text: From their website : Mega sizes are cut with more material throughout, and a larger-volume heelcup.
text: Mega sizes roughly correspond to a EE/EEE width on the Brannock sizing scale.
text: Possibly still not wide enough for your needs
text: but they're worth checking out.
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/1588/Mac
score: 9
sents: text: Yes, D2 Shoes will make you a custom extra-wide shoe.
text: Good info on the D2 Shoes website.
text: 41 sizes, 9 widths available.
text: $975 price tag is tough, but looks like D2 Shoes will manufacture you an extra wide road or mountain shoe.
text: The widest off the shelf bicycle shoe I could find is the Shimano SH-M087GE Mountain Bike Shoes.
text: The GE version is a wide version of the regular SH-M087G.
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/2953/Glenn Gervais
score: 3
sents: text: I have 4E feet and the only shoes that I have found that fit are Lake
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/8186/user8186
score: 3
sents: text: Once met a guy who had had his shattered foot "reconstructed" with screws, etc, and it was about half-again as wide as his other foot.
text: He was riding in custom-reconstructed cycling shoes.
text: He told me that the cobbler took two regular bike shoes, cut them apart, and sewed them back together as one.
text: As I recall (it's been maybe eight years), the shoes had cleats, probably SPDs.
text: (Of course, I have no idea who did the work for him, but probably an outfit that does "orthopedic" shoes.)
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/1584/Daniel R Hicks
score: 1
sents: text: I found a cheap pair of shoes from Specialized that are awesome for wide feet.
text: The Tahoe From Specialized .
text: Note: this isn't a 'competitive' shoe; it's classified as recreational.
text: I ride a hybrid for fitness, and I wear 10.5 US 4E New Balances when I buy athletic shoes.
text: I paid $85 from a retailer
text: but I think you can get them cheaper.
text: The shoe works because of the construction.
text: They're built like Keen or Merrell sandals, meaning they wrap around your foot in a basket-like construction.
text: It's not a sandal though, in that the sides of the shoe have strips of leather and nylon that flex around the toe
text: box.(don't know if I'm using the right terms)
text: Again, I'm a fitness rider, and I need a versatile shoe for commutes and long rides.
text: And I've been wearing them on long rides for two weeks without any pain.
text: These have a pop-out section on the forefoot to accomodate a clip if you want to install one.
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/4710/Nicko
score: 1
sents: text: You may also want to check out custom=made shoes from BONT .
text: They aren't cheap though!
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/832/Darren Cope
score: 0
sents: text: It's also possible, if you have the tools and the inclination, to make your own from a pair of non-cycling shoes that already fit correctly.
text: Ideally these should have a flattish outsole (so they don't catch on the pedals) which is also thick enough to recess the cleats.
text: You'll still ideally want the stiff insole from a cycling shoe (as here ) to spread the pressure from the plate the cleats bolt onto.
text: So, you need a donor cycling shoe whose sole isn't too narrow, but at least it doesn't need to fit around your feet for this to work.
answer_details: author: bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/3311/Useless
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Extra wide mountain bike shoes are made by Sidi, D2 Shoes, Shimano, Lake, Specialized and BONT.
SIDI, Shimano, Lake and Specialized have wide-fitting versions of their cycling shoes, while D2 and Bont offer custom versions. This may be an expensive option though. Wide non-cycling shoes may be easier to find, and may be adapted or used with flat pedals.