Going by those shoe fitting gizmos, I don't have what would qualify as wide feet. However, I wear typically a 10 1/2 to 11 in most non-cycling shoes/boots. Most cycling shoes that are supposed to be that equivalent size tend to either have no room in the toes to where my toes are actually pushing at the very end of the shoes and thus would be uncomfortable after a couple minutes on the bike. The other issue is that for whatever reason, most of the shoes tend to feel too narrow across the ball of the foot area. And of course there's the issue already mentioned about pressure across the top of my instep from the middle strap on most three-strap shoes. I still prefer lace up shoes because the laces can be run or tightened in a variety of ways to compensate for fit and to accommodate issues such as my instep problems.