Originally Posted by
halfspeed
Do you have morton's toe? The OP does, and I do, and in my experience Bont is the wrong answer. Bont will exacerbate the problem because the shape slopes down from the big toe and doesn't make allowance for a longer second toe.
The second toe on my left foot extends about 1 cm past my big toe. The second toe on my right foot which is about a half size smaller than left foot extends about .5 cm past my big toe. A larger size to account for this in my left foot is going cause further issues for the fit of my right foot. So morton's toe would seem to be an accurate description. Historically, I have had problems with my metatarsal arch in day to day shoes. The rubbing of the second toe only came up with ski boots. The rubbing only happening in a later part of the ride is likely do to my metatarsal arch flattening during the ride.