My Lake's always have to be loosened...

Will a road shoe work?

The Shimano RP3 (or rp5 or rp9) is like the only cycling shoe I've ever worn that I literally forget it's there. Mine's a 45E (or 44E) can't remember, but the E is obviously the wide. I *think* Shimano has some guarantee where if you buy them and aren't happy, you can swap them within X amount of time...maybe look into that.