Originally Posted by
RubeRad
I have super wide feet, and that was the biggest factor in me
ditching clipless pedals and bike shoes. About $20 for a nice pair of Wellgo MG-1 pinned platform pedals from ebay (cheaper than the clipless I was using previously), and I'll never have to drop ~100 on a pair of cycling shoes again. I ride in any old sneakers, and because of the pins, I never slip around at all.
Bingo! I have never been in a local shop that sells wide cycling shoes of any brand. It is unfortunate because I just cannot buy shoes online without trying them on, as there is no way the first pair I would pick would actually fit right, and the buying/returning cycle would be a hassle. So, I just buy decent wide pedals and wear normal running/walking shoes.
As a side note, I only wear New Balance for running/walking/hiking/biking shoes now. It was a major turning point in my life when i realized New Balance makes wide sizes in almost all their models and many shoe stores regularly stock them. I also dropped from a 10/10.5 to a 9.5wide because for years I had been wearing a too big/long shoe to make up for the narrowness.