Well, I should have known. Actually, I did know. I was hoping against hope but lost.

The shoes fit me in length but they are, as squirtdad says, for "Fred Flintstone" in width. I did not ask for wide shoes. These are much wider than the Giro Republic they are intended to replace.

They are so wide, the shoe's upper leather bulges out rubs on the crank arm on every rotation.

They are so wide, they do not fit on quill pedals. The little guide on the rear of the pedal cage AND the little spur on the cage's outboard edge both poke up into the sole's leather. See photo, below.

My foot actually rides above the pedal supported on these points.

If you are selling race-inspired cycling shoes, you should know about the quill pedal interface.

I'm not sure what to do, how to proceed.