Winter boots for very wide feet

I know this has probably been done but I’m basically looking for the moon on a stick, a winter spd boot with a very wide toe box that doesn’t cost a small fortune and also if at all possible doesn’t look like a pair of jester’s shoes as most do these days, although I’ll probably have to live with that.

The toe box needs to be very roomy too as as well as already having really wide feet I had an op on my left foot which went slightly awry and left me with a sticking up toe as well as a some permanent swelling so finding shoes can be a challenge.

Any pointers welcome, I know Lake would probably fit the bill but rather not spend that much if at all possible.

Lake MXZ120 would be the only ones that I know, the other lake winter boots are actually disappointingly narrow toe boxes even in the wide fitting.

The later versions of the specialised defroster had a good wide toe box (better than the non comfort plus lake winter boots) but I don’t think they made them for a couple of years so are hard to track down.

I’ve tried Lake and they are still too narrow and low volume. I’m a 4e width so really struggle other than getting shoes/boots that are 2-3 sizes bigger than usual. Closest I’ve got is Shimano MW5

How wedded are you to spds? Flats would open up a lot of options. There’s an every growing number of manufacturers offering wide toe box footwear but cycling is still really slow to catch on

It’s for a singlespeed so I find spds much better, I have thought of just putting flats on for winter, I’ve got normal boots that’d do the job then.

 I have thought of just putting flats on for winter, I’ve got normal boots that’d do the job then.

Is pretty much what I did after several years of searching for decent SPD shoes.  In fact, after the revelation of wearing comfortable foot-shaped shoes, I stuck with flat pedals year round.

Why oh why do shoe manufacturers in general, and sports shoe manufacturers in particular, insist on modelling their product on pointy feet? 🙁

Why oh why do shoe manufacturers in general, and sports shoe manufacturers in particular, insist on modelling their product on pointy feet? 🙁

I think it is partly to keep the weight down for marketing, and partly because tradition is hard to kill in sports especially cycling, so the myth that you need your forefoot tightly bound shoes for efficient pedalling is still widely accepted without a thought.

Lake MXZ120 use their comfort last, which is superb with the summer shoes I have with it.

Sounds like a fair swap…

I’ll head out with my lister knife and bone saw and see what l can come up with