There's a lot of talk these days around wide cycling shoes and natural wide toe boxes. Cycling shoes have traditionally been made with an Italian last that's highly tapered in the forefoot and toe box, which really crunches and restricts a lot of riders.

Of course, custom shoes are 100% custom — so it's not just about wide toe boxes or wide forefronts. It's about perfectly mating the toe box and forefoot width to the individual rider such that there isn't excessive room. There's just the right amount of room that lets your metatarsals spread under load, your toes spread under load and still grip, while also optimizing power transfer and force transfer with surrounding structures.

Here's an example of a conventional shoe with a very narrow, tapered design. If anywhere your foot protrudes beyond this outline, you're going to have heightened stress on your feet and your nervous system.

And then here are examples of about the same length foot built in a custom shoe — where you can see that the toe boxes and forefoot widths end up in all sorts of different shapes. That's really just dictated by the rider's foot, for perfect fit and perfect power transfer.