Hey Ted I have wide Hobbit like feet haha and i wear birks 90% of the time.
I have a Flexible medium sized arch which causes my feet to pronate in (Roll to the inside of the arch to make my foot looks flat) Also very little fat pad on the bottom of my feet which the metatarsal pad on the birks help so so much to get my feet to feel balanced and relieve that pressure. The arch help straighten my ankle which fixed my shin splints as a younger runner The Birks come in two width Regular and Narrow. regular fit my wide feet well. They also go by Euro sizing, i wear a 9 or 42euro in Birks. but in running shoes i wear a men's 11.0 D or 2E width so take that into consideration They are made with thermo-cork, so with heat and pressure when walking in them makes them mold to your feet over time (Like a Brooks saddle) They are pricey these days but well worth the price and you can have new soles put on them down the road Once you know your size i recommend looking on Poshmark. I just bought a pair of new in the box sandals for $40 two weeks ago! Some people try them for a day or two and sell them and they are brand new! They also make a really good 3/4 length arch support that i use and fit into my Vans, running and cycling shoes. so all my shoes become Birks in a sense. I wear the Adidas mid cycling shoe/boot. once again Poshmark $30-$60 and i have 3 pair now disclaimer: i use to be a orthotist in Chicago and fix/repair Birkenstock for over 20 years, and i still repair shoes an orthotics on the side. Cheers! Joseph On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM Ted Durant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all - > > Patrick's thread on Metatarsalgia prompted a few people to recommend > Birkenstocks, and I'm Birkenstock curious, so thought it might be worth its > own thread. > > What are your feet like? (length, width, volume, arch height, any > specific. issues) > What Birkenstock model(s) have you tried and how have you liked them? > What models have you biked in, how has that been, and on what pedals? > > Thanks! > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee WI USA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/683e5908-ee9b-42b1-94ae-1077294b99c9n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/683e5908-ee9b-42b1-94ae-1077294b99c9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGAs9WnHGDqsvj%2Bgf0zVVZWTp2YSr7c9H1UB7jCpwZkQb-ykkA%40mail.gmail.com.
