carbon plated shoe options for people with wide forefoot - June 2023

Bump! Would like to know this too.

I have 8.5 4E feet but generally wear New Balance in a 9 2E because they are wide enough to be comfortable and there are many more options at that width.

For carbon plated options, they have the SC Pacer and the SC Trainer, though the latter is getting hard to find (but the new version is also due out soon). In the past they offered their top model (now the SC Elite) in a wide but only in specific colorways. Right now you cannot get a wide in that model.
The Propel V4 has a TPU plate if that does anything for you.

Finally, Altra has their Vanish Carbon, which should fit like a New Balance 2E (going a 1/2 size up) based on my experience with their other shoes.

Definitely not Alphafly. You won't even be able to get it in the small opening on the top.

yea you aren't kidding. I've used nike XC spikes occasionally over the years but no other nike product has ever fit my (wide) foot.

Thank you for all this - I guess now I've got some new balance options to look into!
(for anyone also unfamiliar with NB's lingo: SC = SuperComp).

Based on some quick online searches:
New Balance SC Trainer V2 - ~$180 - available in D (medium) and 2E (wide) in multiple sizes

New Balance SC Elite V3 - ~$200 - available only in D

New Balance SC Pacer - ~$130 - available in D and 2E in multiple sizes

The Adidas Adios Pro3 and PrimeX both feel quite wide to me.

Altra vanish. Skechers speed elite beast. Vaporfly 3.The altra sucks in many ways, but it works. The Skechers is wideish but low volume toe box.

The search for a wide (preferably 4E) carbon plated shoe continues...

Update on 6/18/23 for carbon plated shoes I'm aware of:

Hoka men's Bondi X not available in 2e or 4e in any sizes.

Hoka men's Carbon X3 not available in 2e or 4e in any sizes.

NB men's FuelCell SuperComp Trainer V2 not available in 2e or 4e, not available in any men's sizes). My previous post was wrong, all the men's 2e I initially saw ended up being backorders.

NB men's FuelCell SuperComp Elite V3 not available in 2e or 4e (same as previously mentioned)

NB men's FuelCell SuperComp pacer available in 2E. 2E was a little narrow / tight for me. It's a racing shoe which I didn't realize at first so it seemed passable even if it was little tight - but ultimately there wasn't much foam so I opted to return it.

Asics men's Metaspeed Sky not available in 2e or 4e (same as previously mentioned)

Asics men's Metaspeed Edge not available in 2e or 4e (same as previously mentioned)

Silver lining: In my efforts I did try the Hoka Bondi 8 (4e) which has a thick layer of what I'll generically call "new-tech foam" - it feels a lot springier than any of the other shoes I've worn. It only costs 3x what I've traditionally run in, so it remains to be seen if I stick with it.

If anyone has a shoe to try please let me know

Thanks - I'll also see about Skechers and, if forced to go to the last resort, Altra. I'm primarily interested in trainers. For what it's worth, at this point of my life I think I've resorted to racing in trainers to reduce some risks resulting from having minimal cushioning.

@Adiboyeee Thanks. I've always viewed Adidas as pretty narrow, similar to Nike, but given that I've exhausted the other current options I might as well give it a try.

The SC Trainer V2 was just introduced. New Balance still does not even list it on their site. Once they do I’d fully expect to see 2E widths available based on prior releases (like the SC Trainer V1).

For the SC Pacers you tried, did you go up at least a half size from your normal? If not, that would explain the tightness. And yeah, they are closer to a racing flat than most carbon plated shoes.

Thanks - I'm keeping my eye open for any NB FuelCell SuperComp Trainers (V1 or V2) in 2e, but I actually prefer / need 4e so we'll see if I can get my hands on a 2e pair that's a half size larger than my normal size. I'm on the mailing lists for when they are available from a couple outlets.

For the NB FuelCell SuperComp pacers in 2e that I tried but were too narrow: I did order my normal size and a half size larger - both were too narrow unfortunately. I've got a pretty wide foot so I usually need the 4e (or would need to go up a full size larger in order for the shoe to not be too narrow, which introduces other issues)

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I ordered a pair of Altra Vanish Carbon in my normal size and a 1/2 size up - they haven't arrived yet. Based on a previous poster these fit like a 2E shoe so maybe they will work out.

No progress on trying any skechers yet.

Under Armour has their Unisex UA Flow Velociti Elite which isn't available in widths, but I'll give it a try if nothing else works out.