BRONAXMen's Wide Cushioned Supportive Road Running Shoes | Wide Toe Box | Rubber Outsole

The best, Fits perfectly for wide feet

I usually wear Altra shoes but they are expensive, very poor quality and have been getting narrow. I tried these shoes as an alternative and was impressed. They are much better than I expected.Pros:1. They are wide in the toe box though the shape could be improved. Most people looking for wide shoes need the most width at the ball of the foot. The Bronax sole is uniformly wide, not a little wider at the ball. This makes them seem less comfortable than the Altra Lone Peak Wide. They are more comfortable than any other Altra shoe I have tried though so this is impressive. I hope Bronax continues to refine their width.2. The upper seems relatively well built. I have worn them for a few weeks so far and they seem much more durable than Altras. No noticeable wear and the glue does not seem to be delaminating.3. The soles are very sticky, good traction. Again much better than Altra's.Cons:1. The fit needs to be slightly wider in at the ball of the foot.2. The soles are wearing out much quicker than I would like and is the only aspect of the shoe that seems lower quality than Altras (and Altra's have very poor durability in all areas). I hope Bronax upgrades to a more durable but sticky rubber compound.3. It does not come in a trail running version (more aggressive tread).Overall I am impressed with these shoes and with a few slight changes they will easily be superior to the much more expensive Altra shoes. I will update this review as I get more miles on them. I am very hopeful these could be my new favorite shoes in time. For now I will use them and Altras depending on what I am doing. I give them only 3 stars mostly due to the high sole wear and the sole shape at the ball of the foot.Also, these shoes are MUCH better quality and more comfortable than the Whitin shoes I tried which were junk.

Since there are few other options for attractive general purpose sneakers in a variety of nice colors for people who require a truly wide toe box, these get five stars. My elderly mom can only wear a few styles of certain brands of sneakers (Altras, Asics, Brooks, Hoka) owing to her hammer toe, but she frequently finds that the latest versions of the styles that used to have reliably wide toe boxes are now too narrow. The styles she can find are generally three to four times the retail cost of the $41 Bronax (aside from the Asics Contend). My mother is on a fixed income so she waits for these other sneakers to go on sale and then usually has to settle for a color she doesn't prefer whereas the Bronax come in several nice and coordinatable colors that are affordable at full price; (the red is just as lovely and vibrant as in the pictures and she likes that the black have black soles as she can even wear them with dressier clothes to the theater since they don't call attention to themselves. She usually wears these shoes for walks around the neighborhood, stair climbing, recumbent bike riding, and her PT sessions, etc. She says they have decent cushioning with not much stability (although not terribly unsupportive), they are made for a neutral foot/heel. I bought her spenco insoles to offer a bit more cushioning and support.She would prefer a slightly more padded tongue but she says it's not a deal-breaker by any means, but if the company is reading, she hopes a new version will include a thicker tongue. The tread is decently grippy.I think the take-away is that these look pretty great, are pretty cheap, and are pretty comfortable for general use and they are decently manufactured while offering a wide toe box. Somehow the curvature around the toe doesn't appear as bulbous as most Altra styles. One side note: Of course Altras are better made, but one thing about the two styles she has of Altras is that the heel collar is very low so the sneakers don't go up to the ankle, which makes them a little annoying to pull on. The Bronax have a more normal height of heel collar and are easier to get into.Finally, she wears a 41 in these (size 8 wide). She wears a 41 in the hammer toe-friendly Brooks Addiction and Asics Contends whereas she wears a 42 in Altra Paradigm, if this helps you figure out your size (I mention the EU sizes since she sometimes buys womens and sometimes mens in those styles).

I am used to the reebok DMX 4e for years. But recently I feel like the quality has gone down and the price up. So I came across this after many trials and errors. Man it sooooo comfortable, especially with wide feel. I was skeptical because it is made in china, but I am not anymore. I have been using that pair 6 days a week for 8 hrs shifts. And I am very happy with it.Already ordered my second pair

I've only got about 3 miles on them thus far but pretty happy! Satisfactory, and we'll come back once we've got a couple hundred on them.