i agree with pretty much everything here, especially the parts about your boot size being SMALLER than your street shoe size. a few people in one of the equipment reviews threads thought i was kind of crazy when i told them that my salomon boots are 2.5 sizes smaller than my street shoe size. i think someone in there suggested buying boots that are one size LARGER than your street shoe size. that philosophy couldn't be more wrong. while i might not drop down 2.5 sizes in other brands of boots, my salomons have packed out a ton. the heat molding and 30+ dollar footbed has made a huge difference, and my riding has improved a lot now that i'm not wearing a huge size 13 boot. the one question i do have is whether or not how many days a season you ride has a correlation with how much smaller your boot size should be in comparison with your street shoe size.
and by the way, my santa cruz wide board (26.5 cm waist) is still the shiznit even with the smaller boot(10.5). though, with that size i might be right on the cusp of needing or not needing a wide board.
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