My two (€) cents:
I ordered a pair of Five Ten Trail Cross GTX because I was planning a ride
in the snow on the Belgian High Fens (Hoge Venen).
They didn't turn up on time, so I made do with what I already had for
footwear: Specialized Rime MTB shoes, knee length sealskinz socks, and
Endura
Well, if global warming fails to appear and we get nucular winter instead,
I'll look for an updated pair. As things stand now, we here in high desert
ABQ are lucky if we get a couple of decent snows per year, and rarely get
more than a week of lows low enough for wearing my old pair.
Tho" 4"
My Diadora winter shoes sound like the same design using a neoprene cuff
with a wrapping flap (sort of) secured by velcro. I have to position both
faces of the velcro away from the socked foot entering or the flap with the
loop patch goes in with my foot and/or the hook patch adheres to my sock
"Do the models from the last 5 years use the same wrap-around neoprene
sock?"
Not the model I mentioned, which are more like a hiking boot with a stiff
sole that can easily be used for walking around.
Josh in NYC
On Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:34 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> + 1 for the Lake winter
+ 1 for the Lake winter shoes. They are nice and warm, tho' I don't use
mine until temps fall into the 20s.
Query: Mine are old; I'd guess 6-10 (the range indicates that I have no
idea) years old, with a thickish neoprene liner built in. This liner is
divided at the shoe's entry into a flap mean
Bought a pair of Lake (MXZ 200) a couple years ago and wear them when it
gets below 30 here.
They have a goretex liner, vibaram sole, great stiffness and plenty of room
in the toe box for thick socks. They also have a cutaway so you can use
SPDs if that's your speed.
Josh in slushy NYC
On
For quick trips around town I usually just wear hiking books--with wool
socks, I'm plenty warm down into the teens.
For longer rides, there's really nothing better than neoprene shoe covers.
I went out for almost four hours today in 35 degree weather, wearing
regular cycling socks, my Pearl
Sounds like you’re going in the right direction. There are also toe and
hand warmers—you expose to air and the chemical reaction releases heat—and
battery powered heated socks.
On Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 3:15:04 AM UTC-5 Kushan wrote:
> Hi Bruce -
>
> Thanks for that insight. I went
Hi Bruce -
Thanks for that insight. I went for a long ride today in mid-thirties. I
was wearing mid-weight wool sucks under thick wool socks inside rubber
soled shoes. I was pretty comfortable for the first two hours but then my
toes and balls of my feet started to get extremely cold. By the
It's not just the shoes. My suggestion is included with my get up for
20-30 deg rides.
I rode in 29F yesterday. Merino Tee under a merino heavy weight base layer
with a throat collar under a Columbia breathable jacket shell. Merino
skins (sold by RBW) long johns under Eddie Bauer stretch
We do get cold in the mornings here. Sometimes into the 20’s. On those days I
typically ride in sandals. On my feet I put on thick wool socks and then
Sealskinz socks over those. The Sealskinz are waterproof so they work for rain
as well.
My feet do sweat with this setup but they are warm.
Hi all -
Daily temperatures have been dropping to lower 40s F here in Seattle. I am
finding that my usual California winter riding apparel isn't working out
well in these conditions. I wanted to get some suggestion on a couple of
problem areas:
- How do you keep your feet warm? I have been
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