http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: best way to keep feet warm? en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:23:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-199710 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:55:57 +0000 mercury1and2 199710@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What I have used and it is not a magic cure but simple - i wear the blue booties over wool mix socks and these sit in my cycling shoes. go to a builders merchant and ask for the blue over shoes. they do tear easy but are cheap and can be reused </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-199556 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:57:14 +0000 wee folding bike 199556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dr Martens 7 ups. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-199543 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:54:30 +0000 panyagua 199543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you have small or large feet, you might be interested to know that those toasty Shimano Gore-Tex winter boots are 34% off at Wiggle at the moment.<br /> <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-mw81-gore-tex-spd-winter-mountain-bike-boots/">http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-mw81-gore-tex-spd-winter-mountain-bike-boots/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-168575 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:54:00 +0000 crowriver 168575@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When it gets really cold (ie. not yet) switch to a bike with flat pedals and wear winter boots and thick woolen socks. Sorted. You probably already have boots and socks for walking/hiking, so no extra cost involved (assuming you have an extra bike, of course). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-168460 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:41:34 +0000 sallyhinch 168460@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use the Nikwax for reproofing - works very well and no need to tumble dry. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-168453 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:48:01 +0000 Dave 168453@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I too subscribe to the opposite theory, keep your feet and hands warm and you'll be OK.</p> <p>Doesn't need to be anything fancy. My shoulder season gloves are cheap fleece things from Decathlon (£3 maybe?) then I switch to ski mitts in the bad times, probably £10-15 from your local really awful "sports" retailer.</p> <p>Layering sells more kit I suppose. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-168434 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:55:16 +0000 gembo 168434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No socks mentioned but is this the keep the core warm and the tootsies will be good theory?</p> <p>I like warm socks and overshoes and good gloves to keep extremities warm.</p> <p>Does that granger two in one reproofing stuff work? I don't have a tumble dryer so have used friends machines before which is a bit of an imposition. But not sure the reproofing made much difference to the heavier coat I used. Plus was slightly odd start to a dinner party when I tumble dried a cagoule. Also how long should one leave plastic in a friend's tumble drier at dinner party? Etiquette. Also was not odourless but more like fish? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-168432 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:38:43 +0000 chdot 168432@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/cycling-layering-guide" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/cycling-layering-guide</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167754 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:46:43 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167754@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Does anyone know anyone who buys Rapha outwith their sales?"</p> <p>Yup. One of my best mates, who has done very well for himself. Uses Rapha bibs as he swears the comfort is worth the price. Quite happy to mix Aldi stuff with Rapha where Aldi is good enough. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167749 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 09:50:08 +0000 gembo 167749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone know anyone who buys Rapha outwith their sales? Those gloves will be given to the pro team. Surely no one would be rich enough and stupid enough? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167740 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:51:44 +0000 bdellar 167740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In proper winter, I cycle with snowboard gloves and snowboard socks (and occasionally snowboard trousers if it's sleeting/snowing). I wear trainers with goretex gaiters over them.</p> <p>And my fingers and toes go numb.</p> <p>I just try to get to work before they hurt too much! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167739 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:00:06 +0000 custard 167739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So a mere £240 for the Rapha 'glove system'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167665 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:44:52 +0000 chdot 167665@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From one extreme to the other...</p> <p><a href="http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop-/gloves/category/gloves" rel="nofollow">http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop-/gloves/category/gloves</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167654 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:12:53 +0000 amir 167654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Planet X Neoprene overshoes are on sale at 9.99 atm. They have other cheaper options as well including oversocks (!) for 1.99. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167651 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:04:53 +0000 DaveC 167651@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Also find overshoes never last more than a season. "</p> <p>I wear Endura MT500 over boots. Only £20 a pair so cheap and last more than a year/winter season. I can take them off if warm, something you can't do with winter boots and typically if winter boots cost £150 for Gore Tex boots then thats ~7 years of wear which is enough to wear away the Gore Tex membrane through flex of the shoe's upper. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167650 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:59:18 +0000 Greenroofer 167650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got some <a href="http://www.evanscycles.com/products/endura/luminite-ii-overshoe-ec053365">Endura Luminite 2</a>, which have lasted really well. It's something about the way the bit under the foot is cut: it doesn't wear out as quickly as others I've had because it avoids the bits of the sole I walk on.</p> <p>I'm reasonably confident they will survive this winter, their second. Waterproof and windproof. Not as warm as neoprene, obviously. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167648 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:56:41 +0000 threefromleith 167648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The first few pairs of overshoes I ever bought didn't last very long at all. Then I bought Endura MT500 MTB overshoes, which I've used with both SPD and SPD-SL shoes &amp; pedals. These have lasted me 2yrs or more per pair.</p> <p>They get a little ragged around the cleat holes after a while, but that's not really an issue as it's underneath your foot and pretty unnoticeable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167643 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:19:21 +0000 amir 167643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Also find overshoes never last more than a season. "</p> <p>Is this to walking a lot? I tend to take mine off on the way from the bike shed - mostly to reduce the chance of an embarrassing slip. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167641 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:55:46 +0000 Darkerside 167641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also find overshoes never last more than a season. I did try tin foil and gaffa tape on my SPD trainers, but it all fell apart in short order...</p> <p>If it gets really grim I switch to the upright with flat pedals and just wear my walking boots. Combined with winter lycra, I make a strong sartorial statement. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167618 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:14:34 +0000 bruce_mcadam 167618@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wear a hat.</p> <p>The theory is that if your head gets cold, your body will focus on warming your head at the expense of other extremities. Seems to work for me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543&page=2#post-167616 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:57:22 +0000 amir 167616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Overshoes are cheaper than Sealskinz (see Planet X).</p> <p>I feel lucky that I am not as susceptible as some of you to cold feet but my fingers are another matter! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167614 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:52:55 +0000 Dave 167614@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's obvious, but the thing about i.e. Sealskinz is that they don't do anything to stop your shoes getting soaked. Mine are still swimming-pool like after yesterday's ride home.</p> <p>You won't have dry feet with Sealskinz or overshoes, but at least with the overshoes you'll generally find your shoes dry off before you next want to wear them (so you can potentially just change your socks and ride home dry).</p> <p>I just wear my normal SPD shoes year round, generally without overshoes if I'm honest, but add a bit of fleece (the raw material you get off a sheep) under the insoles. I find otherwise the metal cleat plate really siphons heat out from my toes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167613 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:40:24 +0000 chdot 167613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I have often wondered why AFAIK no one has invented a "solid" old-school toe clip."</p> <p>It's a good question. I suspect the answer is party the obsession with weight, but in practical terms, the 'hole' makes it easier to deal with different shoe shapes. </p> <p>One alternative to 'normal' toeclips is half clips. </p> <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=half+toe+clip&amp;hl=en&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=half+toe+clip&amp;hl=en&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch</a></p> <p>These are for people worried about their feet slipping off, but who don't want to be clipped in. </p> <p>They could be modified - perhaps just with a plastic bag - to give some protection from cold and wet. </p> <p>Might even fit on many SPD type pedals! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167612 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:37:57 +0000 fimm 167612@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Because one of my hobbies is walking up hills, I have a number of pairs of wooly socks that have lost their bouncyness for hillwalking but are still warm. I wear them on my road bike in the winter. The thing about wool is that it is warm (or at least warmer) when wet. I also have overshoes which are also very useful (and hide the fact that I'm wearing wooly mountaineering socks inside triathlon-specific cycling shoes!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167610 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:23:46 +0000 Chug 167610@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have often wondered why AFAIK no one has invented a "solid" old-school toe clip. I have toe clips on one bike, and when it's wet, think "if only the gaps between the bits of the clip were filled in, I would have mostly dry feet."</p> <p>It would make the pedal look a bit like a clog though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167598 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:03:03 +0000 Instography 167598@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have the Shimano boots too. Excellent. Important not to tie the laces too tight since heat is about circulation. Otherwise, if your core's warm, your legs are warm and there's nothing wrong with your circulation, your feet should be warm. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167597 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:53:03 +0000 Cyclingmollie 167597@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've tried the tin-foil trick. It extends the time it takes for my feet to chill by about 45 minutes. I am tempted to try <a href="http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/sealskinz-mid-weight-mid-length-sock/rp-prod87860">Sealskinz at £20</a>. Can't afford the boots but I imagine they would be the best solution. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167578 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:56:00 +0000 gembo 167578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aldi were selling their version of sealskinz for 12.99 I bought a pair. They seem fine. It is warm again now.</p> <p>Had neoprene overshoes on tonight but waited until rain stopped, so they were a bit much.</p> <p>I have Goretex socks, they are very thin and you wear some thin socks inside. They work until ingress then you have puddle inside sock, actually this can happen in sealskinz too.</p> <p>You can buy toe warmers for outside of shoe. Did not know I needed them</p> <p>Colleague at work gets very cold feet, he loves the boots. They are very dear.</p> <p>You can attach poly bags over your shoes with elastic bands. This is very cheap but less classy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167571 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:02:33 +0000 Nelly 167571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ThreefromLeith</p> <p>I use the midweight ones - as others have noted, they do add thickness and you need to be sure they will be 'ok' with your shoes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13543#post-167567 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:45:43 +0000 kaputnik 167567@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For the record, no shoe, shoecover or sock will keep your feet warm and dry on a day like today. Unless you gaffertape your wellies to your legs? </p>