Let me throw in a few suggestions that have not been mentioned yet. First let me say that in the process of trying to get prepared to ride in the cool weather - your feet will do a little sweating. Put some foot powder in the socks that you are going to wear and also in your cycling shoes. Regardless of your sock of choice - your feet will be a little moist and the powder will help keep them warm. Dry feet are warmer feet.You may even consider using insulated water bottles with hot water in 1 or both of your bottles. Gator products @(www.gatorgear.biz) carry a wide range of neoprene products. Check them out. I have some of the socks (have lasted for many years) and with either a liner sock (with foot powder) or just foot powder and the gator sock my feet are very warm. If I need more warmth then I use either the toe cover or full booties. When I buy cycling shoes I always get them 1/2 size larger to accommodate the thin and thick sock range. Sidis do not fit my feet but they make a good shoe. I like my Northwave and Shimano shoes. The Northwave shoes comes with 2 inserts - I leave them both in for the summer and remove 1 insert for the winter thicker socks. Too tight shoes will cause your feet to get cold. The heating pads also work well and are cheap. Anything that will block the wind totally and keep your feet dry will help a lot. Enough for now but more later about helping your hands
Gary Smith TLC for Bikes www.tlc4bikes.com -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Grimmett <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 5:45 pm Subject: Re: [Gyros: 14502] Re: Help for cold feet Ask anyone how has the Sidi winter boots. They work. On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Salvatore Quattrocchi <[email protected]> wrote: I don't think it's a question of riding harder. I ride hard most of the time. The issue is that my toes get cold because of the air draft through the shoe. I agree that two pairs of socks is not a good solution, but I couldn't find any one that sells winter bike socks (I went to several stores including REI). Most suggested that I purchase booties which cover the whole foot above the ankle, but it's just my toes that get cold. I tried the toe covers which don't work well. So I think the best solution I've seen so far is the toe warmers or using a sandwich bag between the sock and shoe. I'll try the sandwich bag first and then spring for toe warmers if that doesn't work. Thanks, Sam Quattrocchi Raleigh, North Carolina -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason S. Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:56 PM To: North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros) Subject: [Gyros: 14500] Re: Help for cold feet Like Wolf said if you have on too many socks it can cut off the circulation in your feet. When I take clients mountaineering in cold weather I tell them to only wear one pair of socks. Smart Wool makes a pair of super warm mountaineering sock for $20 at REI. Of course the best way to keep your feet warm is to ride harder. Get your heart pumping and your blood flowing. -- You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -- You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -- You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -- You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies.
