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 activity pants (great wind blocker). Bombas wool socks inside Sealskins (breathable) inside leather Addidas Sambas (platform pedals only for me) bought 1 size too large to accommodate the thickness. Cheap JC Pennny wool gloves. merino ski cap and ear band on my head. Works great. The key for feet is breathable and air space. If you sweat and your socks get wet, your feet will chill. Zippers let you vent excess heat from a climb, etc if needed. On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:34:37 PM UTC-6 Robert Tilley wrote: > 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. The wool socks deal > with the sweat by wicking it away from my skin. > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 27, 2022, at 12:07 AM, Kushan <kth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 using thick merino wool > socks and mountain biking shoes > <https://www.rei.com/product/144906/pearl-izumi-x-alp-flow-mountain-bike-shoes-mens?CAWELAID=120217890006420810&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=104474362029&CATCI=pla-580970790450&cm_mmc=PLA_Google%7C21700000001700551_1449060002%7C92700056047375725%7CNB%7C71700000066356832&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8OPBhDtARIsAKQu0gYKr3u3g3jJtUFMpyHdzwK8gsHvUgTv2LHg-935Gc5sKxvRxwn1uJUaAuQAEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds>. > > After about an hour or so in 40-degree, no sun weather, my feet are > starting to get cold (no rain involved). After about two hours, I am > starting to feel numbness in my toes. I would like to go for longer (5-6 > hours) ride. > > - Based on some older threads here, I am using full-sleeve merino shirt > <https://www.rei.com/product/192913/rei-co-op-merino-185-long-sleeve-base-layer-top-mens-tall-sizes> > > with a breathable jacket > <https://www.rei.com/product/169110/pearl-izumi-quest-barrier-convertible-cycling-jacket-mens>. > > While this keeps my upper body warm, I have two problems - the jersey is > soaking wet with sweat after two hours. This is on a mostly flat roads > where I would generally be dry in warmer weather. The other problem is that > after the ride, the skin on my upper body is red. It feels somewhat similar > to how the uncovered areas of skin (such as face) turn red after being out > in cold for long. I don't have the problem with skin redness when I wear > the same jersey (but no jacket) in a bit warmer weather (50s or 60s). So > it's hard to determine whether my upper body is too hot or too cold. > > I know this is highly personal and specific but I would really appreciate > any advice on what I can do or try. Don't want to stop/cut back on riding > during winters. > > Best > Kushan > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/191badf8-b299-41ac-acd5-f46564e0040en%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/191badf8-b299-41ac-acd5-f46564e0040en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/427a8966-62ed-4dec-b8c9-d22f8c0e81b8n%40googlegroups.com.
