I wear the shorty stripped socks that Riv used to sell almost
exclusively. Some tips. You have to have roomy shoes if the socks are
thick. You should not run around the house in your sock feet. You shouldn't
launder them nearly as often as cotton or other socks. They seem to hold
up fairly
I've been wearing a few pair of these the past few years.
http://www.defeet.com/product.php?id=126
They've held up great though I did notice a dime sized hole in the
heal today!
On Jun 19, 9:55 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Lynne Fitz
Only 30% wool, but these from Duluth Trading wear well:
http://tinyurl.com/35enzvm.
I like the Smartwool socks from REI as well.
On Jun 19, 10:46 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I've used black, very light weight (and, frankly, rather cheaply made) all
wool dress socks from
Wool year-round is great. I don't know how it'd do for miles of hiking
in hot weather, but for biking and for general wear with normal
amounts of walking it's the best. I'm never going back. Moisture
management is wool's core competency. And the most important thing
about socks, as far as I'm
Nope, my wife got a pair and loved them. She was very disappointed
that they were no longer available.
Michael
I wish I had even one more pair of them. I'm sure Rivendell won't
carry them again, though. I may be the only person who ever ordered
them not on sale.
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My
My wife also loves her pair.
For my socks it's often the Striped socks from Rivendell. Either
shorty or longer. Plus it's nice they are made in Minnesota. In
fact, purchased a couple of pairs a few years ago from them at the
State Fair.
Otherwise the REI or similar socks seem to hold up
I only wear wool socks, for cycling and running. Most of them are by
Smartwool, but I have some from Rivendell (LOVE the fluffy hot pink
ones) - including the wool stripey ones (grey/white), some from
Columbia Sportswear, and some from Teko (equal opportunity sock buyer,
that's me). I like the
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Lynne Fitz fitzb...@comcast.net wrote:
If I could knit socks for cycling, I would, but even the finest yarn
still doesn't knit up to the comfort I need in a cycling sock. Maybe
if I knit up some worsted weight socks, in Fair Isle. Those are nice
and thick.
Can anyone recommend a blend?
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I have some of these as well as some they used to make quite some time
ago. The earlier ones were a bit thicker, but both are quite comfy.
I wear em all year:
http://lonelyplanet.altrec.com/shop/detail/28290/
On Jun 18, 7:53 pm, James Valiensi valie...@mac.com wrote:
I wear wool socks year
On Jun 18, 2010, at 9:25 PM, Bridgestone wrote:
I've finally decided that life is too short to wear crappy socks. I'm
not just talking about biking, I'm talking about all the time.
My feet stink to high hell, but I have been wearing these bargain
basement cotton jobbers, so that's
i wear the kangaroos, and wear them for everything in the summer fall
spring. longer ones in the winter. they last longer than the wigwam
or smartwool for me, and are a huge improvement over cotton.
On Jun 18, 10:25 pm, Bridgestone alancr...@mac.com wrote:
I've finally decided that life is too
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