Winter / Training Road Shoes

sjclark

(Appologies for yet another thread on shoes but...)

I have 2 road bikes. A nice lightweight "Sunday" racing one and a heavier Winter / Training bike. Both have Shimano SPD-SL pedals.

However, to date I have survived with only one pair of shoes (essentially my summer shoes) all year. These are now coming to the end of their life (at 10 years old I can vouch for Carnac's build quality!).

So I am looking at buying a pir of shoes to get me through the bad weather we are bound to get this winter (I do most of my riding as commuting), with plans to buy a new pair of shoes for the summer next year.

So the question is, which shoes are suitable? i.e. which ones are compatible with SPD-SL but are vaguely weather proof? (I am intending to get some oovershoes to improve the weather protection).

Thanks in advance.

Nuggs

Why not just buy one pair of good shoes and spend the money you've saved on a good pair of overshoes?

Zendog1

I use these for winter.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Triathlon/10/ ... 360032089/
Not what you'd call stylish but the internal Gore membrane works a lot better than overshoes (opinion having used both) to keep the cold and wet out.

Monty Dog

Whilst Gore-Tex boots are practical and help to keep your feet dry and warm, they don't offer much protection from the muck and spray, so for really manky days, I still put overshoes over my boots. I have winter boots from Northwave and Gaerne - one pair are MTB as often in winter you find yourself standing and walking more - waiting for puncture repairs and cafe stops!