cold feet

kev2b3

Started cycling to work this week and have suffered badly with cold toes. I have tried sealskin socks with waterproof covers over my shoes but nothing seems to help. Anyone have any ideas.

symo

I bought a set of planet x neoprene overshoes on ebay, been toasty ever since.

jimmypippa

Have you got enough room so you aren't restricting the circulation.

If it is very cold I don't wear my watch because it makes my left hand too cold.

davis

Overshoes help some, but it sounds like you have those already. I wear two pairs of socks, shoes, and neoprene overshoes, and they're normally pretty good at the moment; I forgot them this morning and my toes were stuck together when I got to work.

What time do you leave in the mornings? What sort of environment is this? You're not in the Scottish mountains are you?

Many of the Sealskinz, while totally waterproof, aren't much warmer than standard thick-ish socks.

It seems to boil down to a combination of the following:

Amount of blood flow to your feet (which is affected by tight clothes for some people).
Amount of insulation -- numbers of socks/overshoes and their insulation.
Air flow -- most MTB shoes let through lots of air at the top.
Wetness of your feet.
How cold your legs are,.


I'd consider the following options in increasing cost:

Experiment with shoe tightness.
Make sure your legs are warm.
"Thermal" sock liners (layers help)
Overshoes
MTB-style winter boots (reportedly awesome).

sally65

merino wool socks. make sure you can wriggle yr toes in yr shoes. neoprane over shoes. its worked for me all winter. Ive not had cold feet at all even at -9.

cjcp

Make sure you don't overtighten your shoes. Try putting socks between the overshoe and the shoe, too.

mtb-idle

well, you've missed the worst part of the winter so just stick with it as it's getting warmer?

Sealskinz with another set of socks beneath work ok for me. Although i do have a set of winter shoes which are thicker and more waterproof than the pair i wear during spring/summer/autumn. I have just switched away from the winter pair tho cos its deffo getting milder.

where are you based as this could make the difference if you are in say Helsinki?

Wallace1492

MTFU!! cant remember the last time I set off and it was above zero. For me Sealkinz socks and a pair of GoreTex boots have been fine and toasty, even down to -6C in the mornings. Did get cold feel before but none this winter. Boot are quite loose but airtight, as are the socks.

Hopefully not much more sub zero..... :?

jthef

For me it's woolie bollies http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/Defeet-SOCKS-Defeet-Woolie-Boolie-Socks/DEFEZSOC250
and a pair of Adidas over shoes found them better than the neoprene I had especially in the rain.
Feet have been warm all winter for the 50 min commute , on longer runs feet some times do get cool .

asprilla

I wear Wright socks (http://nyackgeneralstore.com/Wright-Soc ... EHXM9U.htm) under my Sealskins. Because they consist of two very thin layers of cotton they trap aire very well and don't restrict circulation. I find them a lot better than putting a wooly sock or similar under a Sealskin.

I also wear Lake MX130 MTB boots, which helps with the wind and the wet.