Socks?

pbassred
pbassred Posts: 208
edited September 2017 in Road general
What's the difference between cycling socks and ......socks?

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  • flasher
    flasher Posts: 1,734
    Yarn.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,821
    About 10 quid.
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    MrB123 wrote:
    About 10 quid.
    He's right. Put the word 'cycling' against any commodity and the price goes up.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Yanto Barker.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    I'd expect like running socks they have a ring/dabs of silicon around the top to stop them slipping down, as well as wicking properties in the fabric.
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  • rumbataz
    rumbataz Posts: 796
    Just the price. I just use my gym socks (Nike cushioned ankle socks) for cycling so I don't have buy rip-off cycling socks.
  • dannbodge
    dannbodge Posts: 1,152
    Different fabrics and different cuts/construction?
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    PX do bundles of socks for the price of not much at all. I wear them for cycling running and the office. Nothing bad happens.
  • micaab
    micaab Posts: 75
    Yep not much.

    But, after nearly seven years I bought a brand new pair of Woollie Boollies the other day and when I put them on it felt like my feet were in heaven. Shame they don't affect the rest of my body in the same way.
  • rumbataz
    rumbataz Posts: 796
    Last year I bought two pairs of 'proper cycling' Merino wool socks. After the first wash they shrunk to a kids size even though they were washed and dried and per the instructions on the packaging. They were very expensive and didn't keep my feet warmer than my Nike sports socks.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    De Sisti wrote:
    MrB123 wrote:
    About 10 quid.
    He's right. Put the word 'cycling' against any commodity and the price goes up.

    You're correct too. But I believe Triathlon specific socks are much more expensive.
  • Orkneylad
    Orkneylad Posts: 104
    Well I'd be lost without my Caratti socks! Ok £5 a pair is a touch steep but me plates don't get sweaty & the shoes still smell good.
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    Mainly worth having decent socks when it's really cold. I wear DeFeet wool ones (I think they're the Wooleator model) all year round (if it's too hot for them I tend not to wear socks at all). They are comfy and wick well. Also shorter than typical sport socks as well, so they don't show over the top of overshoes/get in the way of TT calf guards etc.
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,057
    The On One Thicky/Thinny socks at http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/clothing/footwear/socks seem decent to me, but like everything there, the price goes up and down like DFS. Think I got a few 3-pack sets for easily less than £9 each last year.
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  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    I only wear Rapha when cycling. They are £500 a pair, and do have a stripe on one foot.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Dannbodge wrote:
    Different fabrics and different cuts/construction?


    no. sorry.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    meursault wrote:
    I only wear Rapha when cycling. They are £500 a pair, and do have a stripe on one foot.
    My Assos ones were only £495 and they have left on one foot and right on the other, just in case you try to put both socks on one foot.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    on a serious note, the Help for Heroes sports socks (both ankle high and trainer cut) are really good quality, feel really nice and all for a good cause.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    Webboo wrote:
    meursault wrote:
    I only wear Rapha when cycling. They are £500 a pair, and do have a stripe on one foot.
    My Assos ones were only £495 and they have left on one foot and right on the other, just in case you try to put both socks on one foot.

    Do you have an online code, I need to get those. I put both Rapha ones on the same foot the other day, and your ones would be better.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    I need more instructions on mine, they say De Feet on them.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Even better the right one is white and the left one is black or is it the other way round. However because I have two pair and sometimes are a little bit of a risk taker. I wear a right one on the right foot and a right one on the left foot, two socks of the same colour it could start a movement.
    I can't give you the code for them as they were " specials" at my local bike shop.
  • ovi
    ovi Posts: 396
    https://www.sockcouncil.com/product-category/socks/
    these are lovely socks
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    https://www.sockcouncil.com/product/maillotjaunetds/

    Bargain - I'll have 5 pairs please.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Maglia_Rosa
    Maglia_Rosa Posts: 72
    ovi wrote:
    https://www.sockcouncil.com/product-category/socks/
    these are lovely socks

    Yes I especially like the ‘duck socks’ being a supporter of Stoke City FC.

    Follow the ‘Rules’ and you can’t go wrong:

    The socks of the Euro Cyclist shall extend to within two (2) cm. of the main bulge of the calf muscle, and shall never extend further than one (1) cm. past said primary calf muscle bulge. All socks SHALL BE WHITE in colour with prominent logo placement.

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