My last set of overshoes ( a pressie last Christmas) were "dhb Overshoes" bought from Wiggle. They were warm and waterproof and a good fitting. But I quickly found out that if you walked more than 5 yards from your bike more than once ( a slight exaggeration!) then the elasticised surround of the "cleat hole" under foot disintegrated. Within a month of buying them they were in tatters under foot. I am actually still wearing them very occasionally but they will not survive in regular use. And although I stay in shorts all year round I do like my feet to be warm and dry!
My previous pair, used for 3 seasons were a pair of Altura overshoes similar to the "Altura Night Vision Overshoes" currently on Wiggle. They had a reinforced toe section with a sort of rubberised toecap that slotted over the toe cap of your shoes. They didn't wear out but I found them to be very heavy and bulky on foot. They were also an appreciable extra weight to carry on my spring/summer tours. I remember discarding them somewhere on the Rhein one very hot day!
So can anyone make a recommendation of any kind of a warm, close fitting overshoe that will survive a bit of walking around in when I am shopping on a wet day!
-- Trevor A Panther In South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
I'm using Gore-Tex overshoes that have a (slightly) reinforced fabric underfoot but I don't think that walking in them on abrasive surfaces would do much for them.
They are currently in their second winter and only exhibit a tiny bit of fraying at the front edge of the cleat aperture where the Looks have nibbled them a wee bit. Other than that, brand new, warm as toast and keep feet as dry as they can be in west of Scotland weather.
I wonder if Shimano ones are more orientated towards walking seeing as their clipless shoes generally are?
On 12 Dec, 10:22, "Trevor A Panther" <[email hidden]>
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My previous pair, used for 3 seasons were a pair of Altura overshoes similar to the "Altura Night Vision Overshoes" currently on Wiggle. They had a reinforced toe section with a sort of rubberised toecap that slotted over the toe cap of your shoes. They didn't wear out but I found them to be very heavy and bulky on foot.
I've got some like the Altura Stretch Shield on Wiggle. Had them for 3 or 4 years now and although a bit tatty they are still surviving and keeping out the rain and splashy goop from muddy towpath puddles. I spray them with silicon now and again to help shed the cack and the kevlar strap under the foot seems indestructible. However, if you find the Night Vision version heavy and bulky I expect you'd find them similar.
So can anyone make a recommendation of any kind of a warm, close fitting overshoe that will survive a bit of walking around in when I am shopping on a wet day!
I just use a pair with a fabric toe area, but they can be easily pulled above the toe for prolonged walking.
So, no specific recommendation, but do I remember correctly that T.A.P. uses a recumbent ?
When I had a recumbent, I found cold feet to be more of a problem than on uprights. I put it down to a mix of foot sole in the airstream (so cold gets blasted onto the sole and cleat) and foot being higher, so doesn't get as much blood by gravity. I also had the occaisional pins and needles in the feet.
My bodge solution was some board on the pedal to act as a baffle. Only tried briefly with cardboard, shortly after the experiment I'd decided the recumbent I had was wrong for me.
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:15:29 -0000, "Nigel Cliffe" <[email hidden]>
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Trevor A Panther said:
So can anyone make a recommendation of any kind of a warm, close fitting overshoe that will survive a bit of walking around in when I am shopping on a wet day!
Mike Dyason do neoprene ones for 13 quid. Cheap enough (almost) to be a single season thing.
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I just use a pair with a fabric toe area, but they can be easily pulled above the toe for prolonged walking.
So, no specific recommendation, but do I remember correctly that T.A.P. uses a recumbent ?
I think you're differently correct. He ordered a Trice(?) but got faffed around regarding delivery dates so cancelled the order.
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Tim
fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.
In news:[email hidden], Nigel Cliffe <[email hidden]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
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My bodge solution was some board on the pedal to act as a baffle. Only tried briefly with cardboard, shortly after the experiment I'd decided the recumbent I had was wrong for me.
In news:[email hidden], Nigel Cliffe <[email hidden]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
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My bodge solution was some board on the pedal to act as a baffle. Only tried briefly with cardboard, shortly after the experiment I'd decided the recumbent I had was wrong for me.
Did it work, though?
(Pours hot water onto toes)
Appeared to make a bit of a difference, but the machine was heading for the resale pile by the time I was experimenting, so didn't last long enough to be sure. I've not really decided what I want from a recumbent, so stick with my uprights.
Essentially it was a shoe-shaped bit of corrugated cardboard box, tied to one side of the SPD with string. Slightly heavier at the lower (heel) end to make the SPD land one-way round.
Next, theoretical, version would have tried a lump of expanded polystyrene (easily carved with a hot knife) to fit better around the SPD and shoe base. I think a single sided SPD may be easier to use than double sided. Really mad buggers can make this base aerodynamic in its front profile :-).
"Nigel Cliffe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Dave Larrington said:
In news:[email hidden], Nigel Cliffe <[email hidden]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
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My bodge solution was some board on the pedal to act as a baffle. Only tried briefly with cardboard, shortly after the experiment I'd decided the recumbent I had was wrong for me.
Did it work, though?
(Pours hot water onto toes)
Appeared to make a bit of a difference, but the machine was heading for the resale pile by the time I was experimenting, so didn't last long enough to be sure. I've not really decided what I want from a recumbent, so stick with my uprights.
Essentially it was a shoe-shaped bit of corrugated cardboard box, tied to one side of the SPD with string. Slightly heavier at the lower (heel) end to make the SPD land one-way round.
Next, theoretical, version would have tried a lump of expanded polystyrene (easily carved with a hot knife) to fit better around the SPD and shoe base. I think a single sided SPD may be easier to use than double sided. Really mad buggers can make this base aerodynamic in its front profile :-).
I use SPDs on my recumbent.
Winter footwear are Shimano SPD sandals worn over bootees made of Goretex fabric-seem to be pretty waterproof and snow proof. I made the bootees out of scrap heavy duty Goretex no taping of the seams. Now in their 5 th year.They take up almost no space so invariably reside at the bottom of my rucksack all year round. Tam
