Sandels in the winter?

dgk said:

One of the things that I heard mentioned in the Time's Up repair
session that I went to yesterday (referring to another post about a
toolkit) was that folks bike in the winter using the SPD sandals. It
seems that you can use lots of socks without cutting off circulation
like you would in a shoe, and that the socks do a better job of
keeping you warm than a shoe does. Sandals, lots of socks, neoprene
booties on top.

Could anything be more counter-intuitive? Could it work?

I dunno, but my SPD sandals are the size that fits me without socks. I
doubt I'd be able to even get them on over sufficient socks to keep my
feet warm in the winter.

I do love my sandals, though!

RichC

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One of the things that I heard mentioned in the Time's Up repair
session that I went to yesterday (referring to another post about a
toolkit) was that folks bike in the winter using the SPD sandals. It
seems that you can use lots of socks without cutting off circulation
like you would in a shoe, and that the socks do a better job of
keeping you warm than a shoe does. Sandals, lots of socks, neoprene
booties on top.

Could anything be more counter-intuitive? Could it work?

This is a common practice in Seattle. You wear heavy wool socks and SPD
sandals in the rain. Your feet are wet but not cold. For commuting, you have
a separate pair of socks for the ride home. I don't know if it works in
colder climates, but for a wet, relatively mild winter (typically in the
lower 40s F) climate, many people swear by it.

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At Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:57:48 -0400, message
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Quoted message said:

One of the things that I heard mentioned in the Time's Up repair
session that I went to yesterday (referring to another post about a
toolkit) was that folks bike in the winter using the SPD sandals. It
seems that you can use lots of socks without cutting off circulation
like you would in a shoe, and that the socks do a better job of
keeping you warm than a shoe does. Sandals, lots of socks, neoprene
booties on top.

Maybe, maybe not. I ride a 'bent so I tend to get more foot coldness
issues than wedgie riders; SPD sandals are great in spring and autumn,
but in winter my Northwave Fahrenheit boots were my favourite
footwear.

Guy
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Claire Petersky said:

dgk wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

One of the things that I heard mentioned in the Time's Up repair
session that I went to yesterday (referring to another post about a
toolkit) was that folks bike in the winter using the SPD sandals. It
seems that you can use lots of socks without cutting off circulation
like you would in a shoe, and that the socks do a better job of
keeping you warm than a shoe does. Sandals, lots of socks, neoprene
booties on top.

Could anything be more counter-intuitive? Could it work?

This is a common practice in Seattle. You wear heavy wool socks and SPD
sandals in the rain. Your feet are wet but not cold. For commuting, you have
a separate pair of socks for the ride home. I don't know if it works in
colder climates, but for a wet, relatively mild winter (typically in the
lower 40s F) climate, many people swear by it.

I shiver just thinking about it. 🙂

In colder climates it sounds very, very dangerous unless one can
guarantee that one's feet would not get wet. Once one is below 0 C
something like wet feet conduct heat all too quickly and probably would
lead to frostbite. I know that when I cycle in the winter a constant
concern is overheating because it causes sweating and just about the
last thing one wants is to stop riding and come to standstill when
drenched in sweat at -15 C. One loses heat at an amazing rate.

John Kane
Kingston ON

Claire Petersky said:

dgk wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

One of the things that I heard mentioned in the Time's Up repair
session that I went to yesterday (referring to another post about a
toolkit) was that folks bike in the winter using the SPD sandals. It
seems that you can use lots of socks without cutting off circulation
like you would in a shoe, and that the socks do a better job of
keeping you warm than a shoe does. Sandals, lots of socks, neoprene
booties on top.

Could anything be more counter-intuitive? Could it work?

This is a common practice in Seattle. You wear heavy wool socks and SPD
sandals in the rain. Your feet are wet but not cold. For commuting, you have
a separate pair of socks for the ride home. I don't know if it works in
colder climates, but for a wet, relatively mild winter (typically in the
lower 40s F) climate, many people swear by it.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referr­al/Cpetersky

Must be a Seattle thing. I never observed that in Vancouver.

In any case, just because I didn't observe it doensn't mean that doesn't
happen in Vancouver. 🙂

Thought for a second this was an ad for a Jamaican resort.

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Quoted message said:

One of the things that I heard mentioned in the
Time's Up repair session that I went to yesterday
(referring to another post about a toolkit) was that
folks bike in the winter using the SPD sandals. It
seems that you can use lots of socks without cutting

off

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circulation like you would in a shoe, and that the

socks

Quoted message said:

do a better job of keeping you warm than a shoe does.
Sandals, lots of socks, neoprene booties on top.

Could anything be more counter-intuitive? Could it
work?

Yes, it works fine. It's just layering only on your
feet. I've done the wet shoe in winter thing and I've
never enjoyed it. With sandals, I could at least
expect to dry out my feet if the the weather improved.

Mike

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Yes, it works fine. It's just layering only on your
feet. I've done the wet shoe in winter thing and I've
never enjoyed it. With sandals, I could at least
expect to dry out my feet if the the weather improved.

Do the same sandals you wear with layers of socks fit you properly with no
socks? What make/model sandals?

RichC

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"garmonboezia" <cthvlhv@r'lyeh.arg> wrote in message
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Yes, it works fine. It's just layering only on your
feet. I've done the wet shoe in winter thing and

I've

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never enjoyed it. With sandals, I could at least
expect to dry out my feet if the the weather

improved.

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Do the same sandals you wear with layers of socks fit

you

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properly with no socks? What make/model sandals?

RichC

Yes. I use the Shimano Sandals which fasten with
velcro straps. I've never used them with clipless
pedals BTW, just platforms. I'm a bit of a retro-
grouch.

Mike

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