shoes for cycling

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Originally posted by Dave Moore
Hi All, I'm about to attempt a touring trip and was wondering what the best foot wear was. I'd like
to wear normal trainers but am a bit bothered about how cold my feet can get when they're soaked and
it's cold. I read somewhere about some waterproof socks that someone claimed would help, but can't
remember the manufacturer. I don't want 'special' cycling shoes as I don't want to carry extras and
my mountain bike has conventional peddle without the 'shoe clips' anyway.

Ta, Dave

jjb sports do a mountain ridge shoe and clothing very cheap , i have a road and mountain bike and the shoe i use for my mountain bike are mountain ridge £20.00

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Hi All, I'm about to attempt a touring trip and was wondering what the best

foot

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wear was. I'd like to wear normal trainers but am a bit bothered about how cold my feet can get
when they're soaked and it's cold. I read somewhere about some waterproof socks that someone
claimed would help, but can't remember the manufacturer.

Porelle drys. Sealskinz Various brands of Goretex socks.

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Pete

For £30 you can pick up a pair of Adidas SPD compatible shoes from Bourne sports. More rigid
sole than your trainers will have - so they will be more comfortable. And you can still walk
round in them too.

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Hi All, I'm about to attempt a touring trip and was wondering what the best

foot

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wear was. I'd like to wear normal trainers but am a bit bothered about

how

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cold my feet can get when they're soaked and it's cold. I read somewhere about some waterproof
socks that someone claimed would help, but can't remember the manufacturer.

Porelle drys. Sealskinz Various brands of Goretex socks.

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Dave Moore said:

Hi All, I'm about to attempt a touring trip and was wondering what the best foot wear was. I'd
like to wear normal trainers but am a bit bothered about how cold my feet can get when they're
soaked and it's cold. I read somewhere about some waterproof socks that someone claimed would
help, but can't remember the manufacturer.

Sealskinz are the Usual Suspects. Note that these are the successor to the original Porelle Drys,
and indeed the original Sealskinz. They're pretty good, but you can still get cold feet in them, but
at this time of year it's not really much of a problem. I wear sandals most of the time, and if my
feet get wet, they just dry straight out when it stops raining and no squelching.

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I don't want 'special' cycling shoes as I don't want to carry extras and my mountain bike has
conventional peddle without the 'shoe clips' anyway.

But you'd still be better off with cycling shoes. There's a very large selection now that are no
particular problem to walk in so you don't need to carry extras, and they'll allow more comfort and
more power to the bike. You benefit even if you use standard pedals. However, if you really don't
want them I'd suggest an "approach shoe" from an outdoor store over trainers: the stiffer sole unit
will, like a cycling shoe, give you better long term comfort and more power transfer to the
transmission.

Pete.
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Hi All, I'm about to attempt a touring trip and was wondering what the best

foot

Quoted message said:

wear was. I'd like to wear normal trainers but am a bit bothered about how cold my feet can get
when they're soaked and it's cold. I read somewhere about some waterproof socks that someone
claimed would help, but can't remember the manufacturer. I don't want 'special' cycling shoes as
I don't want to carry extras and my mountain bike has conventional peddle without the 'shoe
clips' anyway.

Ta, Dave

Just before a tour is probably not the best time to change shoes in my opinion - if you find they
start chafing 3 days out you're screwed. So I'd stick to the water resistant socks others have
suggested. Remember, though, that they won't keep your shoes dry. In the evenings, down the pub, you
might wish you'd found space for an extra pair. HTH, tony R.