Recommend shoe covers

kildare75

Looking for a decent pair that will keep the feet warm and dry during the winter.
Any ideas most welcome .....
Many thanks ..

Darkglasses

I have these BBB ones and they do the job perfectly well. Haven't used any other pairs so can't say how they compare to similarly priced ones.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-waterflex-shoe-covers/

07Lapierre

kildare75 wrote: »

Looking for a decent pair that will keep the feet warm and dry during the winter.
Any ideas most welcome .....
Many thanks ..

any neoprene shoe covers, along with Ski socks, will do the job on really cold days. remember not to have your shoes too tight either (restricts bloodflow to your toes)

route66

Hopefully the ones I got in Aldi last week

thebouldwhacker

Neoprene is great but unless its really cold I would only wear if its raining as they can make your feet sweat.. a lot
. If its dry a regular pair is perfect.
I have a few pairs but the neoprene ones are altura and are perfect, if not a bit hot now and again.

cdaly_

I'm using a pair of Prendas overshoes. Not as bulky as neoprene but just as warm. Like the neoprene, they won't keep your feet dry but will stop them getting soaked and cold.

Only thing I've found is I managed to damage them walking on them. You really need to not walk when wearing them.

Darkglasses

cdaly_ wrote: »

I'm using a pair of Prendas overshoes. Not as bulky as neoprene but just as warm. Like the neoprene, they won't keep your feet dry but will stop them getting soaked and cold.

I've only experience of my pair as I said, but I can guarantee that the overshoes I linked to will keep your feet perfectly dry. They were thoroughly, thoroughly tested on the same day I bought them

kildare75

Darkglasses wrote: »

I've only experience of my pair as I said, but I can guarantee that the overshoes I linked to will keep your feet perfectly dry. They were thoroughly, thoroughly tested on the same day I bought them

lol aye but were they warm lol


no i think ill go with your advice...thanks again

ednwireland

route66 wrote: »

Hopefully the ones I got in Aldi last week

the last pair i had werent waterproof at all (are they still like that - they were just fabric) hope they ve changed (in the hope of a mountain of opening offers in our new aldi when it opens)

i actually have pro tarmac ones (several pairs)

youtheman

In my opinion, the one 'achilles heel' that these overshoes have is that they are not great at preventing the water coming up through the vented sole on the shoe (my shoes have vents on the soles, not sure if all shoes have this facility). Im planning on doing the Velley Wheelers cycle this Sunday, and rain is forecast. So I'm going to put tape over the vents on the sole to try stop this. I've worn the BB type overshoes in heavy rain before and my socks have been saturated fairly early on in the cycle (not a nice feeling).

StaggerLee

After getting drenched yesterday, with shoes still dripping this morning I just got these - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-waterflex-shoe-covers/ on Darkglasses recommendation. I hope they're warm, my feet were like blocks of ice all last winter.

ednwireland

i find water goes in round the top - i focus on making sure my feet are warm though

Surveyor11

I was using Endura overshoes shoes covers, which I was less than impressed with (they are neoprere) for keeping out water. I've put a set of raceblade mud guards on my commuter which I am hoping will deflect the majority of the water thrown up from the front wheel.

07Lapierre

No such thing as waterproof shoe covers. If you want your feet to stay dry when its raining, take the bus. Keeping your feet warm is all that matters.

bcmf

What lapierre said is right. Very difficulty to keep your feet dry in heavy rain conditions but keeping them warm is essential.
I had a pair of the Endura heavy duty ones.Mad of neoprene. Neoprene is the wet suit material.Not designed to keep the feet dry BUT they will keep your feet warm.
I am now using Gore Tex overshoes.
On a commute last week in the rain I got to work thinking my feet were dry. I was wearing decathalon winter cycling socks and G-Tex overshoes. My feet were toasty but wet.

manwithaplan

ednwireland wrote: »

i actually have pro tarmac ones (several pairs)

I got a good run out of a pair of them and went to replace them recently. They seem to have been discontinued but there is a Shimano-branded pair which seems to be the same thing, although the price is higher (I think Shimano own Pro). I found a pair of the old ones in slanecycles.com. They are toasty warm - brilliant for my late night expeditions.

Lusk Doyle

I use castelli over shoe socks and campag leather shoe covers. They work very well together and keep my feet both warm and dry.

I used to use old thick wooly hiking socks that I cut holes in as over shoe socks under the leathers. Ridiculously warm!

Lumen

youtheman wrote: »

In my opinion, the one 'achilles heel' that these overshoes have is that they are not great at preventing the water coming up through the vented sole on the shoe (my shoes have vents on the soles, not sure if all shoes have this facility). Im planning on doing the Velley Wheelers cycle this Sunday, and rain is forecast. So I'm going to put tape over the vents on the sole to try stop this. I've worn the BB type overshoes in heavy rain before and my socks have been saturated fairly early on in the cycle (not a nice feeling).

Not sure what you mean by vents, but I put candle wax into the holes in my soles near the cleats.

DirkVoodoo

The only overshoe you will ever need (unless you want both):

Lumen

Er DirkVoodoo, they're Shimano.

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