Cold feet!!

G1032

I’ve a problem when cycling in cold weather where my feet get really cold, sometimes only a half hour or so into a cycle.

I have these overshoes http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/endura-road-overshoe/rp-prod91160

I wear two pairs of socks (one thin pair and one ‘normal’ pair)
Is there anything else I can do to keep my feet warm? Any kind of thermal socks that someone could recommend?

07Lapierre

G1032 wrote: »

I’ve a problem when cycling in cold weather where my feet get really cold, sometimes only a half hour or so into a cycle.

I have these overshoes http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/endura-road-overshoe/rp-prod91160

I wear two pairs of socks (one thin pair and one ‘normal’ pair)
Is there anything else I can do to keep my feet warm? Any kind of thermal socks that someone could recommend?

Your shoes too tight?

wear two pairs of over shoes,

these: (under your current pair)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/bbb-light-flex-overshoes-bws10/rp-prod45053

macnab

Believe it or not the usual cause of cold feet is having your shoes too tight which cuts off blood circulation, try a looser set up which might mean ditching a pair of socks.

G1032

Thanks lads. I'll give that a go. Makes sense now that I think about it.

Darkglasses

macnab wrote: »

Believe it or not the usual cause of cold feet is having your shoes too tight which cuts off blood circulation, try a looser set up which might mean ditching a pair of socks.

Was just going to say exactly this.

petethedrummer

Make sure your core is good and warm. Otherwise your body restricts blood flow to the extremities.

jinkypolly

I suffer from really cold feet also, what I do sometimes if the weather is very cold or wet is to wrap a layer of cling film over the first sock and cover it with the second one. This works pretty well.

MB Lacey

I have these overshoes which have a thin lining of fleece inside, my feet are always toasty in these.

Above overshoes with a pair of these defeet socks and you'll think you're cycling in the bahamas.

kuro_man

Did you tape over the ventilation holes on the sole with duck tape?

pauliemck

I had this problem a while ago, and kept layering up with more pairs of socks and thicker overshoes, to no effect. What I realised was that my feet were sweating and about 30-45 mins into a cycle, the sweat was getting cold, sometimes causing terribly numb feet. I now cycle with only a thin pair of socks and windproof overshoes, and considerably warmer feet. Perhaps this is actually due to increased blood flow as mentioned above, but thought I'd post my experiences anyway.

CatFromHue

I just wear my hiking boots, not runners :cool:

Brian?

What are you wearing on your legs
and upper body? Cold core= colder extrities.

Different sport I know, but when kayaking in winter I'd wear multiple fleeces under my dry suit. Even though I never wore gloves my hands never really got that cold.

G1032

Thanks for all the replies. Upper body is warm alright. Im going to try the single pair of socks first and go from there.

BailMeOut

07Lapierre wrote: »

Your shoes too tight?

you sir are a genius (or I am a bit stupid!)

sorry for the hijack but I have this issue too and really struggle with numb and cold toes. Been adding layer after layer and nothing helps. This weekend tried wearing shoes much looser and just a very thin pair of socks and problem solved.

Thank you!

nak

Rapha winter socks are amazing, only need to wear overshoes if it's wet.

07Lapierre

BailMeOut wrote: »

you sir are a genius (or I am a bit stupid!)

sorry for the hijack but I have this issue too and really struggle with numb and cold toes. Been adding layer after layer and nothing helps. This weekend tried wearing shoes much looser and just a very thin pair of socks and problem solved.

Thank you!

My mum always said she'd raised a Genius!...though I always thought she was referring to my sister!

gctest50

http://www.diabetes.ie/shop/socks/extra-roomy-socks/