Waterproof shoe covers

laoisfan

Hi

I see waterproof shoe covers for cycling shoes for sale on amazon - link to example

Can these be used with just regular runners etc ? I just have regular pedals, so use either runners mainly.

How do you size them? Do you get slightly larger than your shoe size e.g. if 11, then size 12?

Thanks

Subcomandante Marcos

laoisfan wrote: »

Hi

I see waterproof shoe covers for cycling shoes for sale on amazon - link to example

Can these be used with just regular runners etc ? I just have regular pedals, so use either runners mainly.

How do you size them? Do you get slightly larger than your shoe size e.g. if 11, then size 12?

Thanks

If you use flats and normal trainers you'd just be better off getting a pair of waterproof trail running shoes.

laoisfan

@SubcomandanteMarcos - thanks, any links to go ones? I will engage my 2nd brain (Google)

Iwannahurl

This is what you're looking for: http://www.hollingsworthcycles.ie/Agu-Bike-Boots-p/agu-bike-boots.htm

From memory (I bought mine several years ago for commuting to work) they have to be slightly larger than your shoe size.

Try them on first, if possible. However, I don't know of any bike shop which stocks them, so you'll have to do some enquiring.

laoisfan

Iwannahurl wrote: »

This is what you're looking for: http://www.hollingsworthcycles.ie/Agu-Bike-Boots-p/agu-bike-boots.htm

From memory (I bought mine several years ago for commuting to work) they have to be slightly larger than your shoe size.

Try them on first, if possible. However, I don't know of any bike shop which stocks them, so you'll have to do some enquiring.

hmmm they might work....cheers mate!

Subcomandante Marcos

laoisfan wrote: »

@SubcomandanteMarcos - thanks, any links to go ones? I will engage my 2nd brain (Google)

Soloman, Adidas and Asics all make good waterproof trainers, just shop around online and you'll find something. Sports Direct even have some for pretty cheap.

laoisfan

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Soloman, Adidas and Asics all make good waterproof trainers, just shop around online and you'll find something. Sports Direct even have some for pretty cheap.

Yeah was looking at Soloman & Asics - food for thought!

Thanks for the replies guy!

aFlabbyPanda

Wouldn't sealskinz waterproof socks just be easier and cheaper than buying new trainers?

Danbo!

I have the exact set you linked to in size 45/46 and I wear a size 10 shoe, the fit is perfect - not difficult to get on or off, but tight enough to keep the runners dry.

I wear normal nike runners or a pair of merrel hiking shoes for commuting, what's good about the covers is you're not stuck to one pair of shoes and I dont need spares in work or in the bag, though my office is very casual.

My commute is 11.5km, so out in the elements for about 25-30 min and runners are fine underneath. The gap they have underneath for cleats leaves enough room for grip on the pedals and they go up the calf high enough to be tucked well under waterproof trousers.

laoisfan

Danbo! wrote: »

I have the exact set you linked to in size 45/46 and I wear a size 10 shoe, the fit is perfect - not difficult to get on or off, but tight enough to keep the runners dry.

I wear normal nike runners or a pair of merrel hiking shoes for commuting, what's good about the covers is you're not stuck to one pair of shoes and I dont need spares in work or in the bag, though my office is very casual.

My commute is 11.5km, so out in the elements for about 25-30 min and runners are fine underneath. The gap they have underneath for cleats leaves enough room for grip on the pedals and they go up the calf high enough to be tucked well under waterproof trousers.

I take size 11, so I'm think a size 45-46 or 47-48 in them - BBB BWS-02B - HeavyDuty OSS Cycle Shoe Covers

That's if I get them of course.

Plenty of ideas to think about

buffalo

The_Sub wrote: »

Wouldn't sealskinz waterproof socks just be easier and cheaper than buying new trainers?

If you're just pedalling around town or commuting, your feet are dry, but you're squelching around the office for the day.

I use the covers as linked by Iwannahurl above, and coupled with waterproof trousers they're great for the commute.

Alanstrainor

laoisfan wrote: »

I take size 11, so I'm think a size 45-46 or 47-48 in them - BBB BWS-02B - HeavyDuty OSS Cycle Shoe Covers

That's if I get them of course.

Plenty of ideas to think about

I've a pair of similar ones to the BBBs ones linked, and they're rubbish. They have fallen apart, and had done after about 3 months light use. The elastic to hold them around the shoe fails, and seemingly it's a common complaint. I'd avoid.

laoisfan

Hmmm have seen that on a few YouTube videos about the BBS - they start to tear etc.

Might consider the ones suggested by Iwannahurl.

tomasrojo

I wear Brasher hiking boots on most cycles. They keep rain out quite well. Both my bikes have mudflaps, which really makes a huge difference when it's really raining or there's a lot of surface water.

(I did use something very like Iwannahurl linked to before I had the mudflaps.)

the.red.baron

laoisfan wrote: »

hmmm they might work....cheers mate!

Have similar, work quite well You need to overlap waterproof pants over them. Waterproof shoes are useless, boots slightly better if high enough, but most have a waterproof sock inside them, so the boot is still soaked on the outside and any water that gets in over the tops is just gonna fill the boot or shoe and stay there.

Alanstrainor

the.red.baron wrote: »

Have similar, work quite well You need to overlap waterproof pants over them. Waterproof shoes are useless, boots slightly better if high enough, but most have a waterproof sock inside them, so the boot is still soaked on the outside and any water that gets in over the tops is just gonna fill the boot or shoe and stay there.

I'd agree, there's no way a hiking boot, (even a high one) is going to stop water from running down your legs and into your boots. If I don't seal the ankle straps of my overshoes tightly they will leak, and leave me with soaked shoes.

Iwannahurl

tomasrojo wrote: »

Both my bikes have mudflaps, which really makes a huge difference when it's really raining or there's a lot of surface water.

Good point. Mudflaps make a big difference, but are surprisingly uncommon. I bought two sets in the Netherlands a few years ago. Before that I hadn't noticed them in an Irish bike shop I'd been in.

tomasrojo

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'd agree, there's no way a hiking boot, (even a high one) is going to stop water from running down your legs and into your boots. If I don't seal the ankle straps of my overshoes tightly they will leak, and leave me with soaked shoes.

This was my experience before I had mudflaps, but I now find that I virtually never (once every few years maybe) get wet socks in heavy rain. The combination of hiking boots and mudflaps really seems to cover nearly all bases. I think a lot of the water streaming into the shoes for me originally was actually thrown up by the front wheel (even though I had longish mudguards; I could see specks of mud on light-coloured trousers, for example, when cycling after rain).

YMMV, though, as they say.

tomasrojo

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Good point. Mudflaps make a big difference, but are surprisingly uncommon. I bought two sets in the Netherlands a few years ago. Before that I hadn't noticed them in an Irish bike shop I'd been in.

I bought a Brompton, and they come with built-in mudflaps. I'd been considering getting a mudflap before that and couldn't find one, but the difference was so large (and the improvement in chain life so apparent) that I made one for my other bike out of a plastic milk 2L container.

(This is not very Euro. Apart from the use of litres.)

PaulieC

OT, but will something like these mudguards be attachable to my bike ? It's a Lapierre Raid 329 with discs and quick release

TIA

Bloggsie

was glad of my BBB waterflex overshoes this morning, hopefully wont need them going home this evening!

Iwannahurl

tomasrojo wrote: »

I made one for my other bike out of a plastic milk 2L container.

(This is not very Euro. Apart from the use of litres.)

Known in certain quarters as "a big leeher".