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Looking for overshoes for commuting in rain

  • 11-09-2015 1:51pm
    #1
    barrymanilow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 548 ✭✭✭


    Hi , just looking for recommendations of an overshoe to keep my socks and shoes dry on my commute to work . I dont clip in and I dont need them for anything else other than the 5k cycle into work so they wouldnt have to be race end stuff .

    I was looking at these ones ,

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Sealskinz-Waterproof-Cycle-Over-Sock-size-XL-UK-12-14-/400782203051?hash=item5d507b18ab

    pricey but they seem easy to slip on , only thing is that I dont wear spds or clip in and the pedals on my commuter are very sharp and grippy so i was thinking the bottom of them would get ripped to bits , any good overshoes out there for people who ride flat pedals? , thanks in advance ,

    Barry


Comments

  • #2
    kuro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭kuro_man


    would you be better off with waterproof shoes or boots? Overshoes are a solution for cycling shoes with cleats.


  • #3
    barrymanilow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    kuro_man wrote: »
    would you be better off with waterproof shoes or boots? Overshoes are a solution for cycling shoes with cleats.

    Thanks , Id rather not have to bring a second pair of shoes to work with me if at all possible , but if overshoes are for cleats only then I'll have to consider


  • #4
    kuro_man
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    I leave a pair of shoes under my desk, change them there.


  • #5
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,309 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    barrymanilow wrote: »
    Thanks , Id rather not have to bring a second pair of shoes to work with me if at all possible , but if overshoes are for cleats only then I'll have to consider

    Hate to tell you this, but even with overshoes, your feet will still get wet..best option is a spare pair of shoes (and socks) and leave them in work.


  • #6
    qb123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭qb123


    My approach to this is to wear normal pair of runners on the bike. If they get sodden on the way into work I simply stuff them with newspaper and they're dry by the time I need to go home. Also have a spare pair of socks in drawer at work (sports socks - €5 for 3 pairs).


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