Coming in late on this thread. Clipping in will make your feet colder as the cleat is a heat sink. Even if you clip in normally, going to platforms in winter is a thought. If it's just cold but not too windy, thick wool socks in sandals does keep feet warm and allows moisture to wick away. I have several pairs of wool socks in thin, medium and heavy thickness. I also have sock liners with reflective material that bounces heat back at my feet. In wind or wet, the sealskins already mentioned are good. they allow wicking out but not water getting in. They need socks inside. If it's warmer, say in the 32F to 45F range, I just wear leather sneakers a half size larger (also as noted above by others) with medium weight wool socks.
I never would have tried sandals and wool socks, but a northern randonneuse came down for one of my 300K winter brevets a few years ago and that's what she had on. The set up worked so I gave it a try. Tailwinds Bruce On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 4:01:19 AM UTC-6 Nick Payne wrote: > In our winter here we are often riding in the morning in temperatures a > few degrees below zero (Celcius) - say low 20s Fahrenheit. As I use MTB > pedals, I wear Shimano MW7 winter boots - they're not cheap, but they do a > good job of keeping my feet warm when out on rides of two or three hours in > those sort of temperatures. > > If you tend to suffer from cold hands, lobster mitts are good, as they > minimise the amount of surface area through which heat is lost. I have some > Carnac ones, and my wife has some Pearl Izumi: > > [image: 0177487f-06b8-474d-b4d7-e4111a6374c2[1].jpg] > > Nick Payne > Canberra > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1232c7c7-9ed7-409d-b509-bde2c9c7b7b7n%40googlegroups.com.
