I only wear wool socks, for cycling and running. Most of them are by
Smartwool, but I have some from Rivendell (LOVE the fluffy hot pink
ones) - including the wool stripey ones (grey/white), some from
Columbia Sportswear, and some from Teko (equal opportunity sock buyer,
that's me). I like the thicker/fluffier ones. Nylon in the blend is
not a bad thing, keeps them from wearing out so quickly (says the sock
knitter. trust me on this.) You also want superwash wool, because it
will not shrink or felt.
If I could knit socks for cycling, I would, but even the finest yarn
still doesn't knit up to the comfort I need in a cycling sock. Maybe
if I knit up some worsted weight socks, in Fair Isle. Those are nice
and thick.
On Jun 19, 7:46 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've used black, very light weight (and, frankly, rather cheaply made) all
> wool dress socks from Vermont Country Store for summer riding and, apart
> from having to turn them down to avoid look like a Huge Fred ("Look, Ma!!!
> There goes a Fred wearing black dress socks and garters!!!"), they work very
> well. More recently I've been using the usual synthetic cycling specific
> socks simply because they are cut low, but they are no more comfortable and
> certainly stink faster than the wools.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Bridgestone <alancr...@mac.com> wrote:
> > I've finally decided that life is too short to wear crappy socks. I'm
> > not just talking about biking, I'm talking about all the time.
>
> > My feet stink to high hell, but I have been wearing these bargain
> > basement cotton jobbers, so that's part of the rub.
>
> > I love the idea of a 100% wool sock, but I don't know how practical
> > that is. Has anyone tried the Kangaroo Socks from Rivendell? Or do you
> > have another source for great socks?
>
> > Plus, if I could get something in white to wear with shorts, my wife
> > would be less inclined to make fun of my sartorial choices.
>
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