What shoes do you ride with?
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:16 PM, ted <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote: > I guess I buy my shoes loose or something, but I found just loosening > the laces gave enough room for my 3 layer setup. So no special shoes > in my case. > I'm also in the SF area and usually just let my feet get wet. I bought > the waterproof sox for crewing on a boat in the pacific cup several > years ago, and have rarely used them since. But when I was going to > take my fenderless Bombadil to tour the east bay dirt with Manny the > day after xmas the prospect of hours of cold soggy feet had me digging > out the waterproof sox. > Worked great. Feet stayed comfortable, warm and dry. > > On Jan 8, 3:57 pm, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Now we're talking about buying a pair of shoes a half-size up or more to > > accomodate all those socks... :-D At least for me, where tight shoes make > > my feet hurt... > > > > I'm also wondering if you need these to bike if you use shoes with a > > waterproof membrane. Even though I'm not experienced biking in the rain, > I > > do want to overcome that. Living in the SF Bay Area I've learned that > most > > of the time, biking in the rain is really biking through some fine > > drizzles, although every now and then when it rains, it pours. > > > > To me, in my blissful ignorance, if it's going to pour, I'd probably > prefer > > the waterproof socks with the liners for warmth and confort as suggested, > > but wearing sandals so the water doesn't pool inside my shoes or takes > > forever for them to dry as they get wet. For drizzles, shoes with a > > waterproof membrane with wool socks would probably work well. Am I > > mistaken? > > > > I once went through a deep puddle of water in an underpass on the > Guadalupe > > Trail where the water almost reached the bottom of my largest crank. I > had > > some speed so I was coasting through it when I happened to hit a rock > that > > was underwater which forced me to dismount and consequently, I got my > > waterproof shoes full of water. It took several days for them to be > > completely dry... > > > > So, what I'd like to know is how people who ride in the rain regularly > > address the issue of water dripping down your pants or legs when it's > > raining, vs. rain actually falling on your shoes and getting them wet. > > > > I received a Brooks cape (poncho) as a gift, which I've tried twice on > > light drizzles and found very nice and vented. It has sorts of arm > sleeves > > with an elastic band so it doesn't lift up your arms, as well as two > > magnetic loops to keep the front hanging from the handlebar; the > > combination of both features keep the cape snug around your back so no > > waist cinching is needed, as well as allowing water to drip in front of > > your feet if it pools on the front when it's raining hard. > > > > René (waiting for more rain) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, ted <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > "So I would need several pairs of $35 sox" > > > > > You may be able to get by with only one pair of the $$$ waterproof > > > sox. > > > The gortex sox I have are not very thick and have little to no > > > insulation. > > > So what I do is put them over fleece sox that are warm, and those I > > > put over very thin (might be silk) sox liners. > > > Those innermost sox get all the washing. I use just the one pair of > > > gortex sox and very rarely wash them. > > > I think of them like shoe covers that go inside the shoe. In fact I > > > originally bought them instead of getting expensive foul weather boot > > > for sailing. Looked at that way they were a real bargain. > > > > > On Jan 8, 1:17 am, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for all the replies yesterday. > > > > The weather this morning was just as bad as yesterday. The main > > > > highway > > > > here in Tel Aviv was closed due to flooding, causing huge traffic > > > > everywhere. Took me an extra 5 minutes to get to work because I pedal > > > > slower in waterproof pants :) > > > > > > Michael - Yes, I am really in Tel Aviv > > > > Ted - Maybe the Nashbar socks are not real neoprene. They are good in > > > > light rain but when if it's really wet they get saturated and hold > > > > water like a wet suit. Definately not just sweat. > > > > Bruce - I have looked at seal skinz but was put off by the price. The > > > > issue for me is that it doesn't rain here very often, but when it > > > > does > > > > can come down in buckets a few days in a row. So I would need several > > > > pairs of $35 sox which which I would use only a few times a year. > > > > Next > > > > time I'm feeling flush. > > > > > > We don't get real winter weather here, and people really overreact to > > > > rain. Some friends started up a Friday afternoon pub/music thing a > > > > few > > > > weeks ago. More people showed up during the war with Gaza when > > > > rockets > > > > were falling than the following week when it was raining. Funny > > > > world. > > > > Or maybe not so funny. > > > > > > Jay > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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