Getting colder...

Bean Long said:

Ouch! Got off the bike this morning with what feels like frost-bite in
the toes. 1 degree at CBR airport by the time I'd showered and got the
computer booted up. Must have been well below zero when I left home.
Cripes that hurts! It can only get cooler from here on in. Can anyone
recommend any uber-booties to keep my tootsies warm on the way to work??

Neoprene (wetsuit!) overshoes are good. A bit clunky & heavy, but warm
as you could want.

I'm wearing a pair in this photo :

http://www.aboc.com.au/images/galleries/20041113_climbing_camp/DSCF1352.html

BBB put their label on some, but they all probably come from the same
factory, many LBS's will carry them.

Poor Neil, no overshoes & no socks!

I bought/use a pair of adidas "climaproof" booties
(http://www.adidas.com/verticals/cycling) because I was looking for
something a little thinner, less chunky than neoprene. Paid $80 at a
bike shop. Chose these over others because they appeared to be good
quality, mid-price in the range that the shop had. Yep, mid-price.

Very warm, windproof, water-repellant. Have never tested them to see
how wet they would get in pelting rain. Come up to your ankle, past
your sock. I'm very happy with them.

I wear these for very cold days (0-10 deg.C). Neoprene for cool days.

-Andres.

Bleve said:

Bean Long wrote:

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I'm wearing a pair in this photo :

http://www.aboc.com.au/images/galleries/20041113_climbing_camp/DSCF1352.html

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Poor Neil, no overshoes & no socks!

Now that's a day for climbing and not descending!

DeF.

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DeF said:

Bleve said:

Bean Long wrote:

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I'm wearing a pair in this photo :

http://www.aboc.com.au/images/galleries/20041113_climbing_camp/DSCF1352.html

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Poor Neil, no overshoes & no socks!

Now that's a day for climbing and not descending!

That was Mt Hotham, Nov '04, we rode from a ski lodge (the summit) to
Omeo & back (about 120km, 2,200m elevation gain in total).

Down below 1,300m it was clear and warm, but, as you can see, it sogged
out 🙂
Descending (the climb from Omeo has some undulations, some quite steep)
was .. yes ... entertaining

Bleve said:

Neoprene (wetsuit!) overshoes are good. A bit clunky & heavy, but warm
as you could want.

I now have this vision of me attaching cleats to my diving booties.

Wonder what the reaction of car drivers would be to somebody cycling
along in a drysuit. Never mind that I'd have serious trouble zipping the
damn thing up on my own, it's still an amusing thought. (Then there's
the point that I can't *afford* a drysuit to begin with ...)

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Bleve said:

Neoprene (wetsuit!) overshoes are good. A bit clunky & heavy, but warm
as you could want.

I'm wearing a pair in this photo :

http://www.aboc.com.au/images/galleries/20041113_climbing_camp/DSCF1352.html

BBB put their label on some, but they all probably come from the same
factory, many LBS's will carry them.

Poor Neil, no overshoes & no socks!

Thanks Bleve. I'll check 'em out. I can almost sympathise with Neil.
That looks freakin' freazin'!!
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Stuart Lamble said:

Bleve said:

Neoprene (wetsuit!) overshoes are good. A bit clunky & heavy, but warm
as you could want.

I now have this vision of me attaching cleats to my diving booties.

Wonder what the reaction of car drivers would be to somebody cycling
along in a drysuit. Never mind that I'd have serious trouble zipping the
damn thing up on my own, it's still an amusing thought. (Then there's
the point that I can't *afford* a drysuit to begin with ...)

I have an 8(!)mm neoprene drysuit I got cheap (used to work as a DM a
bit ... this was a demo/eval suit from memory). I think I've used it
twice.... Too bouyant by far. Membrane drysuits are much better -
consistant bouyancy no matter what depth you're at and layering to
control your insulation. I can't afford one of them, so it's the
trusty semidry for me 🙂

Bean Long said:

Ouch! Got off the bike this morning with what feels like frost-bite in
the toes. 1 degree at CBR airport by the time I'd showered and got the
computer booted up. Must have been well below zero when I left home.
Cripes that hurts! It can only get cooler from here on in. Can anyone
recommend any uber-booties to keep my tootsies warm on the way to work??

Now here's a tip from an expert ... in tropical Qld ... I've been
working at the local milk depot in the evenings for about a year. It's
around 2-3 degrees consistently and I'm in the cold room for 6 to 8
hours at a time. I wear two pairs of thick woollen socks and a beanie.
Seems to do the job well.

P

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Peter McCallum
Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA

Peter McCallum said:

Bean Long said:

Ouch! Got off the bike this morning with what feels like frost-bite in
the toes. 1 degree at CBR airport by the time I'd showered and got the
computer booted up. Must have been well below zero when I left home.
Cripes that hurts! It can only get cooler from here on in. Can anyone
recommend any uber-booties to keep my tootsies warm on the way to work??

Now here's a tip from an expert ... in tropical Qld ... I've been
working at the local milk depot in the evenings for about a year. It's
around 2-3 degrees consistently and I'm in the cold room for 6 to 8
hours at a time. I wear two pairs of thick woollen socks and a beanie.
Seems to do the job well.

P

Hmmm... somehow I think that two pairs of woollen socks might make my
shoes a tight fit! Nice thought though.

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Using Neoprenes but...

last friday got caught in an absolute downpour.
Feet nice and warm/dry.
but after 30mins (I'm guessing) my feet/shoes were saturated.
I can only guess water had run down my (bare) legs and thru socks into shoes.
Is there anyway to avoid this

flyingdutch said:

Using Neoprenes but...

last friday got caught in an absolute downpour.
Feet nice and warm/dry.
but after 30mins (I'm guessing) my feet/shoes were saturated.
I can only guess water had run down my (bare) legs and thru socks into
shoes.
Is there anyway to avoid this

Ahhh... beyond leaving the bike behind when it's raining???

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Bean

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flyingdutch said:

Using Neoprenes but...

last friday got caught in an absolute downpour.
Feet nice and warm/dry.
but after 30mins (I'm guessing) my feet/shoes were saturated.
I can only guess water had run down my (bare) legs and thru socks into shoes.
Is there anyway to avoid this

Ditto standing around at the Farren collection + Goat with cold wet wrinkled feet that started to cramp. Ouch! I was wearing thermals which helped to wick off the moisture but alack, didn't help after a southbound 246 bus threw a huge spray of water over me while cycling down to Richmond. Solutions? Neoprene, silicon glue on the undersides of the spd cleats or zipties around the ankles? Failing that, how about using bushwalking/skiing gaiters? 😉

On 2006-05-09, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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Failing that, how about
using bushwalking/skiing gaiters? 😉

And to ward off evil wetting busses, retractable alligators?

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flyingdutch said:

Using Neoprenes but...

last friday got caught in an absolute downpour.
Feet nice and warm/dry.
but after 30mins (I'm guessing) my feet/shoes were saturated.
I can only guess water had run down my (bare) legs and thru socks into
shoes.
Is there anyway to avoid this

Gaffer tape around top of booties. If you haven't
shaved your legs, it might help to put some vaseline
under tape to aid removal at your destination!

Also, neoprene is not water proof. After long
exposure, you will get water seeping through.

DeF.

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Stuart Lamble said:

Wonder what the reaction of car drivers would be to somebody cycling
along in a drysuit.

I have seen (in California) someone a good 20km from the nearest town
riding in ski style goggle and a full surfing wetsuit. It was pissing down
at the time, but still a bizarre sight.

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Ouch! Got off the bike this morning with what feels like frost-bite in
the toes. 1 degree at CBR airport by the time I'd showered and got the
computer booted up. Must have been well below zero when I left home.
Cripes that hurts! It can only get cooler from here on in. Can anyone
recommend any uber-booties to keep my tootsies warm on the way to work??
--
Bean "warmer"

pfffttt......wait till it gets down to minus nine or so and then add a
40km/h wind chill factor when you go downhill!!!! I commuted in Canberra
for a year (about 18km each way) and never wore more than athletic socks and
normal bike shoes on my feet. The only exception to this was on a couple of
cold mornings when I was riding to work with a cast on my leg when I put a
cut-off old army socks over my toes to stop them from getting too cold.

If you feel cold, ride harder!!! The ice-cream headaches usually wear off
after about 10 minutes or so and then 10 minutes after that you will be
sweating (which may well freeze on your hair when you stop at lights!!). I
also never had anything on my head apart from a helmet (ie. no sooky la la
ear warmers or beanie).

Gags

Gags said:

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Quoted message said:

Ouch! Got off the bike this morning with what feels like frost-bite in
the toes. 1 degree at CBR airport by the time I'd showered and got the
computer booted up. Must have been well below zero when I left home.
Cripes that hurts! It can only get cooler from here on in. Can anyone
recommend any uber-booties to keep my tootsies warm on the way to work??
--
Bean "warmer"

pfffttt......wait till it gets down to minus nine or so and then add a
40km/h wind chill factor when you go downhill!!!! I commuted in Canberra
for a year (about 18km each way) and never wore more than athletic socks and
normal bike shoes on my feet. The only exception to this was on a couple of
cold mornings when I was riding to work with a cast on my leg when I put a
cut-off old army socks over my toes to stop them from getting too cold.

If you feel cold, ride harder!!! The ice-cream headaches usually wear off
after about 10 minutes or so and then 10 minutes after that you will be
sweating (which may well freeze on your hair when you stop at lights!!). I
also never had anything on my head apart from a helmet (ie. no sooky la la
ear warmers or beanie).

I used to *dream* of icecream headaches ... kids these days ...

Quoted message said:

Gags

Bean Long said:

Hmmm... somehow I think that two pairs of woollen socks might make my
shoes a tight fit! Nice thought though.

I'm wearing MTB? socks, they are a bit denser than roadie socks.

Yeah, the cold arrived last night, not quite bite the base of my nails
cold but definitely time for more than fingerless gloves.

After trying lots of gloves through canberra winters I've finally
settled on wearing cheap knit gloves over the fingerless gloves.
Everything else has been too hot, too cold or too restrictive.

Yes it is getting colder. Down to 20 overnight, no ceiling fan needed and snuggle into a sheet.

Everyone has sort of touched on the wet feet problem I need to solve.
Dont need to keep my feet warm but need to keep them dry. The rain here is warm and it comes down in bucket fulls. Stuff paper in wet shoes but still wet a day later and then they go mouldy. Not a fashion colour for the peleton.
All the adds I see on the net are for "warm as toast" booties but not much mention or water proof. Some say water resistant but! Have even thought of using thin dive booties and cutting holes for cleats. Perhaps freezer bags and lackie bands? Sick of wet feet and wet green shoes.
Any recomendations for Dry booties?

Commiserations to the Canberra crew. Stood around on Duntroon Parade ground in minus whatever degrees for too many years. You know its too cold when you see that the side drummer with a runny nose is drumming away, nose running, and the dribbles are freezing on the drum skin and then, you see that the little snot icicles are being "pinged" off the drum skin all over the band and parade ground.

Cheers
Hugh