[email protected] wrote:
> Can somebody tell me 1) why the hell anyone would wear a SOCK over the
> outside of their shoes and 2) who the hell started this stupid
> trend????
>
> If it's a little cold, wear wool socks. If it's a bit colder, wear a
> light outer shoe cover (one designed as a shoe cover). If it's really
> cold, wear a heavy bootie/shoe cover.
>
> If I see one more wanna-be pro (or actual pro) putzing around in SOCKS
> over his shoes I'm likely to frikkin' puke.
>
> Fred
Actually: they are the precursors to booties. You put a plastic bag
around your shoe and a sock over the plastic bag, and presto, you had
booties. When I was a college student, I was so poor that once, I
didn't have money to buy patches and I wrapped a tube with duct tape to
patch it. It held air for a while. I used to wear socks on top of my
shoes while my cycling buddies had this really pretty butties with the
La Vie Clair design, which, I thought, was retty cool.
Putting a thick wool sock under the show might not fit if the shoes are
snug. So, most people will wear a thin coolmax sock under the shoe.
Anything else will give you numb toes. A sock over your shoe will keep
your feet nice and warm on crips 40 degree mornings and your feet will
not overheat once the temperature reaches the 60s.
If you feel like puking, do some riding at your AT and then sprint.
That ought to make you want to puke.
Andres
