Cycling Socks

[Joanne Booker]

I've just been helping a company testing out some Cycling socks, they gave me 3 different companies socks to test out and i had to give feedback and marks out of 10 for comfort, cost, material and what they felt like whilst cycling/post ride. They gave me some Endura Coolmax Race, Polaris Coolmax Cycling and their personal made socks. I didn't know which sock was which, cycled 30 miles in each over 3 weekends and there was only one winner for me- Sockmine Ladies Cycle Air with Coolmax. They're still in development stages at the minute, but apparently they're going to have a website up and running within the next couple of weeks.

[Irulan]

What, no rating on the cuteness factor? I never buy bike socks unless they are cute or have cool saying on them, or coordinate with my bikes. I thought I'd lost my "ride like a girl" socks and I was very upset. I found them last week at the very bottom of the drawer but the elastic is almost dead. There is a bike shop in Laramie Wyoming whose shop sock says " we hang bike thieves in Wyoming". How cool is that?

[Eden]

lol - my current favorites have monkeys wearing 3D glasses (the old red and green ones) on them.....

OMG... I just saw Sock Monkey socks.... I think I need to have them....

[Raindrop]

One of my favorites has a picture of a wine glass on it's side, spilled red wine and the word "tragedy" on the sole.

[AppleTree]

What, no rating on the cuteness factor? I never buy bike socks unless they are cute or have cool saying on them, or coordinate with my bikes. I thought I'd lost my "ride like a girl" socks and I was very upset. I found them last week at the very bottom of the drawer but the elastic is almost dead. There is a bike shop in Laramie Wyoming whose shop sock says " we hang bike thieves in Wyoming". How cool is that?

This is me too!! I always look for cute and different socks. My favorites are the little bikes with hearts in between.

I think Terry is getting away from the "ride like a girl" logo, which is sad. Now they have "ride girl". Not as fun.

I do have to say I consider performance and comfort too. I like lighter weight socks.

Hanging bike thieves sounds okay to me, LOL

[luvmyguys]

When I rode the century, I wore the turtle socks from TE to remind me to go slow and steady. :)

It's become a bit of a joke among some runner friends when they wonder if they can do (name the distance) - "Do I need to send you my turtle socks?"

[lph]

Love the way TE took this thread and ran with it :D

I don't have very many cute socks but I'm very attached to the ones I have. I need more. I want ride like a girl socks!

[Crankin]

I have 3 ride like a girl jerseys... though it's more the material and fit than the saying.
My favorite pair of "coffee" socks bit the dust last year, after 10+ years. I wear mini socks now, anyway.

[pll]

Ah, my favorite pair of cycling socks I bought in Team Estrogen (I should have bought several pairs): Monkey Business from Save our Soles. You can see them in Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Mulitsport-Coolmax-Socks-Monkey-Business-Green/dp/B009ZZPKI8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1375449013&sr=8-3&keywords=monkey+business+socks). Love having those!

[AppleTree]

Ah, my favorite pair of cycling socks I bought in Team Estrogen (I should have bought several pairs): Monkey Business from Save our Soles. You can see them in Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Mulitsport-Coolmax-Socks-Monkey-Business-Green/dp/B009ZZPKI8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1375449013&sr=8-3&keywords=monkey+business+socks). Love having those!

SO CUTE! Had to order those!! I love having the Amazon app on my phone...although it can be a little dangerous. LOL.

[Kernyl]

My favorite socks are DeFeet. I like the fit and they are comfortable. I also like "sock guy" for cross.

[Geonz]

I'm afraid... I thought the title was "cycling sucks" and I had to see what it was about. I think it's time for bed:)

[zoom-zoom]

For regular road rides and training I generally wear whatever merino socks I find a good deal on.

For cyclocross racing it's all about the craziest knee-highs I can find! I have quite a collection going, now, and try not to wear the same socks more than once in a season.

[gnat23]

For cyclocross racing it's all about the craziest knee-highs I can find! I have quite a collection going, now, and try not to wear the same socks more than once in a season.

Between Cyclocross, Crossfit, and Roller Derby, my knee-high sock collections is now... impressive.

Certainly not performance socks, but I spend way too much here:
http://www.sockdreams.com/products/socks/knee-highs/

I still keep meaning to pick up a pair of these spiffy compression socks:
https://www.bondiband.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1852

-- gnat!

[zoom-zoom]

Bondi Band has compression socks?! Oh, that is new! I love the One Hot Mess ones!

Yeah, Sock Dreams is way dangerous. I love that site!

[sookiesue]

Zoom, you've probably seen these, but if not you should definitely give them a try!

http://www.sockittome.com/cart/index.php

It's a Portland, Oregon company and the socks are super comfy and generally awesome.

[rebeccaC]

I still have a few pairs of pink Terry ride like a girl's. I think I bought ten pairs or so when I first saw them :) and still have a few black Sweetpea's which I don't think are available anymore.

Make your own....Lucy Neatby
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-HHFhgTc/0/M/i-HHFhgTc-M.jpg

[rebeccaC]

Zoom, you've probably seen these, but if not you should definitely give them a try!

http://www.sockittome.com/cart/index.php

It's a Portland, Oregon company and the socks are super comfy and generally awesome.

luv the rainbow blast!!! "Fact: Unicorns eat danger for breakfast. Fact: Unicorns poop rainbows." :D

[AppleTree]

I still have a few pairs of pink Terry ride like a girl's. I think I bought ten pairs or so when I first saw them :) and still have a few black Sweetpea's which I don't think are available anymore.

Make your own....Lucy Neatby
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-HHFhgTc/0/M/i-HHFhgTc-M.jpg

How cute are those?!! I wish I could knit like that.

[zoom-zoom]

Zoom, you've probably seen these, but if not you should definitely give them a try!

http://www.sockittome.com/cart/index.php

It's a Portland, Oregon company and the socks are super comfy and generally awesome.

Lalalalala...*hands over eyes* I did not see that...lalalalalala!!! :p

[ny biker]

Another DeFeet fan here. The Aireators and Wooleators fit me best and are most comfortable of the various brands that I've tried.

One of the first pairs I ever bought have big yellow rubber duckies on them. I noticed a small hole in them yesterday. This makes me sad.

P.S. I like to color-coordinate my socks to my jersey. This does not necessarily mean they have to be the same color, just that they have to work well together.

[Boudicca]

After discovering wool socks a couple of years back, my cool chilli pepper and Rolling Stones socks are sitting unloved in my sock drawer. Wool just seems to work better for me, both in winter and in summer.

The only advantage is that wool socks do wear out more quickly than synthetic ones, so I can justify buying replacements more often. I have a couple of pairs of Pearl Izumi wool socks that have almost no fabric left on the heel, so need to be retired.

[Dragonfly5]

TE has some socks with purple dragonflies that I HAVE to have!!