No. of cycling shoes: obsessed?

[redrhodie]

Geez, this forum is full of Imeldas! I have one pair. Shimano SPDs. They are perfect for everything I do. This is my second pair in 15 years.

What do you do when they're wet? Mine usually take more than a day to dry out, even stuffed with newspaper. I hate riding with wet shoes. I like having a backup pair for that. Of course, sometimes they get wet on my way to work, and I still have to ride home in them, so maybe I need another backup pair for that scenario. Now I'm thinking like Imelda!

[tulip]

What do you do when they're wet? Mine usually take more than a day to dry out, even stuffed with newspaper. I hate riding with wet shoes. I like having a backup pair for that. Of course, sometimes they get wet on my way to work, and I still have to ride home in them, so maybe I need another backup pair for that scenario. Now I'm thinking like Imelda!

I don't ride in the rain! Unless I have to, which is rarely.

The occassional times that I ride in rain, I stuff my shoes with newspaper, change the newspaper after several hours, and that seems to do the trick enough to ride in the next day.

[papaver]

I don't ride in the rain! Unless I have to, which is rarely.

Sissy.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Personally, I'm really happy that I just wear all my favorite regular walking/hiking shoes and boots for biking. Nothing cozier than my insulated leather hiking boots with thick felted wool socks and wool felt insole when it's 25F out!

[Crankin]

I have 3 pairs. My new red Sidis with Speedplays for road riding that I wear most of the time, my old light blue Sidis, which I kept, in case my red ones get wet, and my Sidis that are mountain bike shoes, with spd cleats. I wear those when I ride my Jamis hybrid, my mountain bike (hasn't happened yet this year), or go to spin (which won't happen this year, since i bagged my gym membership).
I have 3 pairs of booties, one for my mtb shoes and the others for my road shoes. I got one pair of Gore booties last winter and they fit very awkwardly. I can't explain it, but it's like they don't go over my shoe correctly and I can barely get the velcro snapped to the other side. They are the right size, so not sure what's wrong.
I do resort to the chemical warmers, especially when I commuted and it was 45 or below in the AM. I know it's wasteful, but I have a huge box which I purchased for x country skiing, so they will last me awhile.

[Cataboo]

Personally, I'm really happy that I just wear all my favorite regular walking/hiking shoes and boots for biking. Nothing cozier than my insulated leather hiking boots with thick felted wool socks and wool felt insole when it's 25F out!

When it's 25F out, I'm skiing, not biking

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

When it's 25F out, I'm skiing, not biking

If there's good snow, I snowshoe. No snow, I either hike or bike. Regardless of temperature.

[tjf9]

6 pairs. This is the problem with running different pedals on each bike...

Commuter - Speedplay Frogs - 2 pair of shoes. 1 pair of older Nikes that were my first pair of cycling shoes, and a pair of Keen sandals for summer riding (but I don't ride my commuter much in the summer so these might have to go soon)

Road - Speedplay X - 2 pairs. 1 pair of Sidis for most of the riding I do on this bike (love these shoes!) and a pair of Lake tri shoes for easy on/off during tris.

Cross - SPDs - 2 pairs. One pair I got on ebay that don't fit well (these will go on sale if I can ever take pics) and a pair of Shimanos I got on sale. I also use these for spin class.

Now if you ask me about running shoes...let's just say I really need to donate to one of those used shoe drives...