Cold Weather Shoes/Boots

[redrhodie]

My feet hardly ever get cold when riding, even with just one pair of socks in below freezing temps. I think it's because my winter cycling shoes (inexpensive Specialized MTB) are a little roomy, allowing for good circulation. I wear cheap polar-fleece socks which don't quite make it up to the bottom edge of my knickers, and if it's so cold I don't want any skin exposed, bamboo knee highs underneath.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I use adjustable diagonal PowerGrip straps with platform pedals.
Thus I get to enjoy wearing my super warm insulated winter hiking boots, with nice heavy wool socks.

No little plastic & velcro slippers or 'booties' for me! LOL

[limewave]

Booties help a lot for road riding with clipless pedals.
You could also try sealskin socks with toe warmers.

For platforms, I like my mid-weight gortex hiking boots with smartwool insulated socks.

[lph]

(Anything wrong with booties ) I wear Shimano winter boots with a wool insole, sturdy and roomy, and fairly warm, and add neoprene booties (a bit tight so a bit of a hassle) or roomy Goretex booties over if it's very wet or slushy or very cold. Medium-weight wool socks. I like the feel of clipless.

[KathiCville]

I get cold in a flash, so I invested in *serious* winter footgear a couple of years ago, including:

** Sidi winter boots (on sale) [but not the super-duper Diablo model]

** Sealskinz socks with the fleece lining.

** Sidi Toasters (battery-operated heated insoles), nabbed at half price two winters ago. Worth every penny. I wear them for hiking and walking zeee dog, too. Good for about 3 hours in really, really cold and windy temps.

**Wool, wool, wool, from the top of my head to the tips of my toes.

** If it's not frigid, I'll skip the boots and wear my regular Sidi shoes with Louis Garneau toe covers---the ones with the heel straps.

Can you tell I have a horror of being frozen?

I use the Heat Grabber chem packs in my gloves, but not in my shoes/boots. The packs make an amazing difference in whether I'm focused on enjoying my ride or on how soon I can get back to my truck to thaw out achingly cold fingers.