Need Shoe Cover Recommendations!!

[mars]

My goal in life is to keep my hands and feet warm. With that said...I put baggies over my socks inside my shoes. Smartwool socks. Neoprene shoe covers. That's for my road shoes. Can't fit any heavy socks inside of them. For my MTB shoes I wear Gortex socks over Smartwool socks inside the shoes. This has worked really well. Then when the day warms up, you can just peel the layers off and stash in your pocket.

Now the hands I haven't completely figured out. So far the best is to wear full finger cycling gloves under Goretex shells (Outdoor Research). Then when I warm up I take off the shells.

[bluerider]

Another vote for the PI AmFIB covers. They are amazing and I am notoriously known by those who sit next to me on the coach of my cold feet. They are cha-ching but honestly, they fit really well and cover the right areas. On really cold days, I wear two pairs of socks and plug the little holey thing on the bottom of my shoe (okay, not technical I know).

[bikerbarb]

Went on on Sunday in 24 degrees and sunshine and had a great ride with cannondale toe covers and toe warmers in my shoes. Last time I rode, 2 weeks ago it was about 30 and my feet were killing me when I got back, I didn't realize how numb they were. Never thought I'd venture out again, but my husband, who just found religion, put his biking clothes on and I couldn't let the newbie go out without me!
We did 25 miles. I highly recommend the cannondale toe covers. They were only $13, and the toe warmers were only 99c. Hands were pretty warm in lobster claws, though they do get cold sometimes. But riding uphill warms them up, and there's plenty of opportunity for that around PIttsburgh.

[Nanci]

Well, I'm still hoping Santa will bring me a pair of winter Sidis for Christmas, so I haven't done anything about the shoe covers- although I did ride in 50 degree rain for 3 hours last Saturday, and had the blocks of ice attached to the end of my legs to prove it...

I got a pair of Hincapie covers on eBay for 99 cents which I am hoping will do _something_ for me until the final decision.

Thank you everyone for your recommendations!

70 degrees forecast for the high Saturday! Too bad it has to be 40 at the start.

Nanci

[Aint Doody]

I see that some of y'all have cold hands, too. Get the handwarmers (like the toe warmers) and put them on the backs of your hands inside the gloves. This works pretty well for me!!

[helga]

I just got back from REI with a new pair of Serius Storm socks. They're great! I have them on under my Defeet blaze socks. Very warm, and all of this doesn't, at least as I walk through the house, feel too cramped in my shoes. Would definitely recommend them!