Talk to me about cycling boots

[Becky]

SIDI Diablo lover here. The sizing already takes thicker socks into consideration. Goretex means that NO water or wind gets in. The higher ankle is nice to keep dribbles out.

As soon as it gets below 50degF, it's my only commuting shoe!

-- gnat!

What Gnat said. I wear my normal Sidi size in my Diablo boots. If I needed super-warm, I'd look at either the Lakes or Pearl Izumi's Barrier GTX boots. I love that I can wear the Sidis when temps are moderate but it's windy/rainy. For very cold days, I steal a pair of DH's wool socks to go over my wool socks.

My only quibble is that I have skinny girl ankles and I can't quite get the neoprene cuff tight enough.

Timely thread- I just switched my road bike to SPDs so that I can wear my Diablos

[nscrbug]

I'd be interested in hearing thoughts on the Northwave Fahrenheit, too. I currently wear regular Northwave road shoes and I LOVE them! So when I started to consider getting a pair of boots, I immediately leaned towards the Northwaves because I know their road shoes fit me well. I would like to be able to wear a regular (not overly thick) wool sock and be comfortable. My feet/toes tend to not like super thick socks. Actually, my feet don't really start to get cold or numb until we do rides where the temps start out in the 20's and top out in the 30's. Anything above that, and I'm generally okay with my current set-up of 1 pair of regular wool socks, my normal road shoes, and my PI toe covers.

Linda

[Marquise]

I found Sidi Hydros for half price last year. My regular Sidis are size 39.5, while my Hydros are men's 40 (no half sizes) and they're much bigger. Plenty of room for warm socks but they're much warmer even without heavy socks. Can't keep my feet warm without them when it's low 40s or colder.