Socks!

[Crankin]

I'm in Indy's boat. I have lots of cute socks (synthetic), but I am wearing more wool all year round. I wear SW or 6 Point wool cycling socks in various lenghts, mostly mini and micro, but I do have some crew length. I also love DeFeet Woolie Bullies for my heaviest socks. Thin, but thick at the same time. Been trying to wear more synthetic now that it's clearly summer weather, but I have awful issues with my feet burning after about 30 miles, especially in my mountain shoes. The wool seems to prevent it. Guess I'll be buying some more wool socks.
I wear Tekko socks for the gym and/or walking/running.

[ny biker]

DeFeet Wooleators and Aireators fit me best. I have a couple of pairs of their Speede socks, but I prefer a bit more of a cuff than what they have. The cuff on the Wooleators and Aireators is just right. I also have several pairs of the taller wool socks, which I wear for colder temps.

http://www.teamestrogen.com/defeet/p...0-b100018.html

The Woolie Boolies are great too, but they're a bit too thick for my bike shoes.

I generally go with wool socks for temps below 70F and regular socks for 70 and above. I try to color coordinate my socks with my jersey, not necessarily to match the colors but I definitely like to make sure they don't clash.

I can't wear socks with tight elastic around the mid-foot/arch area. I do not understand the point of the extra elastic, and more importantly I find it very uncomfortable. This rules out all SmartWool cycling socks, and all the Teko socks I've looked at.

p.s. I have a pair of Aireators with smiling yellow rubber duckies on the cuffs that I bought more than 10 years ago and I still wear them. Just the other day someone complimented me on them.