Originally Posted by
Tequila Joe
I can go to -10C with my regular MTB shoes, wool socks and shoe covers.
I'm considering going to BMX flat pedals & winter boots on my Ice Bike commuter project. I will prolly hate them and go back to my CB egg Beaters. These boots may help and at $79, its not that big of an investment
In winter I switch my pedals to Shimano PD-M424 (they are only $50 most places).
http://bike.shimano.com/catalog/cycl...=1190304953645
Personally I use polarfleece socks and a liner, but yeah any shoe can hit -10c (14f) without much issue in my experience. On slushy days I use a gaiter over my booties just to keep everything drier and it keeps me very warm.
For the really cold or wet days I use a set of winter hiking boots on the platform. Not ideal, but I found it to be as effective as any other platform pedal in hiking boots. Most days I use my SPD shoes though, so switching entirely to a platform pedal doesn't seem worth it to me.