Touring - Rain, Rain, go away!

You heard me!
Well, I have decent gear for 95% of my body. I am still on a quest to find a good pair of shoe covers/booties that are water resistant. The one LBS that has some decent ones don't have my size. I don't know if I want to spend 40 bucks + shipping on some Pearl Izumi Amfibs. They sure do look sweet though.

If you guys know of any proven brands of anti-rain shoe covers, let me know.


Dave

I bought a pair a couple of years ago that are completely waterproof.

I put them on, go riding in the rain, they fill up and not a drop leaks out.

Originally posted by Dwagenheim
You heard me!
Well, I have decent gear for 95% of my body. I am still on a quest to find a good pair of shoe covers/booties that are water resistant. The one LBS that has some decent ones don't have my size. I don't know if I want to spend 40 bucks + shipping on some Pearl Izumi Amfibs. They sure do look sweet though.

If you guys know of any proven brands of anti-rain shoe covers, let me know.


Dave
Dwagenheim you do NOT want waterproof or even water resistant boots, booties, sneakers, fluffies or any other bizarre footwear. What ya want are a decent, fair priced pair of running style sneakers with as much nylon/type webbing on top as possible, and as little of the fabric/padding on top as possible. The former will dry quickly; the latter soak up rain, sweat and rot. I just finished the first part of my tour on the east coast (vermont) and ran into a lot of rainy/thunderstormy weather. My sneakers dried within minutes when the storms stopped and the fair skies came out. If you put your feet into the stuff you want you will end up with toefungus and athletes foot that will stink up the whole northern hemisphere!

My favorite cycling shoe was the old adidas XL-17. All nylon webbing in the upper, and a firm sole to pedal with. Damn!

roughstuff

Well, I just got some of these after riding through the rain to the bike shop today. I'm just fed up with wet shoes taking too long to dry. I do plan to bring along sneakers as an alternative, but I had to find something to protect my cycling shoes.

40 bucks. A little spendy. Maybe the weather will be freezing too and I'll get my moneys worth.

Dave

Pic: Gator neoprene shoe covers.

Interesting looking things though not exactly a fashion statement.:p

Happy feet = happy rider.