trekmogul 

My feet are always cold and I need a good pair of cold weather riding shoes. I want raod shoes but really toasty toasty ones and open to ideas. Anyone..?

OldsCOOL

This is what we use up here....

volosong

Shoe covers. Not the perfect solution, but sure helps with some nice, thick wool socks. Kinda expensive, so you have to shop around.

Shoe covers currently at Performance, I got mine from Competitive Cyclist on sale. A set of Pearl Izumi and another by Garneau.

NVanHiker

I'd also vote for shoe covers. But don't spend too much. Goretex is overkill.

trekmogul 

COLD WEATHER SHOES..? I want top of the line COLD WEATHER ROAD Bike Shoes..and also Covers..

KenshiBiker

I've heard good things about 45North Wolvhammer and LakeMXZ302 and MXZ303 Winter Boots. One of these will be showing up on my doorstep within the next couple of months.

Terex

I have Lake mtn bike shoes and they're great. I've never had problems with cold feet, so a pair of Northwave non-vented road shoes and light covers work for me.

jimc101

45Nrth only do gear for cold weather, you would need to swap to MTB cleats if using on a road bike 45NRTH

Tusky

If you want toasty you can try heated insoles or heated socks. Battery powered and good for hours.

tsl

My suggestion is to get a set of SPD pedals and a pair of Lakes.

I'm going in to my seventh winter a pair of Lake MXZ302s. I wear them every day when it's below freezing. I commute, go shopping, and on pleasure rides with them.

They're the warmest shoes of any king that I've ever owned. They're too warm for me to wear above freezing. I've worn them down to -4F with only a second pair of ordiinary athletic socks. They're good to the lower teens with only one pair of ordinary athletic socks. Completely waterproof too.

Downsides are that they're on the heavy side, fit two-bolt pedal systems only, and pricey, although that part is mitigated by their durability. I expect to get another three to five years of daily use out of them.

KenshiBiker

Listen to this man. He rides every day in upstate N.Y. If you've ever seen the picture of him and his bike covered in snow, you'll realize he knows from cold. There are a number of people here on BF that, if they recommend something, I know they're speaking from personal experience and I can rest assured that it works (it may not necessarily be the best product for me, but at least I know it works): tsl is one of them.

leob1

I've had warm tooties down to about 20f with wool socks(1 pair) and neoprene shoe covers. I've also found that if your shoe has vents on the bottom, cover them with some tape. If you don't you'll have a cold spot, and if you go throuogh a pudde, your feet will get wet.

tsl

Thanks for that.

It's nice to know some people recognize that I limit myself to speaking from personal experience, rather than veering off into speculation or things like "I heard", "I saw", or "I read". Or worse, "I know (of) some guy who..."

You made my day!

Carbonfiberboy 

I've used a pair of Lakes through several PNW winters. Love them. Rain is a larger problem here than pure cold. I use a pair of dry suit leg seals on my ankles to keep water from running down into the shoes. Works great.

Doug64

My wife uses Sidi winter road shoes, and is happy with them.

digibud

Lake are about the best of spd shoes. They aren't warm enough for Alaskan winters. I've used mukluks too and they're great when you might have to get out and walk but now I prefer Keen boots with a harder sole. I toss in chem heat packs to keep my feet toasty warm. Chem packs in the feet and in my pogies make rides a bit pricey but you can also put them into plastic baggies when they are only half used and take them out for a second use later.

qcpmsame 

Also, some of the cyclocross model shoes are insulated and waterproof, might be worth a a look. The Sidi boot style winter shoes would be my choice if a winter shoe was necessary, on the central Gulf Coast it isn't really useful for me.

I'll third the recommendation about taking tsl's advice to heart, he is straight forward, honest and avoids the weird things that can infiltrate a thread. One of the good guys!

Bill

bicyclridr4life

I use platform pedals and Mukluks rated to -120 degrees in the winter. I have a strong dislike of cold toes.

fietsbob

SPD cleats make a great Heat Sink .. taking away heat that you are trying to keep ..

Wear those Ice Fishing Boots use grip pin platform Pedals

Kai Winters

I use the Northwave shoes...two sizes larger than my normal road shoes so I can wear a couple layers of socks. They work well for me.

RISKDR1

back in the 60's I was in the army in Alaska doing winter biathlon. We would put rag wool socks over our ski shoes when doing cross country ski training. It was very effective. Created a boundary layer that insulated very well. I suppose you could to the same with road bike shoes by cutting a window for the cleats. It would be important that you use wool and not some other material since wool is a fantastic insulator even when wet.

qcpmsame 

^^+1, the rag wool socks are my favorites when it gets cooler out, I'll wear them most of the time a my regular work and knock around socks, also.

Bill