Originally Posted by
jrobe
Cold toes means your core body temperature has gone down and you are shunting blood away from your extremeties. You don't need better footwear, you need better core body insulation and wind protection (including your head).
If you keep your body and head warm, you won't have to worry about your toes.
Ignore this.
You can have cold toes and a good core body temperature. And it does seem to vary from person to person. Some seem to be incredibly lucky and only suffer cold extremities when their body temperature drops (maybe jrobe has that good fortune).
I've done various things but the things that help the most:
1. Good warm shoes (they make shoes for winter cycling).
2. Good warm socks (wool, as thick as can go in your shoe without making it tight.)
3. Never make your shoes too tight anywhere.
4. Chemical warmers (the iron based ones)
5. Keep your ankles warm
6. Keep your legs warm
7. Know your limits and don't go on super long rides. 2 hours might be all you get.
8. Shoe covers are great if it's above freezing.