Originally Posted by
Champlaincycler
I'm with Dan........ I've also settled on a pair of oversized mtb type shoes. I wear a size 12 shoe over my size 11 feet with a pair of liners, some ski socks and maybe a pair of heavy smart wool socks as well. I wrap duct tape over the toe areas to defeat the wind. This keeps me happy down to 15 degrees or so when the cleats start to suck too much body heat from the balls of my feet. I'm thinking that this year I might slice a piece of neoprene from an old shoe cover and line the cleat area to help with that.
For me, winter riding is really not about performance. Its more just to get out and enjoy some winter air and to retain some semblance of fitness.
I put a set of felt insoles with reflective liner material similar in appearance to tinfoil in the shoes to deal with the conductivity of the SPD cleats. Seems to work OK down to 0 f anyway. That's -18c BTW.