Originally Posted by
chasm54
It would not be do-able, because you need the cleat to be attached to a rigid sole. So you'd be wearing a regular shoe inside a rigid-soled overshoe. Given that the body of the overshoe has to be flexible in order to make it close-fitting, it would be inevitable that your foot would slide around inside the overshoe. Wouldn't work.
You're right -- the rigid sole would allow the shoe inside to slide left and right, unless the size of the overshoe was an exact match to the shoe. You could velcro the overshoe down, but what to do about that lateral movement? The answer is that something has to fill that empty space up. I can think of several ways you might do that; the easiest might be to package small inserts with the overshoe. You could use as many as needed, more or less like using shim stock. I might not be explaining it very well, but that way I picture it in my head wouldn't even be all that hard to do.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
The question you have to ask is why? Why make an overshoe (galoshes) with it's own cleat when someone already makes a good waterproof bicycle shoe? The
45NRTH Fasterkatt is exactly what you need.
If the price is too steep for you, you can do something similar although not submersion proof like the FasterKatt is. You
should have a set of winter shoes but even if you don't, get a roll of aluminum furnace tape, remove the insole insert and line the bottom of the shoe with the tape. It will seal the cleat opening and provide some reflection of your foot's heat. Add in a
fleece liner and you'll have a shoe that is almost as good as the FasterKatt for a bit less money.
If you want to add the fleece insole (and need to wear thicker socks), you should buy a shoe for winter that is 1 to 2 sizes larger than yo wear in winter.
Actually I plan on buying the Fasterkatt boots this winter -- they should be out by about mid-September in my area. I'm debating on the Wolvhammer, but that might be overdoing it for the mild winters I usually get.
But the advantage of an overshoe is that I could wear ordinary shoes inside. With clipless boots, I have to carry my other footwear in a separate bag and change when I get to my destination. So while those Fasterkatt boots would be ideal for riding singletrack in winter (which I might try doing this year), a pair of overshoes would be ideal for getting around town.