I'm in the market for some winter cycling shoes.
Just googling, I see 45Nrth, Diadora, Louis Garneau, Shimano, and Lake.
Which do you wear? What do you recommend? I'm looking for SPD cleats, dry feet in the worst downpour. I don't live in an extremely cold climate, just need enough warmth for 35F. I don't live in snow country so I don't need deep sole lugs. I guess my need is really rain shoes more than winter shoes.
Or, tell me how to make my ventilated cycling shoes waterproof. I currently use booties but my feet still get soaked. Water must come through the cleat backing plate.
A lot of booties are not waterproof. They're made out of the same materials as WETsuits.
One thing that I did that helped me more than booties was to put tape (packing tape over electrical tape, as the electrical tape, alone, wanted to come off the shoe) over the vents in the cycling shoes, and also to put some electrical tape over the cleat holes. I had to take out the sole insert to do this.
This did more to warm my toes than using Toesties.
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