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Old 08-02-17 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by DropBarFan
Heh, good tune. IMO it's a scientific mystery why wearing socks seems to help prevent stink foot. In hot weather one would think socks would only be an additional bug-breeding ground & stink worse.

BTW all the road pros wear socks even though they can afford the best (even custom) shoes that would seem to be comfortable w/o socks.
Socks are mandated by the UCI for pro cycling. I'm sure that there are some that would prefer not to wear them, but they're rules for wearing socks get down to it. They even regulate the height of the sock.
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