Originally Posted by
balto charlie
Wouldn't miss it for the world. I'm kinda psyched up for it actually. How low can you go. I haven't driven to work in '09.
NR: You failed to answer my Q about your shoe size
Do you wear one size bigger in winter w/ 2 socks like Max and I? I gotta try that grease stuff. My core is always good just some chilly extremities.
Barry: Thanks for the cover offer but I am not a fan of neoprene. At least the stuff I am familiar. Kayaking neoprene was a great insulator but sucked as a wind breaker. I would think a windbreaker material is essential in shoe covers. If I could stop the wind getting through my wool is warm enough. Are all shoe covers neoprene??
I think I went from 54s (my old Cat-1s) to 56 in the Sidi shoes with the specific purpose of having extra room for the winter. In the summer, because my feet swell a little, one pair of Thorlo running socks is good enough. A pair of thin double-layered (for blister prevention) WrightSocks for running are too thin.
In the winter, I layer the WrightSocks and SAM's Club wool socks followed by a Performance neoprene bootie with the zipper left open (because one of them broke, so I fixed by breaking the other one and now I leave both open) followed by a fabric type bootie from BikeTiresDirect.com where I get my Tufo tires.