Overshoes?
 

OK, yesterday I was doing my normal commute (about 6 miles each way) and the heavens dramaticaly opened, felt like I was riding in the shower!! Well I had my waterproofs on(only cheap ones, that feel more like a bin bag then a good waterproof) so it wasn't too bad. But by the time I'd got home, the rain, and splashes from puddles, had made my feet soaking wet. The trainer I ware are still drying.

So basicly I want to know if you can suggest a waterproof overshoe type thing. I've had a quick look on the net, but they all look a bit professional. I only when cheap normal peddle(that came with the bike) don't use bike shoe's, I using a clumpy skater type quicksiler trainer. Would over shoe fit over such things?

PS.. If I was(which I might) to get some new waterproof trousers/jacket, any good cheap ones that you all think are good?

I wear Bellwether No-Aqua booties. I don't know if they look too "professional" for you, but the do the job well for keeping my feet dry and warm when it's sub in the sub 40F temps and raining.

When it comes to foul weather clothing one must look outside of
the biking world for the really good stuff. Suggest that you look
where hunters, farmers or saliors shop for supplies due the nature
of this type of work foul weather is the norm.

Sure, I know that one can buy decent foul weather gear for cycles
but you'll pay twice as much for it and it won't be nearly as good as
what real foul weather gear would be. It just ain't as pretty is all.*

Totes makes a good neoprene overshoe. Get the high top kind.

Paul

check your local army/navy store for Totes rubber overshoes.

I picked up a pair of Pearl Izumi cycling booties and I've found them to work quite well. Not only do they keep my feet warm, but very dry as well.

I tried neoprene over boots. I found that they don't work for me. They are a hell of a time to slip over the shoes, and then they also have to have a hole for the clip-ins. When it pours out, and it does often here, the splashback has a way of seeping in.

However, what I found works great is gore tex socks. The shoes, can get wet all they want, but the feet stay dry.

ya still have to put normal socks on though...

If you use cycling shoes you might be hard pressed to beat a plastic bag inside your shoes with a rubber band around your angles. Water proof socks are the same concept. The problem with overshoes/boots on a bike is that water will come in through the top unless you do something to seal them off.

Anyone try the Showers Pass shoe covers before? Not sure how easy they are to get on/off but their jackets and pants seem to do ok.

Yeah, I'm thinking gallon or bigger zip-loc freezer bags with a rubber band, super cheap, and effective, double bag though in case tread on pedals wears through first layer.

Actually I think something long and skinny works better like a bread bag. At work we have something like that but it is much heaver than a bread bag. I would put the bag on the inside of the shoe so you don't have to worry about it wearing through or if you have clipless pedals.

I don't suggest this to be cheap. I have had simmular problems with shoe covers as one of the above posters has and have found them to be next to useless.