SockGuy is the bomb. https://www.sockguy.com/

Got a pair of Rasta Sasquatch socks for my birthday. https://www.sockguy.com/crew-2/rasta...s-crrastasasqx

Similar to the Sasquatch socks I already had, but with a reggae groove. https://www.sockguy.com/products-search?qs=Sasquatch

Good point!
Tim

Carbon fabric is the preferred material for cycling socks. It's very strong, extremely light and guaranteed to make you generate more watts

😂 I’m very picky and conscious of everything I wear, including socks. My favorites are the ones with L and R for left and right foot so they don’t get stretched out in the toe boxes. I was actually pretty excited to read a post about socks. Maybe I’ll find a new favorite brand 😅

Never tried or even heard of bamboo socks.

For me, socks must be wool.

Rumors of footsplosions notwithstanding.

Bamboo fabric is nice. My memory foam mattress has a bamboo fabric cover. Very soft, durable and easy to clean.

I usually buy cheap wicking fabric poly blend anklet socks at the dollar store, 3 pair for a buck. They work fine. But I might try bamboo socks for giggles.

I gave up on wool socks years ago. Wool socks wear out too quickly at friction points and are difficult to darn without creating unevenness that can abrade the skin.

Ditto wool shorts and jerseys. Wore 'em for years, but the better poly wicking fabrics now suit me better. Longer lasting, easier and quicker to wash and dry, and the best wicking fabrics have low odor. Snugger fit too.

Ordinary low cost ankle length Gold Toe white sox from Penneys work just fine.

I love that every one of these threads has about half of the posts consisting of "I wear the cheapest socks on earth, some that I find in empty fields, and don't care what color they are." Sigh.

The guy asked if anyone had worn bamboo socks. For me it's a no, which is surprising, as I have probably 30 pairs of cycling socks.

I'm not ruling them out-- they cost around the same per pair as a good pair of cycling socks (or wool hikers, for that matter)-- and I'm mostly okay with $10 for a pair of socks. I tried riding in cotton socks once. That was once too many.

Where do I buy carbon socks?

My carbon jerseys are comfortable, dry faster, weigh less at 77 g/m^2 versus 110 g/m^2 for pure polyester, allegedly have anti-bacterial properties, and sequester atmospheric carbon captured by coconut trees.

Socks with that technology could be great.

https://www.jessicahemmings.com/coco...al-technology/

https://i.imgur.com/xbk3nsyl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/n00p8RD.jpg

Try these and let us know how they work out for you.
DeFEET EVO CARBON SOCK

My take on “bamboo” socks: buyer beware! The bamboo in these might start as a natural product but my understanding is that the cellulose in the bamboo is extracted in an industrial process and transformed into “Rayon” fiber. I tried these socks and found them worse than cotton. They “wick” moisture away from your feet all right. But then they trap that same moisture right next to your skin. These socks were terrible. They are not pricey but it doesn’t matter because they leave your feet soggy and cold.

Bombas socks not Bamboo

gold toes have those seams in the toe which give me blisters

Why not a thread about socks. Lots of posts about jerseys,pants, shirts, shoes, etc...

Not sure why you'd be sighing. I don't wear special socks while cycling because I've encountered no problem that needs to be solved at some expense and inconvenience. I can accept that people get some benefit from kit that I might not (feet vary a lot, for example), but I don't think that obligates me to buy that kit for myself. Regular crew socks work fine for me. And no, that's not the equivalent of finding them in fields.

I have some whimsical socks, like a pair with short busses on them.

And these:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/feEAA...f2g/s-l640.jpg

This clarification would have been much more helpful earlier in this thread. Now folks have gone off on all kinds of sock tangents.

OK - so could you share with us what you have heard about Bombas socks?

I think I saw a slick ad for them on TV but don’t really recall what dinstinguishes these socks compared with other brands. Are these the ones with a lot more sizes available by chance?

Fizik makes a great summer pair.

I like bombas:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...650b940cda.jpg

So in other words you have OCD

Yes. And those posts are just as silly.

I've read that becoming a sock will get you banned. I'm not sure exactly what this means, but the uncertainty frightens me a little...

Not just banned, but darned.

I knew a magician who turned into a drug store...

Silver socks
 

Silver drystat are my go to socks for camping, bicycling, or motorcycling. I still prefer wool for cool weather hiking. The drystat socks can be pricey, but I have bought them on closeout sales.