531Aussie

There's a guy down here who wears long black compression socks up to his knees!! It looks HORRIBLE!!

t4mv

Whaddya mean '80s, I thought we were still in the '70s?

The second worst thing Armstrong did was provide "technical feedback" that resulted in the current STI "brifters"... Crimany, why not just mount moose antlers on your hbars?....



Strangely enough, a dog bit me through some socks (so the length doesn't really matter), and one thing the socks helped with was it covered the wound and helped it clot before I completed the ride and cleaned it up.

531Aussie

ok, ok, I am old enough to remember to '70s.....just.
I even went to an ABBA concert

urodacus

no he didn't, he's just a geek. uncool people may have thought it was cool to look like lance, but that doesn't mean it IS cool.

US postal jerseys are also uncool.

Ha!

yogi13

+1

I like the ultralight 3/4 crew the best.

soze

I like Under Armour's low-cut socks you get in the 4-packs, actually. Comfy, and not $12/pair. Though I do have a couple pairs of low-cut White Sox wicking socks that I picked up at Grandstand, too, to sort of mix it up.

Also, I serialize each pair and mark a left and a right. I do this with all my socks. It's a harmless twitch.

Highcyclist

+1 on the 'Adrenaline'. I'm wearing a pair right now.

botto 

I think you have LA confused with Andy Hampsten, or another 7-11 rider.

Armstrong was a promising amateur, nothing more and nothing less, when STI came out.

trek1

+1 VERY STUPID

Robert C Wells

As a nurse, I'm very aware of the complications with circulation and foot problems in diabetics patients. However, I wear the "cycling" socks myself and while they are somewhat tight (for support I assume), they don't constrict blood flow, at least not that I can tell. On the other hand, the DO wick away moisture from my feet while I ride. After a good ride I take off the socks, they are wet, feet are dry. This is very important in foot health too, as moisture buildup over a period of time can cause tissues to become soft and bacteria LOVE warm moist places. Another plus is the way most of the cycling socks are constructed means they don't have seams which can wear on your feet over the period of a ride and cause further skin breakdown. I think the benefits of wearing the cycling socks would outweigh the negatives, especially for one such as yourself concerned with foot care. You might want to look into this and reconsider, maybe get a second opinion.

bike4life

-100!

USPS jerseys were better looking than most pro cycling team jerseys of the time. Lance's victories under Postal sponsership increased the visibility of pro cycling a hundredfold in the US. Unfortunately, the marketing goombas in USPS HQ decided that they would rather sponser NASCAR , the sport (?) of hillbillies, instead of continue with cycling, the sport of the gods.

Back on topic: Wool socks rock, regardless of height, but I do prefer the shorter ones when weather permits.

2Tired2Shift

Those are the gayest socks I've ever seen.

Blue Jays

/\/\ What makes a type of sock "gay" as compared to the next? Maybe you can share your preferences on cycling socks and why they perform best. For example, SmartWools are extremely durable, don't retain odors, and are comfortable across an extremely broad range of temperatures because they wick so well.

DataJunkie

What an odd thread.

I have no show socks for cycling (Defeet aireators and champion). Merino wool socks for cold weather (cycling is included).
No show champion white socks for regular shorts. 1/4 length white socks for the same thing. Full length champion white socks for jeans. Full length black dress socks for work.
It really iritates me when I ride to work wearing wool socks for cool mornings and forget the no show cycling socks for the warmer ride home without tights.
However, wearing white socks with dress clothes is even more annoying.

Bob Ross

We don't.

Except in winter, I wear the low cut "low crew" or whatever they're called, the sox that show off your entire ankle. Why? I dunno, 'cuz the first ones I got happened to be very comfortable so I kept buying them?

Or maybe because I think high ankle socks look dorky?

(I know, I've said it before: cyclists have no business complaining about anybody else's fashion sense.)

Actually, yesterday I thought of a good reason to wear high ankle socks: The morning started out a bit cool, so I had leg warmers on. That tiny gap between my lo-rise socks & the bottom of my leg warmers was freezing for the first 10 miles or so!

patentcad

I feel uniquely qualified to answer this question, but I refuse to do so on the grounds that it might incriminate me.

CastIron

Picture is worth a thousand words PCaddy! Somebody has it.

CastIron

I really want a pair of these little delights:

subframe

My bike socks are the same height as my regular non-dress socks.

I was unaware so many people wore such low socks, that bike socks would be 'high'

steaktaco

I only wear no-shows in the summer.

RelevantCycling

https://nonaknits.typepad.com/nonakni...pom_tennis.jpg

botto 

we?

Camilo

I just wear my argyle dress socks. They are synthetic and about the right weight.

Actually, I usually wear no socks or the thinnest short athletic or liner socks I have in the drawer. If they're "too high" for my taste, I just fold them down!

FrankBattle 

Here we are talking about what length socks to wear.

This is amazing. But I too like the little black UA socks. They are unobtrusive and comfortable.

PipinFan

Because if you fall you won't mess up your ankle on the outside of course with the long ones.