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02-01-20, 08:56 AM
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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
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
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02-01-20, 09:19 AM
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02-01-20, 03:54 PM
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02-01-20, 04:20 PM
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😂 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 😅
02-01-20, 04:47 PM
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02-01-20, 07:09 PM
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02-01-20, 07:56 PM
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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.
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.
02-02-20, 09:47 AM
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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.
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.
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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/
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02-02-20, 10:16 AM
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Where do I buy them?
My 5% carbon jerseys are comfortable, dry faster, weigh less at 77 g/m^2 versus 110 g/m^2 for pure polyester, and allegedly have anti-bacterial properties. Socks with that technology could be great.
https://www.jessicahemmings.com/coco...al-technology/
My 5% carbon jerseys are comfortable, dry faster, weigh less at 77 g/m^2 versus 110 g/m^2 for pure polyester, and allegedly have anti-bacterial properties. Socks with that technology could be great.
https://www.jessicahemmings.com/coco...al-technology/
DeFEET EVO CARBON SOCK
02-02-20, 10:48 AM
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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.
02-03-20, 12:13 PM
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02-03-20, 12:17 PM
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A thread about socks? This reminds me of a Monty Python skit that I won't post cause it would probably get me banned for life. 
I buy two 12-pair bags of cotton crew socks from Hanes every year, $12/bag. One bag is white socks, the other black. I usually wear the whites while bicycle riding, jogging, etc. Black socks are for work, but may occasionally wear them while riding/jogging. By the end of the year the white ones are usually looking kinda dingy and worn, and I suspect the black ones are in similar shape, so I just 'retire' them to housecleaning duty and get a new bag of each. Works for me.
I buy two 12-pair bags of cotton crew socks from Hanes every year, $12/bag. One bag is white socks, the other black. I usually wear the whites while bicycle riding, jogging, etc. Black socks are for work, but may occasionally wear them while riding/jogging. By the end of the year the white ones are usually looking kinda dingy and worn, and I suspect the black ones are in similar shape, so I just 'retire' them to housecleaning duty and get a new bag of each. Works for me.
02-03-20, 12:33 PM
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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.
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.
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.
02-03-20, 01:29 PM
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I have some whimsical socks, like a pair with short busses on them.
And these:
And these:
02-03-20, 01:52 PM
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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?
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?
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I like bombas:
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😂 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 😅
02-04-20, 11:04 AM
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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...
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02-04-20, 07:54 PM
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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.