No Where To Attach The Shoppingcart...
 

today shattered a 20+ year-old record where i'm at: it snowed the most it's snowed in a single day, and the day ain't over, yet. i'm not certain of amounts in terms of inches, but i'm guessing more than 14 inches. not too much, relative to other parts of the world, but a lot for here.

under my mesh-topped, well-vented (read: not designed for winter-riding) shimano spd's, i was wearing three pairs of socks with a set of plastic shopping bags thrown in for extra bag-lady caché, and my feet STILL managed to be soaked to the bone and frozen in a matter of minutes!

i'd been looking at Sealskin Waterproof socks at a LBS for a while, but am having a hard time stomaching the spendy price-tag. over-shoes are outta the question, i'd rather go back to representing the homeless-coalition.

i know there was a similar, cold-weather gear thread a while back. but specifically, what do you wear to keep your FEET warm and dry?

i've got some waterproof oversocks. they're nice in cool wet weather. In cooold weather my feet sweat and the sweat gets cold (I'm guessing thats whats happening to you inside your bags). Under 30deg I wear them with one pair of socks under and one pair over. I'm good for my 12 mile commute but any longer and my feet would be totally frozen.
I think the best setup would be, from inside out, wicking liner socks (or anything not cotton), heavy insulation socks, water/windproof oversocks. increase internal layers as needed.
The ideal would be to keep wind/water from entering but to get sweat moisture out as fast as possible.

tim

Cabela's has neoprene socks ($16). Those plus polypro liners ($2-5) on the inside and some wool ski socks from Sierra trading post ($9-10)might be a nice set up

Foot | wool sock | heavy plastic bag (like the kind you get from a clothing store instead of the grocery store) | cotton sock | heavy non-breathing shoe

Keeps me warm at pretty low temps. Not dry, I sweat like a bastard, but that's what the wool's for.

google gave me this

http://www.techspun.com/

welcome to the cutting edge of sock technology.
...not that they're waterproof, but they look hella warm

Rocky Gore-Tex socks.

Spendy at $50 a pair, but a godsend in cold/wet weather.

Just make sure you put the elastic band at the top of the sock under something, like your tights. It's not grippy enough to keep water from streaming down your leg, as I found out during a cold and *nasty* ride sans-tights a few weeks ago.

j-

nice! totally had my head thinking 'bike-brand' specific solutions. cabella's is dope! i'm def gonna go that route. i think i'll have to score one of these to help minimize the snot-stalactite farm:

OMG!!! there is a person in there!!!

gives, "cycle as if you were invisible" a whole new dimension...

lake makes some awesome winter shoes! http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/SH-LAKEMXZ300