Crandoggler
Senior Member
Your legs are too cold.
Toes
- Thread starter Tin Pot
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Levo-Lon
Guru
me too they work well...i use walking socks with mine..sealskins tend to be cold..
id think its shoes too tight @Tin Pot ..but hopefully no health issues..
My right big toe feels cold and numb this wether but it did get damaged when high siding a motorbike which decided to land on my heal and push the big toe the wrong way..i know not a good image..
huwsparky
Über Member
- Location
- Llangrannog
Have you tried two pairs of overshoes or some of them toe covers you can get?
Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
For the cold long warm socks, 'windproof' outer socks and overshoes. However since you get it year round it sounds more like a circulation issue, make sure you can wiggle your toes and flex them easy enough.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Thought of one more: a front mudguard will reduce the amount of (cold) water/dirt hitting your feet.
This looks like a good article:
http://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/171088-best-cycling-overshoes-—-what-look-and-12-great-choices
This looks like a good article:
http://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/171088-best-cycling-overshoes-—-what-look-and-12-great-choices
Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
Nice idea. I wonder if a shoe with a bit more flex in the sole (heresy I know) might also help get the blood flowing?
Sillyoldman
Veteran
I too suffer with cold feet. Winter boots made a huge improvement but I I still suffered after a couple of hours on cold days.
I got some merino wool socks for Christmas. What a difference compared to my thermal socks.. First time I was glad to get socks for Christmas! Endurance Baa Baa. Fab.
I got some merino wool socks for Christmas. What a difference compared to my thermal socks.. First time I was glad to get socks for Christmas! Endurance Baa Baa. Fab.
Yes anything over about 2 hours my feet are like blocks of ice tried one,two,three pairs of socks over shoes different insoles, wore my shoes tight loose and nothing works.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
I took a thick pair of walking socks to the shop when I bought my cycling shoes, as I decided I'd rather feel a bit sweaty in summer than a block of ice in winter. The shoes have mesh panels, so my winter cycling socks are also waterproof to stop the wind penetrating.
That sounds like a good idea, and I'm tempted to do something similar. You could try buying a survival blanket, and making some socks with duck tape. The survival blanket should be some kind of plastic-foil laminate, so hopefully won't tear or disintegrate like foil does on its own. An empty crisp packet might also work, but I doubt the foil component in a crisp packet is anywhere near as good as a proper survival blanket (one is supposedly for freshness, and the other for thermal insulation). Let me know if you have a go, I'd be interested to know if it works.
Plenty of helpful advice already, so all I will add is what I occasionally do when (not if) my feet get too cold.... I get off and walk/jog for a while to get the blood flowing around my tootsies.
My problem is circulation, especially my right big toe, and being clipped in, feet actually do very little movement.
Well, it works for me most of the time
My problem is circulation, especially my right big toe, and being clipped in, feet actually do very little movement.
Well, it works for me most of the time
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Sounds like you need some chemical toe warmers
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hot-Hands-Foot-Warmers-pairs/dp/B000YEZLD8y
If these don't work nothing will.
