Keeping feet warm - plastic bags??
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Bengarbage
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- Rochester
both, where do i start..
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
Well less than two months now, so get ready for the snow.when it snows down south doesn't the world end ?
My right foot got a little chilly Friday afternoon, left wasn't so bad though, might have something to do with a compression injury I had some years ago, as this is the same side that my knee bothers me sometimes..
barrymanifold
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- st helens
Just seen a femail mtber going down east lancs with a short sleaved shirt on they make em tough in liverpool .I am going out this afternoon thinking of 3 layers
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
I use sarnie bags as an emergency layer for when it really rains or its cold and i have not packed overshoes.
They work well enough but can lead to sweaty feet but they do the job of keeping the windchill off , i had my winter overshoes on the morning and i am glad i did .Coming home at 3 am after a night shift there was a frost and the windchill was a killer ( guy at work said accoding to his phone it was a - 8 windchill and it felt like it ) so i am glad i had them on !
They work well enough but can lead to sweaty feet but they do the job of keeping the windchill off , i had my winter overshoes on the morning and i am glad i did .Coming home at 3 am after a night shift there was a frost and the windchill was a killer ( guy at work said accoding to his phone it was a - 8 windchill and it felt like it ) so i am glad i had them on !
Fab Foodie
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- Kirton, Devon.
Yep, another sarnie bag user here as well for years until I bought overshoes.
Also taped-over vents in shoes
Also taped-over vents in shoes
LauraWatson
Member
Not quite at the menopause yet !! Tho bit partial to a cup of tea.
So i manned up
and set off with summer shoes on, bread bags between socks and shoes... Merino base layer and light jacket two pairs of gloves bike 3/4 length shorts and - genius move - compression calf thingys to keep legs warm. And light hat under helmet which was superb and kept the cold wind out of my ears all morning.
My feet froze solid, right one much worse, why??
Really superb ride, cold, sunny, gorgeous views, and i overtook someone else while grinding up watership down.
. Nasty nasty half mile stretch of a34 and i ran my phone out of juice so husband got a bit stressed when i missed the ferry in southampton.
And i recommend the lovely bakery in Whitchurch outside which i sat in the sun warming my toes and drinking a
fine coffee and fueling with a hot scone.
Anyway, that was my morning, thanks all for the advice and chat x
So i manned up
and set off with summer shoes on, bread bags between socks and shoes... Merino base layer and light jacket two pairs of gloves bike 3/4 length shorts and - genius move - compression calf thingys to keep legs warm. And light hat under helmet which was superb and kept the cold wind out of my ears all morning. My feet froze solid, right one much worse, why??
Really superb ride, cold, sunny, gorgeous views, and i overtook someone else while grinding up watership down.
. Nasty nasty half mile stretch of a34 and i ran my phone out of juice so husband got a bit stressed when i missed the ferry in southampton.
And i recommend the lovely bakery in Whitchurch outside which i sat in the sun warming my toes and drinking a
fine coffee and fueling with a hot scone.
Anyway, that was my morning, thanks all for the advice and chat x
Got up this morning after a fortnights holiday and went out in the rain and cold. Long sleeves, long legs and my feet have never been so cold in my life! I thought I had frostbite, very painful in the shower as the circulation came back. Time to dig out my overshoes I think. It wasn't that cold, around 7 C but the wind and rain made it feel worse.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
+1
Wentout today with long sleeve base, long sleeve jersey , shorts, leggings, overshoes, buff and winter gloves and i was still not to sweaty .
After the cake stop it got colder and my hands and feet got so cold i could not feel the shifters to change gear properly for at least an hour .I suffer with reynauds so when i get cold hands and feet i am stuffed as it can take ages and be painful till they get back to normal .Spent a lot of time on the front just to get warm again !
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
I get that.
the_mikey
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- South Gloucestershire
I once used plastic bags over my socks for a 20 mile ride, it kept my feet warm, but they were sweaty and irritated at the end of the ride. Just buy some good socks and thick overshoes.
Andrew_Culture
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- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I've had numb feet for most of the last month or so of long rides and convinced myself that because I'm clipped in it doesn't really matter, but yesterday's ride changed my mind - I had on compression socks, thick running socks and had gaffa-taped up the vents on my shoes but my feet still went numb almost as soon as I had set out. The numbness during cycling wasn't so bad, it was the recovery that really hurt. My feet went quite multi-coloured and throbbed for about five hours. So I invested in some thermal lined overshoes, I'm really hoping they help.
AndyRM
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I use a pair of thick mountain climbing socks. Does the trick without putting my feet into sandwich bags which, I'm sorry, sounds uncomfortable and vaguely ridiculous.