Sandal wearing Cyclists. Photos please!!

[roubaixtuesday]

It was recently posited that Cycling UK members are a bunch of bearded sandal wearing old gits (I paraphrase),

Personally, as a signed up member of this most excellent campaigning group for an quarter of a century or more, I see an opportunity to share our sandal experiences.

Here, cold hard photographic evidence of a cyclist (me) not merely wearing sandals, and not any old socks, but waterproof socks.

This, in a thunderstorm at the foot of the Accursed Mountains.

Both practical and stylish, I'm sure you'll agree. Though would be improved with a beard, of course.

What photos of you in sandals do you have?

 

[Oldhippy]

I'm a bearded old hippy so naturally I cycle in sandals in the right weather. Never socks at the same time mind. I've never photographed them though. On the subject of CUK the new magazine has just popped through the letterbox.

 

[Drago]

It was recently posited that Cycling UK members are a bunch of bearded sandal wearing old gits (I paraphrase),

Personally, as a signed up member of this most excellent campaigning group for an quarter of a century or more, I see an opportunity to share our sandal experiences.

Here, cold hard photographic evidence of a cyclist (me) not merely wearing sandals, and not any old socks, but waterproof socks.

This, in a thunderstorm at the foot of the Accursed Mountains.

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Both practical and stylish, I'm sure you'll agree. Though would be improved with a beard, of course.

What photos of you in sandals do you have?

Jeebus!!!

 

[fossyant]

Jeebus!!!

Exactly. Shudders.

 

[raleighnut]

You can even get SPD sandals

 

[fossyant]

You can even get SPD sandals

I believe so. Mind boggles. Obviously for CTC members. Knotted hankies ? Plus fours ?

 

[Baldy]

I quite often wear SPD sandals in summer, never with socks. That really would be a faux pas.

 

[Drago]

Do any of you sandal wearers feel the urge to ride around with a big crucifix tied on your back?

 

[PaulSB]

@roubaixtuesday I promise I'm not taking the p***. I wear sandals as street shoes and also have a walking pair.

Don't you worry about stubbing toes, dropping things etc. on open-toed sandals? I wouldn't wear those for walking let alone riding.

 

[raleighnut]

Do any of you sandal wearers feel the urge to ride around with a big crucifix tied on your back?

No but we're not a Jewish prophet.

 

[dicko]

With socks too, is that OK?

 

[lazybloke]

Do you mind? I'm trying to eat!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

@roubaixtuesday I promise I'm not taking the p***. I wear sandals as street shoes and also have a walking pair.

Don't you worry about stubbing toes, dropping things etc. on open-toed sandals? I wouldn't wear those for walking let alone riding.

Interesting.

I wore those sandals for about 4000miles of touring this summer, once the temperature rose enough.

There were only two days I didn't wear them: a day touristing in Naples, and a day hiking in Montenegro. The former because of the likelihood of stubbing toes, getting trodden on etc in busy streets, and the latter because I don't like the way my feet tend to slide around on rough ground in sandals.

So I seem to have the precise opposite view to you. For me, streets=dangerous, cycling=safe.

Sandals are great hot weather cycling footwear. When it's 40 degrees and you're sweating enough to have your feet squelching in your sandals, you really don't want those feet enclosed in anything!

I wouldn't use SPD sandals. Indeed, I wouldn't use SPD anything for touring. Even best designed SPD footwear is awful to walk in compared to normal shoes IME, so you're committing to extra shoes which if you wear size 13s, is an entire extra pannier.

As always, each to their own, no criticism of you or others intended.

[addendum: I very rarely wore them with socks! only if cold and wet. Probably about twice]

 

[T4tomo]

I once cycled to the pub with my mate on my tandem, he was wearing flipflops. They aren't very good for cycling in, we had to double u-turn to pick one up that fell off!

 

[All uphill]

I cycled in sandals and socks in summer for years. The sandals kept my feet cool and the socks cushioned my feet.

You're not getting a picture!