ikedawilliams
Speeding Up
- Oct 15, 2010
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You are a cyclist.
Reminded me of this... http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12674956/cycling-explained
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You are a cyclist.
Years ago I bought a pair of "Chiba" brand inner shoe liners made with Gore wind stopper material for winter riding, at Y's along the Tamagawa.
They have been great and on any dry winter ride get me almost all the way to warm feet. They are thin enough to fit between a wool Pearl Izumi cycling sock and my road shoes. Add a basic outer toe cover and/or one of the basic disposable "kaero" chemical inserts on the coldest days, and I had no need to mess with the full shoe covers or special winter shoes for riding in Kanto in the winter.
Unfortunately, the shoe liners are now completely worn out (worn through) on the bottom side under the balls of the feet and the heels. I have not seen them at Y's in at least 2-3 years, and never seen them sold elsewhere. ... so I will be experimenting with other solutions this year, based on the advice below.
That is a good point about another special layer, I wonder if other sports make such things?
Might want to check a hiking or outdoor shop?
Four words for a Canadian worrying about cold in Tokyo, HTFU. LOL< and one that I'm going to take up is to cut an extra foam insole to insulate my foot from the steel cleat on the bottom of my shoe, when you think about it the SPD pedal and cleat in the winter is a big heat sink, I put the seal in to stop the water from getting in, but the heat transfer might be fairly big, I'll report back
Just using toe covers makes a huge difference.
Four words for a Canadian worrying about cold in Tokyo, HTFU. LOL
What is the Aluminium foil for?
What is the Aluminium foil for?
In theory, to reflect heat back to the foot. I imagine, that idea was inspired by the ultra lightweight mylar survival blankets. http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/gear/space-blanket.htm
Wow!!! No more cold feet!
My third year on shimano winter shoe and still like new... Wondering when can I replace it with this Wölvhammer.
http://45nrth.com/products/category/softgoods