Toes / Feet are COLD
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Billings,Mt.
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
ORIGINAL: notlost_nc
How cold does it get in Northern California ?
How cold does it get in Northern California ?
Long johns,wranglers,chaps,t-shirt,2 sweat shirts,jacket,glove liners,gloves,wool socks,work boots.
It was the hands killing me.Replaced my 15 year old insulated gloves with todays thinsulate gloves.
Lowers on the way!
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: MONTGOMERY,AL.
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
Diabetic wool socks work well. Diabetic socks fit loosly to aid in circulation and that really helps. A thinsulate synthetic sock next to your feet and diabetic wool on top and you will be a happy camper.
Road Master
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From: Chester County, PA
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
ORIGINAL: harley0711
OK, all is well and I can get warm... What is the trick to keeping my Toes / feet warm - with out bulky socks???? I have suffered long enought - No, I do not want to wear Gerbings Socks... I have the liner and gloves but really do not want to have to run wires down my legs or wear batteries....
OK, all is well and I can get warm... What is the trick to keeping my Toes / feet warm - with out bulky socks???? I have suffered long enought - No, I do not want to wear Gerbings Socks... I have the liner and gloves but really do not want to have to run wires down my legs or wear batteries....
http://www.alpinestars.com/Ridge_Wat.../p/244207.html
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From: Prescott, AZ
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
ORIGINAL: chornbe
I have AlpineStars boots - warmest thing I've ever had on my feet. I know they're not Harley cool or nothing, but ya know... comfort and safety beats looks every time.
http://www.alpinestars.com/Ridge_Wat.../p/244207.html
Thanks for the comments - I think what has happened with me is leather boots and thin socks... The above boots look good, I am going to check them out.... thanks again..
ORIGINAL: harley0711
OK, all is well and I can get warm... What is the trick to keeping my Toes / feet warm - with out bulky socks???? I have suffered long enought - No, I do not want to wear Gerbings Socks... I have the liner and gloves but really do not want to have to run wires down my legs or wear batteries....
OK, all is well and I can get warm... What is the trick to keeping my Toes / feet warm - with out bulky socks???? I have suffered long enought - No, I do not want to wear Gerbings Socks... I have the liner and gloves but really do not want to have to run wires down my legs or wear batteries....
http://www.alpinestars.com/Ridge_Wat.../p/244207.html
Thanks for the comments - I think what has happened with me is leather boots and thin socks... The above boots look good, I am going to check them out.... thanks again..
Road Master
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From: Chester County, PA
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
harley0711,
I think it was 2 years ago, right around Thanksgiving it was something like 19 degrees out and my daughter's girl scouts were throwing a bon-fire party. I went with her and worse those boots and hunting socks. Standing around sipping hot chocolate my feet were comfy. I won't say "toasty warm", but when I got home, other parts needed warming up far, far more than my feet. And they're waterproof.
*thumbs up*
I think it was 2 years ago, right around Thanksgiving it was something like 19 degrees out and my daughter's girl scouts were throwing a bon-fire party. I went with her and worse those boots and hunting socks. Standing around sipping hot chocolate my feet were comfy. I won't say "toasty warm", but when I got home, other parts needed warming up far, far more than my feet. And they're waterproof.
*thumbs up*
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: In the Pacific Northwest, a few hours east of Seattle.
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
I ride all winter long, as long as roads are dry, and I live in northern Virginia.
Last winter I wore a pair of thinner silk socks beneath a pair of wool socks, under a pair of Danner gore-tex insulated boots. So long as the socks were clean pair each day, my feet stayed warm. The runs were between 6 hours and 7 hours each day, beginning before dawn. I DID find that I couldn't wear any pair of socks two days in a row and stay warm. (The wp boots left moisture in the socks.)
I realize you said you didn't want to deal with "bulky socks", but its the air trapped in the socks that provides the insulation, along with any insulation in the boots themselves (which is generally just a thin layer of thinsulate). I find that socks from natural fibers such as silk and wool tend to keep my feet warmer in winterthan polypro or other engineered fibers.
FWIW. YMMV.
Last winter I wore a pair of thinner silk socks beneath a pair of wool socks, under a pair of Danner gore-tex insulated boots. So long as the socks were clean pair each day, my feet stayed warm. The runs were between 6 hours and 7 hours each day, beginning before dawn. I DID find that I couldn't wear any pair of socks two days in a row and stay warm. (The wp boots left moisture in the socks.)
I realize you said you didn't want to deal with "bulky socks", but its the air trapped in the socks that provides the insulation, along with any insulation in the boots themselves (which is generally just a thin layer of thinsulate). I find that socks from natural fibers such as silk and wool tend to keep my feet warmer in winterthan polypro or other engineered fibers.
FWIW. YMMV.
3rd Gear
Joined: Nov 2006
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RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
Don't laugh- but along with the wool socksuse right guard anti-perspirant spray to keep feet from sweeting and making socks damp. Dry feet= warmer feet. We do this while winter skiing and winter hiking. Riding is less activity- but feet still make the socks and boot damp.
I also notice a huge difference in the amount of air that come thru my boots with laces vs the pair of Sidi City side zip riding boots.
Also- the engine guard winter covers keep less air off my feet. Tons of them on schme bay!!
I also notice a huge difference in the amount of air that come thru my boots with laces vs the pair of Sidi City side zip riding boots.
Also- the engine guard winter covers keep less air off my feet. Tons of them on schme bay!!
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Road Master
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Glenn Heights,TX now in Vegas
RE: Toes / Feet are COLD
I wear thin dress socks under normal cotton blend socks. I also got the cheap vinyl engine gaurd chaps for the bike. They really cut down on the wind.