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Keeping feet warm?
Originally Posted by noglider
A big factor in what works is how long your ride is. I used to have a 70-minute ride, and nothing I tried worked on the worst days. I didn't try everything possible, and I might have found a solution if I had stayed at that job.

Right now, my commute is 35 minutes, and my feet don't get very cold in that time.
I have frequently posted, in this case about fogging eyeglasses, but relevant to other gear winter:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
IME, and from reading numerous posts on the subject, there are three basic methods for preventing fogging, caused by exhaled moist air onto the cold surface of the eyeglasses and goggles:...

That’s why I suggest
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
…that any recommendations for winter riding include description of the conditions in which they are employed, i.e. lowest temperature and distance.
I’m not trying to be contrarian about any methods used, but I am zealous because fogging [as well as freezing] is a difficult and dangerous challenge to winter riding, and would keep me off the bike for about 3 to 4 months during the year.
Originally Posted by TuckamoreDew
[of Edmonton, AB] I agree with this.

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