Winter Clothing: Goggles & Foot Wear?
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Winter Clothing: Goggles & Foot Wear?
Hello;
This is the third winter I am riding and every year I am getting better accessories vs the old windproof track suits and grandma jacket although once temps dip into the single digits the latter still works well.
I have a beanie with mask from Carhartt and use multiple layers, neck gaiters, fancy MTB winter gloves with merino wool bottom base gloves, merino wool base layers, the works. I also use TWO wool socks but there are two unresolved issues.
While winter boots are wonderful when combined with the wool socks it really sucks to ride road (not so bad MTB due to lower cadence and speed). Would like lighter footwear any suggestions for feet? I use flat pedals if that helps. Shoe liners don't fit my Five Tens I am size 13. Wearing the huge old frumpy grandma jacket does help extremities as well as hand/foot temps but that's only practical for so long. At least I have a flat bar beater bike and my MTB is also a flat bar. But looking into lightweight foot suggestions as the covers are too small for my riding shoes and don't fit.
Secondly any suggestions for the goggles not to fog or freeze? I have a pair and use anti fog but in single digits I get fog and above all frost pretty quickly. Maybe there is a better, "high end" anti fog whose recipe isn't the same as the cheap alcohol ones but charges 5x as much? I don't get much time with good visibility until fog and frost accumulate and then it's something else I have to take off and carry. At least around my neck isn't so bad but while better than nothing I'd like more than a handful of minutes of protection for my upper face and eyes.
Any suggestions from other winter riders? I live in New England, not arctic or polar, but COLD nonetheless.
This is the third winter I am riding and every year I am getting better accessories vs the old windproof track suits and grandma jacket although once temps dip into the single digits the latter still works well.
I have a beanie with mask from Carhartt and use multiple layers, neck gaiters, fancy MTB winter gloves with merino wool bottom base gloves, merino wool base layers, the works. I also use TWO wool socks but there are two unresolved issues.
While winter boots are wonderful when combined with the wool socks it really sucks to ride road (not so bad MTB due to lower cadence and speed). Would like lighter footwear any suggestions for feet? I use flat pedals if that helps. Shoe liners don't fit my Five Tens I am size 13. Wearing the huge old frumpy grandma jacket does help extremities as well as hand/foot temps but that's only practical for so long. At least I have a flat bar beater bike and my MTB is also a flat bar. But looking into lightweight foot suggestions as the covers are too small for my riding shoes and don't fit.
Secondly any suggestions for the goggles not to fog or freeze? I have a pair and use anti fog but in single digits I get fog and above all frost pretty quickly. Maybe there is a better, "high end" anti fog whose recipe isn't the same as the cheap alcohol ones but charges 5x as much? I don't get much time with good visibility until fog and frost accumulate and then it's something else I have to take off and carry. At least around my neck isn't so bad but while better than nothing I'd like more than a handful of minutes of protection for my upper face and eyes.
Any suggestions from other winter riders? I live in New England, not arctic or polar, but COLD nonetheless.
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I try to keep my face dry, (often carry paper towels or use my gloved hands) because it's my moist skin than fogs my face coverings. if I stop moving & stop the airflow, I have to remove the eye covering. always remember to exhale thru my mouth to keep that moist air, as far as possible from the eye covering
I pull the foam air filters (top & bottom) out of my goggles for more ventilation
also use a helmet w/ eye shields. they provide some protection but also allow lots of ventilation
I have like no circulation in my feet & I can't ride when it's cold w/o chemical toe warmers or hand warmers for the toes
sometimes on top of a single sock
sometimes on top of a sock liner, then a winter sock over all that
sometimes just a toe warmer
either between sock layers
or sometimes over a single sock
I was using large heavy winter boots on road bike, hybrid & MTB, but this year, I got a lighter pair of insulated & waterproof winter boots. as I mentioned I don't use 2 pair of heavy socks. 1 pair of sock liners & 1 pair of heavy socks. sometimes just a single mid-weight sock, or sock liner & mid weight sock. I try to keep my shoes from cutting off what little circulation I have, so everything can't be too tight
I pull the foam air filters (top & bottom) out of my goggles for more ventilation
also use a helmet w/ eye shields. they provide some protection but also allow lots of ventilation
I have like no circulation in my feet & I can't ride when it's cold w/o chemical toe warmers or hand warmers for the toes
sometimes on top of a single sock
sometimes on top of a sock liner, then a winter sock over all that
sometimes just a toe warmer
either between sock layers
or sometimes over a single sock
I was using large heavy winter boots on road bike, hybrid & MTB, but this year, I got a lighter pair of insulated & waterproof winter boots. as I mentioned I don't use 2 pair of heavy socks. 1 pair of sock liners & 1 pair of heavy socks. sometimes just a single mid-weight sock, or sock liner & mid weight sock. I try to keep my shoes from cutting off what little circulation I have, so everything can't be too tight
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+1 for clear safety glasses
I kinda save the goggles for extremes like active snow storms, or the worst cold. lately it's more the helmet w/ the eye shields. I use the glasses (or sunglasses) most of the year
I kinda save the goggles for extremes like active snow storms, or the worst cold. lately it's more the helmet w/ the eye shields. I use the glasses (or sunglasses) most of the year