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experience with Lake MXZ 300 winter shoe?
Saw the Lake MXZ 300 winter cycling shoe in a LBS. While it's a
bit pricy it does look like a very good winter shoe. http://www.lakecycling.com/adventure.html But the toe box didn't look like it would be especially warm and that is the biggest weakness of the Sidi Storms I'm currently wearing. The shoe has a thick sole which should insulate from the pedal but that extra thickness might make it difficult to use neoprene toe covers/shoe covers/booties which make the Storms livable. For insurance, I'd rather have the Lakes larger for extra socks but the biggest size is 48, my summer size. Anyone have any experience with this shoe? Doug For email, a sense of wonder. |
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experience with Lake MXZ 300 winter shoe?
Alex Rodriguez wrote in message ...
In article .com, says... Saw the Lake MXZ 300 winter cycling shoe in a LBS. While it's a bit pricy it does look like a very good winter shoe. http://www.lakecycling.com/adventure.html But the toe box didn't look like it would be especially warm and that is the biggest weakness of the Sidi Storms I'm currently wearing. The shoe has a thick sole which should insulate from the pedal but that extra thickness might make it difficult to use neoprene toe covers/shoe covers/booties which make the Storms livable. For insurance, I'd rather have the Lakes larger for extra socks but the biggest size is 48, my summer size. If you winter shoe still requires you to use a booty to keep warm, why bother? My regular summer shoes with a booty keep my feet warm in cold weather. I would expect a shoe designed for winter use to not require me to use a booty. Hi Alex, I'd expect the same, but the Sidi Storms (not the Storm II) were not billed as a winter shoe as I recall. They do well in the wet with rain tights down to just above freezing. The big reason for a winter shoe was to get a larger size with room for winter socks but the socks made only a small difference for me. Still, now that I have them, they do make a difference. Knowing what I do now, I wouldn't get the size 50 Sidis but I might try a 52. My summer size is a wide 47/48. Maybe the narrow 50 Sidis don't really have enough extra room. Now for the Lake MXZ 300s, I find that there seem to be pretty wide variations on what temperatures people are thinking of when they speak of "winter." For a winter shoe to really work for me, it must be for -20F/-30C. Doug For email, a sense of wonder. |
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