Winter Riding

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"Harry (Lincoln, Nebraska)"
wrote:

Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.

A fairing?

Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?

And lined with silvered foil?

Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.

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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
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Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.

A fairing?

Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?

And lined with silvered foil?

Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.


Walking boots, woolly socks and gaiters.

Duncan

Duncan Smith wrote:
Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.
A fairing?
Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?
And lined with silvered foil?
Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.


Walking boots, woolly socks and gaiters.

The problem is combining such footwear with a foot retention system.
Extra long Power Grips or heel slings are possibilities.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
POST FREE OR DIE!

For the last 10 years when it gets cold in the winter here, as it is
starting to now, I wear heavy socks and waterproff walking boots with
BMX pedals in the winter. I find the lack of an attachment system (I
use SPDs otherwise) little or no handicap. Feet stay warm and seldom
get wet. I use mudguards of course

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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Duncan Smith wrote:
Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.
A fairing?
Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?
And lined with silvered foil?
Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.


Walking boots, woolly socks and gaiters.

The problem is combining such footwear with a foot retention system. Extra
long Power Grips or heel slings are possibilities.

Mr. Sherman should get acquainted with Minnesota. None of that sissy stuff
works here. You have to wear the 100 degrees below zero clodhopper boots
(overshoes) and "keep on trucking." Jeez, try to get real why don't you!

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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Duncan Smith wrote:
Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.
A fairing?
Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?
And lined with silvered foil?
Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.

Walking boots, woolly socks and gaiters.
The problem is combining such footwear with a foot retention system. Extra
long Power Grips or heel slings are possibilities.

Mr. Sherman should get acquainted with Minnesota. None of that sissy stuff
works here. You have to wear the 100 degrees below zero clodhopper boots
(overshoes) and "keep on trucking." Jeez, try to get real why don't you!

The average temperatures in "The Turkey Capital of the World" [1] are
not that seve
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/56119?locid=56119.

[1] Worthington redirects to Brewster, which is just a few miles to the
northeast.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
POST FREE OR DIE!

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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Edward Dolan wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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Duncan Smith wrote:
Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.
A fairing?
Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?
And lined with silvered foil?
Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is
no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.

Walking boots, woolly socks and gaiters.
The problem is combining such footwear with a foot retention system.
Extra long Power Grips or heel slings are possibilities.

Mr. Sherman should get acquainted with Minnesota. None of that sissy
stuff works here. You have to wear the 100 degrees below zero clodhopper
boots (overshoes) and "keep on trucking." Jeez, try to get real why don't
you!

The average temperatures in "The Turkey Capital of the World" [1] are not
that seve
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/56119?locid=56119.

[1] Worthington redirects to Brewster, which is just a few miles to the
northeast.

No one cycles in this area in the winter. You will freeze your feet off
unless you wear clodhopper boots. Northern Illinois is quite a bit warmer
than southern Minnesota.

I used to cycle all winter, but it has become too much trouble. You have to
dress in many layers. It is far easier to just go for a walk.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

On Dec 23, 4:58 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
Duncan Smith wrote:
Although I am still
trying to figure out a good way to keep the toes warm.
A fairing?
Individual foot-fairings hand-crafted out of a milk container?
And lined with silvered foil?
Insulated foot fairings would be an option on a trike, since there is no
real need for rapidly removing ones feet from the pedals.

Walking boots, woolly socks and gaiters.

The problem is combining such footwear with a foot retention system.
Extra long Power Grips or heel slings are possibilities.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
POST FREE OR DIE!

Indeed, XL Powergrips are what I have fitted, although after super-
glueing the gaiters to the boots, I have to have the grips so loose to
get the boot in, that they're effectively not really providing much
'pull-up'. I suspect I wouldn't notice too much if I took Gary's
approach and went without. Although I suspose they still stop your
feet from slipping out which isn't such a bad thing for a fixie...

The dual-pupose cage/cleat pedals that Shimano do are pretty good, as
on a reasonably dry and warmer day, you can still stick your SPD boots
on.