I know there are numerous threads dealing with footwear for unicycling in general, but I’m interested in what others do to keep their feet warm in the cold (esp. 36er riding where wind is a factor). Road cyclists use insulated neoprene booties that go over the shoes, but that works with clipless pedals and they would get torn up with a few UPDs or any amount of walking.
I use a ghetto version with duck tape below, with wool socks +/- toe or foot warmers. But I figure there’s gotta be a better way! My toes get a little numb after an hour of riding but the rest of me is fine. (incidentally one of the best comments I’ve heard lately while riding was when a pedestrian among some of his freinds who were expressing awe at the big wheel said in an ironic tone “nice shoes!” as I rode by)
Warm boots are too heavy and clumsy in my opinion. The coldest I ride my 36er in is the upper teens but I know those coldest Philadelphia days are nothing compared to what some others on this forum ride. So how do you keep your feet warm in the cold?
When I ride in deep snow, I wear hinking boots with thick ski socks. If theres no snow, I wear my normal skaters with normal socks and have icecold toes. For biking I used to have neoprene overshoes but these only work with my shoes for clipless pedals, so no way of using them for muni.
I ride in the snow covered dh trails almost every other day. I wear 5ten dh high tops. They are great for grip on your pedal. They have a rubberized front toe area that I never get wet. Plus with their ankle padding you never get a scraped ankle. I also wear a ski sock. I run my lower cut 5ten dh shoes in the summer. These shoes are like glue on your pedals.
The newest versions of the 5.10 mtb shoes are supposed to be waterproof and warmer. Add some thick socks and you might have the warmest, grippiest shoes ever!
I find on the mtb sealskinz socks are the only thing that keeps my feet warm. I’ve not been riding uni long or far enough for cold feet to be an issue yet, since I only started a month ago & my longest ride to date is about 200’!
Makes your feet sweaty even in the snow!