01-19-2007, 01:49 PM
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#16 (permalink)
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Grolch wrote:
> "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:NIirh.12583$x67.8147@newssvr17.news.prodigy.n et...
> > This morning I added something new to my cold-weather arsenal. Hopefully
> > all of us who are silly enough to ride when it's below (or even close to)
> > freezing use cold-weather booties over our shoes. But while booties make
> > the ride survivable, you'll still have that wonderful feeling in the
> > shower as you thaw out, where your toes half-itch and half-hurt, and look
> > a color of purple that you didn't find in your box of crayolas growing up.
> > So what's my no-longer-secret for keeping my toes comfy? Simple. Put a
> > pair of Kucharik toe warmers (that's what I use, but there are many other
> > brands that work similarly) over the front of your shoes, and then the
> > booties over those. I didn't know it would actually work, it just seemed
> > like something to try.
> >
> > It worked GREAT! No numbness, no itching, no pain. Not even that ugly
> > purple color in the shower.
> >
> > --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
> > www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
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> >
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> Try getting a wind fairing. That's what I did and it solved all my cold toe
> problems, but then, I ride a bent trike. so my feet never get wet either as
> they're ahead of the wheels. Just sayin....
>
> Recumbent advantage #23
And how do your feet stay dry when it is raining at a rate of 5cm/hour?
- rick
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