Dry feet, the never ending battle

Thing is, my job is a dungeon. Hard to dry anything over here so I'd rather have spare shoes at home where I can dry them properly. I have a stack of winter socks in my toolbox tough

I accept that cycling shoes will get wet and be wet still when I put them back on to go home, as will most of my other kit. I dry stuff out at home overnight but at work I don't care. When I had a longer commute and knew for sure it was going to tip it down in the morning I'd take a spare pair of socks to wear and kickstart the drying process on the way home.

Not really an option when you're at a different location every day

If it was me I'd put my work shoes in my bag.

Hey those look alright actually. Might get a set for winter mountain biking

https://www.sportsdirect.com/diem-waterproof-mens-shoes-140191

Waterproof shoes are the worst when is proper wet. They fill and you'll be pedaling in a pool of frozen water. My feet turned purple the last time I went for a ride under serious rain, that with waterproof socks included

Stuff newspaper into your shoes once you've taken them off. After an hour take the old newspaper out and replace with new newspaper. Works a treat on wet shoes.

Sports Direct tho...

Lol I don't go out if its raining.

Truth

Bastards only go up to 11

Dry feet. Big boys needn't apply.

Thing is, my job is a dungeon.

Just pop them next the brazier surely. You do have a brazier, right? If not, how are you heating your pokers?

Anyone got any overshoe recommendations for CX? I absolutely destroyed some old road ones last year, traipsing through mud, so am after something which will hopefully keep my feet a bit happier. I guess looking at MTB ones would be a good place to start.

Velotoze are good racing.. nice and neat very effective... just a pain to get on.
Reasonable too..worth a punt

Velotoze for CX... Won't even finish a lap on these.
If your shoes are reasonably waterproof you could try trail gaiters?

Are you racing or riding off road? For the former, overshoes will get destroyed in no time especially if the courses have obstacles you need to dismount for.

If the latter then I’d look at MTBs overshoes first. But really, @platypus is spot on as a pair of warm socks, like Defeet Woolie Boolies, and a pair of shoes with good drainage will be as good.

Just riding really, but all throughout the year. Last year we did loads even in the snow & it wasn't particularly comfortable for my feet, so just looking for something a bit better.

This weekend I'm doing the Rapha Cross Prestige in Manchester & it's looking like the remnants of Hurricane Oscar will hit the UK around then. Just want to avoid unhappy feet!

I think I'll walk around town today at lunch & see what MTB offerings are available. They certainly look a bit sturdier. Cheers!

I had a pair of Craft mtb overshoes I used for commuting that lasted years, although they didn’t get used off road much.

boot dryers look pretty nice

shimano's winter shoes are also great. they ofc won't stop rain coming in from the top, but that isn't really solvable. w/ fenders and waterproof shoes i'll last maybe 1-1.5 hours of steady rain before my feet are wet. but they stay warm enough

Have been considering dedicated winter shoes. A friend got some last year & I didn't hear one complaint about his feet all winter.

In the meantime I've picked up a set of Endura MT500 II overshoes. A colleague said his pair lasted several years (!) so I thought I'd give them a go for thirty quid.

Forecast seems to have cleared for this weekend's ride anyway now so I don't even think I'll need them! Still, good to have.