Which winter shoes / boots are people using?

Try some Bean boots (sorry my phone hates image links on here)

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If Skully wants to ride up Ventoux, wearing wellies and riding 48-16 fixed, we should let him.
Also watch. It'd be good for a laugh.

Haha. Cos cycling's ALL ABOUT SUFFERING UP MASSIVE MOUNTAINS.

Of course it isn't. But if you're in the market for winter boots, you're probably the sort who does long winter rides up and down the biggest hills available.
It's ok if you're not; it doesn't make you any less of a man.

Thanks for clearing that up for us.

MTB cranks and snowboarding boots? Pretty sure most of the good ones have carbon soles or reinforcing and the more freestyle orientated ones often have more flexible uppers.

Seriously though, I'd be interested to know why clipless shoes are so damned cold.

Meaning not just popping down the shops, but going for a long ride in the countryside.

They're vented, top and usually bottom. Designed to keep your feet fresh whilst you're working hard in hot weather, innit.

Nope, mine aren't. Sometimes I wonder if it's because cleats are metal, secured to the innards of your shoe, and so conduct heat out of your shoes.

Seriously though, I'd be interested to know why clipless shoes are so damned cold.

I used these last winter, still got "Feet of Corpse" every single long ride:

Could be something to do with your toes not moving, and the cold air rushing over them a lot - and the uppers generally being less insulating than your winter non-bike shoes I imagine.

Right, I'm going to invent the clipless Bean Boot.

I got the alpineduro boots for winter

Now I need to find gaiters to stop rain running down my legs into the boots.

The sleeves of washing up gloves, apparently, are the answer. I've never tried it.

Somebody should market them. 'Sleeve of Wizard' springs to mind.

Bike24 have the MXZ303 for €211, can anyone spot them for less elsewhere?

Velotoze over your the winter boots?

Personally I had great success last year by going winter socks > regular shoes > oversocks > neoprene overshoes

Tights: "women's" as opposed to "cycling".

An added layer of insulation, thin enough to wear under socks for peanuts.

Keeps your gooch snug too.

winter socks > regular shoes > kitchen foil > neoprene overshoes

Kitchen foil? Or do you mean cling film?

cling film was messy so switched to foil; easier .. warmer. I don't run that hot though.

Foil, cling film, mail bags, plastic bags etc all insulate well enough, but aren't breathable.

They're also a faff to wrap and aren't reusable.

A three pack of tights will cost you a fiver or so and see you through a Winter.

If you get the thick ones (30/40 denier), they can be worn under 3/4 bibs or shorts and knee/leg warmers without it looking like you're off to the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

It's because cleat gets very cold and it's simply absorbing the heat from the bottom of your feet / transferring the cold into the shoe. It's kind of like wearing a sneakers and standing on the ice.
I have sidi Diablo and they have pretty thick insert. I've been very happy with these shoes - warmth wise. Anyway I put wool socks for longer rides, but I'm based in Finland :)