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My general limitation to cold weather riding has been my feet.

cold-feet.jpeg


Toes in particular get cold after a while.

Obviously heated socks are ideal but the cheapies get poor reviews and the good ones are $$$ :rolleyes:

Someone suggested handwarmers in at the top of the toes and even to reuse them by bagging them tightly out of air contact.

Just plain warm socks don't seem adequate in 100 kph airflow. They are designed for more active walking and skiiing situations where blood flow gets to the feet and no continuous gale force wind involved.

The Burgman was fine as feet were out of the airflow...current bikes are not.

Solutions ???
 
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My general limitation to cold weather riding has been my feet.

cold-feet.jpeg


Toes in particular get cold after a while.

Obviously heated socks are ideal but the cheapies get poor reviews and the good ones are $$$ :rolleyes:

Someone suggested handwarmers in at the top of the toes and even to reuse them by bagging them tightly out of air contact.

Just plain warm socks don't seem adequate in 100 kph airflow. They are designed for more active walking and skiiing situations where blood flow gets to the feet and no continuous gale force wind involved.

The Burgman was fine as feet were out of the airflow...current bikes are not.

Solutions ???
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A combination of good riding boots and thermal socks I bought at Bass Pro has worked for me.

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Good boots ( Milwaukee Troopers ) and good socks merino and synthetic .......no amount of insulation will keep feet warm over time where there is no physical activity ....you can slow the heat release but not eliminate it ....mountain climbers and hunters etc are moving so there is warm blood flow to the extremities .... sitting still in a 100 kph wind simply strips heat away too fast.

Same applies to hands but heated gloves solve that and heated socks would too but not keen on wiring my feet where the heated gloves are easy.

Battery heated socks look to have potential but complaints are short battery life.

A reusable chemical heat would be excellent. Needs a reversable exothermic process.

One guy in Australia has induction heating for boots ..a thin flexible metal inner sole and an induction unit that replaces the footpeg and is wired to the electrical system.

Hmmm technology to the rescue

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http://www.clickheat.eu/About-ClickHeat

Okay I'm game ...clearly coming from China
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000Z7F5RQ/ref=pe_3034960_233709270_TE_item

for $20 bucks I'll try it and apparently it's good for 2 hours. Not arriving til end of Nov which of course is when most needed
 
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I use bicycle booties. They block the wind and keep my feet warm/dry. I believe I got mine from MEC years ago.


MacDoc said:
My general limitation to cold weather riding has been my feet.

cold-feet.jpeg


Toes in particular get cold after a while.

Obviously heated socks are ideal but the cheapies get poor reviews and the good ones are $$$ :rolleyes:

Someone suggested handwarmers in at the top of the toes and even to reuse them by bagging them tightly out of air contact.

Just plain warm socks don't seem adequate in 100 kph airflow. They are designed for more active walking and skiiing situations where blood flow gets to the feet and no continuous gale force wind involved.

The Burgman was fine as feet were out of the airflow...current bikes are not.

Solutions ???
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MacDoc said:
http://www.clickheat.eu/About-ClickHeat

Okay I'm game ...clearly coming from China
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000Z7F5RQ/ref=pe_3034960_233709270_TE_item

for $20 bucks I'll try it and apparently it's good for 2 hours. Not arriving til end of Nov which of course is when most needed
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Heat in a click has been around for a long while. I doubt it would be comfortable in a riding boot - they're a bit bulky, unless you're wearing full on snow boots. I use them to warm my fingers inbetween refereeing ice hockey games at the coldest rinks in my area. You click them, them make instant heat, but they solidify, making them questionable for boots.

If you go this route, make sure you DO NOT leave them in the solid state for more than a couple of days at a time. If you do, they will not return back do the full fluid status, and won't generate as much heat, eventually failing altogether.

To return them to liquid state, you put them in a pot of boiling water for about 10 minutes, poking and prodding them a bit here and there.
 
Keep us updated. Cold toes have been my weak spot as well.

Wouldn't want to walk on them for too far.....
 
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Would have to run long cords up the pant legs and then plug in to a socket on the bike. Just gotta remember to unplug before getting off the bike. Same way a heated vest or gloves work. No?

Maybe put them under a thin insole?
 
The simplest answer is usually the best. Get heated socks. Spend the money and know it's money well spent. I have been using the same pair since 2010. They are awesome and I rarely need to have the heat higher than about 3/10 and they are a super low power draw regardless. I wear a thin pair of dress socks under them, followed by whatever riding boots on top of them. I have ridden at -25deg on the highway for an hour straight and my feet were still warm using less than full heat (but my chin was freezing!).
http://www.warmnsafe.com/heated-socks/
https://firstgear-usa.com/heated-socks.html

The linked socks above are made by Warm'nSafe and rebranded for sale by First Gear as well and used to be sold by Powerlet.

I have read some good things about heated insoles, but I also figure they could be much like heated grips, in that the sole of the foot is warmed, but the top of the foot is cold. Considering these socks are about the same price, it's well worth it.

And yes they are corded, but it's the typical coax cables which cause no issues unplugging or plugging. Just get off the bike and go. I feel no cords in my pant legs.

And failing all that - like Matthew suggested, overboots that stop the wind are the next best thing for me.
 
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There are heated socks to match my heated gloves but the cords are too long I think...

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/firstgear-heated-socks

and this

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/firstgear-single-remote-heat-troller-kit

Maybe this is the solution ...I like First Gear stuff

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/firstgear-single-remote-heat-troller-kit

Not that has real potential

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/th...-1750704p.html

$80 US shipped on Amazon.com - grabbed a pair ...can always return them.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ZTQTO0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3CHMPF52DDCSN&psc=1
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