Socks!

**vifferman** · 30th May 2005, 09:10

This is a weird thread.

I just wear socks. Ordinary socks.

Haven't yet worn the lovely, soft merino wool socks that came free (FREE!) with my Style Martian boots.
Apart from skiing, I think.
Mebbe.
Not sure.

But then, I've only had them about three years.

As for "standards approved" and like that there - I've crash-tested my boots, and they worked well, despite the fact I was just wearing ornery sox under them, not StandardsApprovedExtra-SpecialSafetyCrashingSocks.

**Lou Girardin** · 30th May 2005, 09:11

My socks have a ram-air system, got to be worth a few extra hp.

**Blackbird** · 30th May 2005, 10:37

Originally Posted by bj tester

for a more 'direct' feel, ever try putting something like moisteriser between your toes before you go on a ride.. bizarre feeling at first, but then quickly feels good

and I'm not a freek.

I thought coming from Auckland was the same thing

**Beemer** · 30th May 2005, 11:24

Possum fur and merino for winter can't be beaten - and if you pair them with some possum fur innersoles, bliss! I've been using the same pair of possum fur innersoles for about three years and they are still as thick and warm as they were when I bought them. Cost about $28 from memory, but well worth it for the warmth. I find my feet don't get sticky with possum fur, and they don't smell either - unlike lambswool. The innersoles have never flattened or worn either and because they aren't bulky, they don't make my boots any tighter.

**sedge** · 30th May 2005, 17:53

Thin socks, moisturiser ?... WTF ? I wear the ones thick enough so my feet don't fall off in the cold, am I the weird one ?

Last time I rode down the Desert road I wore Possum ones that cost $30 odd and they were awesome... (it was 2am and the middle of winter, so a bit chilly out, but the feet were OK)

Moisturiser ? Bwahahhaha... Sorry, had to say that... I try not to look at my giant curling clawlike talons and hairy wookie feet let alone put my hands near them.

Sedge.

**eldog** · 26th June 2015, 20:28

anyone with any further ideas about winter riding socks?

**awa355** · 26th June 2015, 20:44

You can get HiViz socks these days for the PC brigade.

**Maha** · 26th June 2015, 20:45

Originally Posted by eldog

anyone with any further ideas about winter riding socks?

Motomail has these ---> http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/rvpasocks.aspx

**eldog** · 26th June 2015, 20:49

Originally Posted by Maha

Motomail has these ---> http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/rvpasocks.aspx

I especially have trouble with the tops of my feet in the cold, some times the toes.

thanks for the advice

**Bassmatt** · 27th June 2015, 09:53

Originally Posted by Maha

Motomail has these ---> http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/rvpasocks.aspx

Ive got a pair of those. Very comfy but seem to be wearing very quickly... they may well turn out to be the first revit product I have been disappointed with.