Keeping your feet warm

BigAlMacMac · Nov 13, 2006

I am a newby rider with a 1200 GS and love the heated grips but am finding I get cold feet. I have decent boots but guess they are summer only and have recently added an inner liner which has increased comfort but only slightly.

So I think I probably need a set of winter boots. Any recommendations.

I ride in Scotland and plan to continue over the winter but not in snow etc. There are some incredibly days in Scotland in the winter when the sky is clear but the tempereature is always cold then.

Cheers

Alan

jefformston · Nov 13, 2006

bigalmac said:
I am a newby rider with a 1200 GS and love the heated grips but am finding I get cold feet. I have decent boots but guess they are summer only and have recently added an inner liner which has increased comfort but only slightly.

So I think I probably need a set of winter boots. Any recommendations.

I ride in Scotland and plan to continue over the winter but not in snow etc. There are some incredibly days in Scotland in the winter when the sky is clear but the tempereature is always cold then.

Cheers

Alan

Altbergs.

Carefulkev · Nov 13, 2006

Yep, Altberg boots and "Smartwool" socks do it for me......

lkyphl · Nov 13, 2006

Gerbings heated socks !

http://www.gerbing.com/heat/socksprod.html

Phil

Bigtwin · Nov 13, 2006

Get some foot flaps for a start.

Then some decent boots. Toerags keep me warm right down to zero pretty much. Danners after that - if you get cold in them, you are probably going to get stranded on a glacier with a wolly mamouth anyway...

Ash · Nov 14, 2006

carrier bags- tesco

/sainsbury's do nice coloured ones

us boys in the south wear flip flops.

EasySushi · Nov 14, 2006

bigalmac said:
I am a newby rider with a 1200 GS and love the heated grips but am finding I get cold feet. I have decent boots but guess they are summer only and have recently added an inner liner which has increased comfort but only slightly.

So I think I probably need a set of winter boots. Any recommendations.

I ride in Scotland and plan to continue over the winter but not in snow etc. There are some incredibly days in Scotland in the winter when the sky is clear but the tempereature is always cold then.

Cheers

Alan

Hi Alan,

I had the same trouble, got some Cold Killers. Fantastic, don't feel the cold on my feet

Cheers

Ty

Big Lee · Nov 14, 2006

A daft question but do you tuck your trousers into your boots or outside of them? I found my feet were much warmer when I bought a pair of cordura trousers that went over the top rather than leathers that tucked in.

What boots do you have?

BigAlMacMac · Nov 14, 2006

Hi Big Lee,

I have been wearing my Fabric suit and have the trousers over my boots which are Greame leather race style boots, look good and loads of support, armour bits. So I am guessing are pretty good boots. I bought them from the guy I bought my bike from hence a bit vague on them.

Cheers

Schtum · Nov 14, 2006

bigalmac said:
I have been wearing my Fabric suit and have the trousers over my boots which are Greame leather race style boots, look good and loads of support, armour bits. So I am guessing are pretty good boots. I bought them from the guy I bought my bike from hence a bit vague on them.

I take it you mean "Gaerne" race boots. Race boots aren't really up to the rigours of a Scottish winter unless they have a Gore-Tex or similar membrane. Even then they're a bit lightweight.

In the days when I was riding my VFR every day through winter, I'd wear my Altberg Clubman Classic boots with two pairs of socks; one pair of Thorlo Winter Mountaineering socks with a wicking polypropylene sock liner underneath.

Nowadays, on the GS, I tend to wear my Sidi Flexforce SRS bootswith only a pair of tesco

Walking socks.

The other influence on how cold your feet feel is the temperature of your core. If that drops then the blood supply to your extremities is reduced in favour of your vital organs. So, it pays to think systemically and keep your head and body warm.

Big Lee · Nov 14, 2006

bigalmac said:
Hi Big Lee,

I have been wearing my Fabric suit and have the trousers over my boots which are Greame leather race style boots, look good and loads of support, armour bits. So I am guessing are pretty good boots. I bought them from the guy I bought my bike from hence a bit vague on them.

Cheers

I have a pair of Gearne race boots & they`re not up to much keeping feet warm :nono

I`ve also got a pair of Gore tex Daytona boots & although expensive are very good when worn with a couple of pair of socks underneath

both keeping my feet warm & dry

As Schtum says keeping your core warm is an important part of making life more comfortable/safer in winter so investing in a heated vest is money well spent as unlike the heated grips you can have it on every bike you get. I wish I`d bought one years ago. Mines a Klan one BTW

the civil one · Nov 14, 2006

Toastie Toes =

BigAlMacMac · Nov 14, 2006

I used to do a lot of winter climbing in Scotland so am well up to speed on a warm core means warm extremities. I never suffered from cold feet, even standing still on one belay for two hours while being blasted by spindrift. So find it quite surprising to have had cold feet in relatively mild conditions, even with plenty of gear up top. So I guess it is just down to lack of insulation in the boots and lack of windproof liner.

I am off to Hienz Geinke (even more dodgy spelling) tomorrow to have a look see.

Cheers

Alan

Big Lee · Nov 14, 2006

If you`re going to Hein Gericke (he`s a real bloke doncha know) have a look for some of these http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43230&highlight=hein+gericke+boots

Droopy Dick · Nov 15, 2006

lkyphl said:
Gerbings heated socks !

http://www.gerbing.com/heat/socksprod.html

Phil

This works for me.

Mind you, I only need to use them on the very coldest of days or if it's very wet but chilly.

shready · Nov 15, 2006

I wear HG Tuareg boots with ski socks in the winter.

May try some of these if it gets vey cold.

http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTE...ductID=Bn4KZAOL_p8AAAENDcQsKqUM&BackTo=Search

BigAlMacMac · Nov 15, 2006

I have just bought a pair of HG Ralleye (Goretex liner £140) boots because they fitted the best and looked the best.

A boot often mentioned was the Tuareg which is no longer made by HG, or at least not sold in the UK

It is incredibly wet in Scotland just now so will let you know how I get on.

Cheers

Alan

ScottyKM · Nov 16, 2006

jonshread said:
I wear HG Tuareg boots with ski socks in the winter.

May try some of these if it gets vey cold.

http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTE...ductID=Bn4KZAOL_p8AAAENDcQsKqUM&BackTo=Search

I rode home to germany 2 weekends ago, got coldish feet on the way, so picked up a set of those, warm feet all the way back

in the HG boots too, my mate recommended a pair, i love em

Big Lee · Dec 5, 2006

How are those new boots then Alan? Keeping your toes nice & warm & dry.

BigAlMacMac · Dec 6, 2006

The boots are really good.

I wore them on my trip around the north of Scotland recently, see...

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90204

It was very absolutely soaking for about 4 hours riding and my feet did not get wet. I am not so sure about warm though. I had on a pair of thin wicking socks a pair of ski socks and a pair of "cold away" sock membrane thingys. My feet never got numb but were never toasty either. Maybe I am asking too much.

BTW I said that the Tuareg boots are not sold in the UK. That is correct HG sell them as Rallye, but if you look closely the boots have Tuareg stictched into them.

Cheers

Alan

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