How to avoid freezing feet when riding in winter？

Riding with cold hands and feet in winter will make the rider's riding process very painful. In order to avoid cold hands and feet when riding in winter, how should riders keep their hands and feet warm?

1. Try to keep your body warm before riding

Before we prepare to go out for a ride, try not to walk around barefoot, as this will absorb the heat from our body into the floor. Keeping our feet warm will help us avoid the invasion of cold in the early stages. In this way, our feet will become warmer and warmer in the later stages of the ride, and our bodies will become warmer and more comfortable, so that our ride will not be affected by the cold weather.

2. Tape the vents on shoe's soles

If your winter cycling shoes have large vents, taping them up can help keep your feet warm. Even if it rains, water from the road splashing onto your shoes won't get your feet wet, and they're both windproof and waterproof. Getting a good set of road bike fenders is also key, and to keep your feet warm during winter riding, you have to keep them dry. In addition to being waterproof and windproof, make sure the cleat's fixing screws aren't rusted, as winter winds and dirty water can cause them to rust faster. Be careful to avoid having your shoes locked when you step on the pedals.

3. Wear slightly larger shoes or loosen your shoes to a suitable size

Choose according to the needs of leisure riding or daily training. You can choose to wear shoes that are slightly larger than your feet. If not, you can also slightly untie the buckle or shoelaces and relax them to a state that you feel comfortable. Both methods reduce the pressure of the shoes on our feet, so our feet can get normal blood circulation. Both methods can keep warm to a certain extent. Secondly, the loose environment in the shoes helps the warm air in the shoes to wrap our feet, so that they can be well isolated from the cold air outside, which also helps to keep our feet warmer. Don't think that wearing more pairs of socks will keep you warm. This will only slow down our blood circulation and will not have a good warming effect.

4. Wrap your toes with tin foil

Many cyclists recommend wrapping their toes with tin foil when riding in winter to isolate the cold wind and keep their feet warm. Not only that, many cyclists who participate in bicycle cross-country races wrap their feet with plastic bags to waterproof and keep out the cold. These methods may sound a bit unconventional, but if you learn to do this, you will find that this is a very cost-effective way to keep your feet warm.

5. Winter shoe covers help keep your feet warm and dry

The main function of shoe covers is to isolate our feet from the cold air outside, prevent the warm air in the shoes from escaping, and the cold air from the outside from running in. Most shoe covers are at least a few millimeters thick. The material with the best waterproof and heat-insulating performance is the shoe cover made of neoprene. Neoprene is an excellent insulator with very good sealing performance. Even if you encounter a downpour when riding and the rain wets the inside of the shoes, your feet will still remain warm inside even if they are wet. In addition to the above functions, shoe covers can also allow you to ride on muddy roads without any worries, because they can also prevent splashing mud and dirty water from dirtying our cycling shoes.

6. Winter cycling shoes and warm socks

In the battle to keep your feet warm on winter rides, the next thing to consider is whether to choose a pair of winter-specific cycling shoes or shoe covers, and there has always been some debate between the two. Whether it is shoes or shoe covers, the right solution for you usually depends on the conditions you ride in.

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