The rain comes from above. The spray from your front tire comes from the front. The splashing water from the road comes from below. All in all - yuck! Especially for your feet. Bicycle overshoes keep your feet dry and thus not only ensure more fun on the bike, they minimize the risk of injury and extend the durability of your cycling shoes. But who really needs the practical shoe cover?
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There are three groups of bikers in particular who have a much easier life with overshoes. Sporty bikers who want to maintain the performance of their cycling shoes even in bad weather are one. Secondly, there are trekking bikers, because those who are on the road for a long time want to stay dry. And last but not least, commuters don't like to sit at their desks all day with wet feet
You can also find overshoes under the terms bicycle gaiters, shoe cover or shoe cover, shoe protector or shoe-protector. Meant in each case the same. Bicycle overshoes are not shoes in the true sense, they are protective covers that are pulled over the bicycle shoes in cold and wet conditions.
1. Overshoes for trekking bikers
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Trekking bikers and gravel bikers don't necessarily have to wear biking shoes - sneakers, hiking boots or trekking sandals, anything goes on long-distance bike trails. When you're sitting in the saddle for hours to reach the next stage destination, you can be surprised by a downpour at any time. Unfortunately, this is particularly inconvenient in all these shoes, because here your feet always have some room to move. When the shoes are wet, they chafe with every pedaling motion. This leads to blisters, scraped up areas or pressure points - not good conditions to pedal with joy again the next day! A pair of overshoes ensures that you come away with intact skin. This is where soft overshoes without soles are particularly handy, as they don't weigh much and can easily be carried in your frame bag or even handlebar bag.
2. Bike overshoes for sporty bikers
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If you are sporty on the road, so on the road bike your rounds pull, or on the MTB the area unsafe make, wet feet are not only a nuisance, they can become a real safety hazard. The evaporative cooling is the real problem here, because what is wet cools down quickly. In the summer when it's scorching hot, that might be okay, but otherwise cold muscles are not only less efficient, they're also less responsive. Overshoes that keep your feet dry are therefore not only comfortable, they prevent a performance kink and prevent muscle fiber tears, pulled ankles, or worse.
Overshoes for road cyclists: Once you've found a pair of road cycling shoes that feels so right, and that best supports your performance on the road bike, you'll certainly want to wear them all year round. When it's wet and cold, however, these lightweight, thin shoes are often overkill. With overshoes you extend the life of your bike shoes significantly, because wetness can damage the high-tech material. Therefore, you should have a pair of lightweight overshoes without a sole in your bag during road bike training.
Overshoes for mountain bikers: In the terrain it happens again and again that you react lightning fast, with a leg the breaking out mountain bike must stabilize or push your bike a bit. This is where warm feet in an overshoe with a grippy outsole are a real advantage!
3. Bike overshoes for everyday cyclists
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If you get on your bike every day to go to the office, to college or even to school, waterproof overshoes are really handy. With wet feet it works not only rather bad, wet leather shoes or sneakers also smell like ... let's call it ... suboptimal. So in the office overall rather unfavorable.
But do not worry, here we can remedy. The overshoes that you can buy here in the online store, fit over most everyday shoes. So you can simply pull an extra layer over your favorite shoes in bad weather and arrive everywhere dry. If you still have a bit to run from the bike parking lot, overshoes with a sole will last longer, if you want to have your overshoes in your bag for safety's sake, models without a sole can be rolled up small. An alternative is bicycle rain pants with booties that can be pulled over your shoes.
The most important information about bicycle overshoes:
- You can buy the practical shoe covers for cycling shoes with click system and cycling shoes with normal soles.
- Most overshoes are black and kept simple. But there are also in Neon bright colors and with reflective elements. So you will be seen especially well in bad weather.
- Some versions are not necessarily suitable for running on it, because they are made entirely of fabric. If you want to walk in the overshoes, make sure they have the appropriate soles
- Overshoes without soles have the advantage, on the other hand, that you can roll them up small and put them in your pocket. That way, you always have them with you in changeable weather, and, much like arm warmers and leg warmers, you can put on an extra layer if needed to keep you warm and dry.
- Many overshoes are made of neoprene. Not only does this keep you dry, neoprene is also windproof and provides some warmth.
- For regular bike training in the cold season BicycleWinter shoes are then but the better alternative.
- The slimmed-down alternative to the overshoe are toe warmers (also toe cover). If you are repeatedly tormented by cold toes, you can put on these practical minis, they protect the toe from cold and wind.
- By the way, cycling shoes not only protect your feet, they also extend the life of your cycling shoes. Wetness would make in the long run not only the upper material brittle and brittle, also the closures can break after a few baths.
- You will find here in the online store not only different versions, there are the shoe protectors for cyclists also in many different shoe sizes.
