The best cycling socks aren’t just a fashion statement – they’re an essential part of the cyclist’s armoury. The best winter cycling socks are the last barrier between your toes and frostbite when paired with the best cycling overshoes or the best winter cycling shoes.
Come the summer your socks might give you that final performance edge to beat your best, either an aero boost from aero socks, or a mental boost from just looking fly as heck!
The ribbing on the best cycling socks for racing is designed to make them more aero and wind tunnel tests have shown that your socks can be more aerodynamic than your legs. DeFeet claims that its Evo Disruptor socks (as worn by the Lotto-Soudal pro team) can save you 8 watts compared to your shaved legs.
Indeed, so concerned is the UCI at the risk of teams gaining an unfair advantage from their socks that there’s a specific regulation governing sock height in UCI-accredited competition.
Paired with the best cycling shoes, the best cycling socks will up your cycling game and make sure that your feet stay comfortable, cool (or warm, depending on the season).
Read on for our list of the best cycling socks for all seasons, or jump to the bottom if you want buying advice or need convincing about the other benefits of the best cycling socks.
Our pick of the best cycling socks
When we first read the technical claims that Swiftwick makes about its fibres and knitting process, we thought it was typical over-hyped marketing. They are just socks, after all. Then we tried them.
The Aspire socks are available in a number of cuff lengths and have a thin profile with minimal cushioning, seamless construction, and the Olefin fibre is lightweight, highly breathable, and quick-drying. Over the years the Brentwood, Tennessee-based outfit has cultivated a fervent following, so much so that one of our former colleagues even travelled to the US so that he could replenish his supply before they were available in the UK.
Used as a base model for other brands, the Aireator is the original DeFeet sock. It really is the gold standard.
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