On long winter rides, the best winter cycling shoes can often help keep your feet nice and warm. After a while, the cold can often set in and will attack the extremities first. If your feet and toes get cold and go numb it can often prevent you from enjoying your riding and means either suffering for hours needlessly, potentially damaging your feet, or cutting your ride short to go home and warm up. Good overshoes will certainly help but the winter-specific cycling shoes on the market are designed specifically to protect your feet from the worst of the elements and the cold.
Winter cycling shoes are available for on and off-road applications and are still available with various cleat fit options, whether that be two or three-bolt drillings. Most shoes feature a more sturdy construction than lightweight summer shoes and often feature a high-cut ankle to offer increased protection from the elements and road spray as well as increasing warmth. Shoes will feature thicker, insulated construction, often in the form of water or windproof fabric, as well as thicker linings inside. Winter shoes will generally always be heavier than best cycling shoes but with their focus being on warmth and protection during winter, this extra weight is a sacrifice worth making.
Winter cycling shoes may be considered unnecessary by some. If you live in a warmer part of the world where winters are mild, your normal road shoes and a pair of the best cycling overshoes may be the right option for you, but if you live in a part of the world where the mercury rarely rises above zero for months on end, winter shoes are definitely going to help keep you comfortable. It’s also worth mentioning that winter cycling shoes can also just be a warm, sturdy option for the grotty months to save your favourite road shoes from unnecessary wear and tear. Road debris, puddles, road spray and mud will all make their mark on those sparkly white road shoes and their glossy carbon fibre soles.
If this guide leaves you scratching your head then keep scrolling to the bottom of the page for our guide on how to choose the right pair for you. We have collectively covered thousands of wet, cold miles here at Cyclingnews and just want you to have as warm a pair of feet as we have when things turn grim outside.
Best winter cycling shoes available today
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