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The Anatomy of an Overshoe: What Makes Great Protection Great

Most riders discover what their overshoes are made of somewhere between miles twenty and thirty of a wet November ride. The temperature has dropped. The road spray has been relentless for the last hour. And the kit that felt adequate at the start of the ride is now letting the cold in through the toe. The overshoe is the last line of defence...

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Seasonless Footwear: How to Use Overshoes Beyond Winter

The road is wet, but it is not winter. The temperature sits somewhere between cool and mild. Too warm for deep winter kit, too cold for bare summer Cycling Shoes. The kind of conditions that sit in between seasons often create the biggest equipment problems. Riders head out slightly underdressed, assuming it will be fine once the effort builds. But wind and...

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