[Closed] Flat shoe overshoes.

No

Leave that nonsense to the roadies please!

Trousers stop the running down leg and into sock water that accounts for a large amount of the "I'm soaked through, and wearing a sponge" feeling from my experience.

Clingfilm/pallet wrap for those Really Bad Days/enduro racing in kinlochleven in november.

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As a recent flat pedal convert it really is surprising how limited the shoe choice is.
I've plumped for spesh shoes and their top feature seems to be that you could wear them to the pub.
Fashion seems to be the main concern.

Don't the Leatt 3.0 shoes claim some level of waterproofness?

Must admit I used my Ride Concept shoes in absolutely filthy conditions over the last couple of rides and didn't notice my toes getting wet.

Sealskinz? Lost count of the times I've read they don't work, but they do in my experience

Yep Sealskinz, either calf length for mild dampness or knee length for proper grim. And shoes that don't then act as cold water retention devices.

These if they ever get released https://www.scotbycycles.co.uk/products/five-ten-trailcross-gxt-mountain-biking-shoes?variant=32460099256404

The summer version is excellent.

Mavic do some that Mrs is happy with on her Shimano GR5s.

How about

https://www.onlywhatsnecessary.com/fr01-features#overview

Fashion seems to be the main concern

I agree. I'm amazed how few flat pedal, winter friendly MTB and touring shoes there are.

For winter, I've ended up with a set of Five Ten guide tennies, which are clumpy but work great, and some Columbia Fairbanks omni-heats, which are warmer but not quite as sticky. Neither are riding shoes but they work better overall than any "proper" riding shoe I've used which is pretty damning criticism tbf.

Hopefully the trailcross gtx delivers but even then... "cutouts to let water drain from the shoe", I mean yes I have had times when that would be good but other times your foot is just in water and that sounds suspiciously like it's just a hole?

Sealskinz? Lost count of the times I’ve read they don’t work, but they do in my experience

Me too.

Fairbanks Omni fir proper winter balticness

These road boots were going cheap years ago so finally thought up a use for them.
The blue bit is a decathlon water shoe sole.
On my bumpy ride to work they were ok. Not as grippy as my generic skate shoe and you certainly couldn't pull up on the pedals at the lights. Certainly not as grippy as a proper shoe but they are too grippy.
However the theory works and I shall try out all the shoes we have in the house to find a grippier shoe to pilfer.
As they stand I'd happily commute to work on them.

OWN boots were fantastic but they have stopped making them.

Once mine died I changed to the Vaude boots and they're pretty good as splash proof but they're not fully waterproof and once they're wet they stay wet. They do work pretty well with a full waterproof overtrouser.

What are some of the SPD winter shoes/boots that have blanking plates like on flat pedals?

My northwave have blanking plugs + Michelin soles but they're rubbish as flat pedal shoes.

Anyone found anywhere that have the vaudes in stock as mine (Moab Mid Stx size 47) arent going to last another winter/wet season?

I'm always amazed how rarely the Vaude Moab STX get mentioned in these discussions. They released what seems to be a remarkable product, great looking, great materials and what seems to be very reasonable grip that somewhat fell into obscurity.

About those OWN shoes, very sad I was late to the party and missed them, would love to try those

I’m always amazed how rarely the Vaude Moab STX get mentioned in these discussions.

They're great, but really just a winter shoe\boot. Got a pair a few years back after recommendations on here and they're showing hardly any signs of wear after 2 mucky winters.

Great to know. Are yours the first or second generation?

Looks like the Moabs are on my Christmas list.