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Any recommendations for good but not ridiculously priced merino socks? I have fairly pongy feet so use them every day, so getting enough to fill my sock drawer at £15+ a pop is expensive!
I had fairly good experiences with the old Planet X ones which I previously bought in bulk, but the newer ones look to be a much lower amount of merino in the blend.
M&S
I use Sockguy Wooligan. 4". Last pair were from Amazon for £10. Not cheap but they last for years.
I have had a pair of DeFeet Woolie Boolies for over a decade and have used them a lot. They are still going strong, I think they would survive a direct nuclear strike. Probably my greatest cycling purchase ever.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/defeet-woolie-boolie-2-6-cuff-socks/
Woolie Bookie for me, just thrown a pair out after about five years heavy use.
I bought a load of Ulvang branded merino socks off eBay a couple of years ago for just over a quid a pair (seconds, apparently, but they all seemed absolutely fine!) after a recommendation on here. Just had a look as I could do with some more but they don't seem to be on there any more! Shame as I really rate them as everyday socks and obviously that was a mega cheap price! Anybody seen these about lately?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-winter-merino-trail-sock-long/
I brought these for winter they had holes in the heels after about 6 rides so not these.
Like zilog6128 I also tried ebay again recently for those bargain Ulvang ones, a couple of the 6 pairs i bought for £8 a few years ago are getting slightly thin around the heel after fairly constant commuting abuse since then 🙂
Will be keeping an eye on this thread - I have a few pairs of the thicker Rapha ones from various sales over the years & they've held up really well, good for £5 or whatever when they're on sale - Evans sometimes has the Sockguy ones on sale for around the fiver mark too
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also M&S, good socks, would like fun colours though
on one/planet x thickies (skull and crossbones ones) are fantastic, got about 8 pairs for not very much, very well made work well in both summer and winter
Mountain Warehouse's walking socks are ace, though too warm for all year
DeFeet Wooleators for summer, Woolie Boolies for winter. Comfortable, good fit, last well. Rarely wear anthing else.
Another vote for DeFeet Woolie Boolies... Brilliant socks.
Woolie Boolies - very hard wearing in comparison to the many other pairs of merino socks I've tried. Smartwool PHD are good too - have padded sole for running
6 person to recommend defeet woolie boolies, rather thick, but I wear them all year. Fantastic socks. Comfy, protect your feet, never too hot, never too cold with good shoes. Worth every penny, last a long time.
DeFeet Wooleators for summer, Woolie Boolies for winter. Comfortable, good fit, last well. Rarely wear anything else.
This ^^
The original eBay seller marko200810 is no longer there. Got loads of merino socks from him/her they were great.
There are others to be found on ebay m8sox usually quite good