Bike Overboots

[simon75]

Hi guys. My boots have started leaking, so I am just wondering am I better off buying a new pair or just using overboots. Also, I'm a size 9 so would I need the same size overboot or a size bigger as they have to fit over a 9. Apologies if I have posted in the wrong section Thanks guys.

[oldenuff]

I have as pair of overboots for the rainy season (Jan-Dec) and they work very well. The only problem is that they are useless for walking about so you need a plastic carrier to put thyem in when you get where you are going

[simon75]

Thanks oldenuff. I will have to invest in some decent boots at some point but just cant afford it at the moment. Il see what overboots are about

[Sako]

Last time it pissed down I slipped a couple asda bags over my feet and put my boots on, kept me dry and warm.

[barrkel]

I've never found overboots to work well - they made operating the gear shifter slippy, and risked getting tangled in the controls just when you needed to put your foot down. Never got a perfect size for my boots. Dangerous unless you're doing a motorway journey.

Try on before you buy if you can.
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[Rogerborg]

Waterproof socks, I use Sealskinz.
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[RealNinja]

[keggyhander]

Rubble sacks and tie-wraps.

[i.p.phrealy]

My boots were leaking, but for £25 I got some patrol boots from the local army surplus store (they're new, they said they've not had actual army surplus stock since the start of those minor skirmishes in the middle east)
They are comfy as fook, tough enough to ride in and waterproof too.
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[Peirre oBollox]

[simon75]

Thanks for the advice guys. There is actually an army surplus store in the town where I live (Saltash, Cornwall) which I never knew existed lol. Gonna see what they've got to tide me over

[Peirre oBollox]

As a suggestion, take a look at HG over boots. https://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/hein-gericke-basic-ii-regenstiefel-schwarz-15189.html
They aren't perfect, but pack down really small
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