Comments on: Commuter Profile: Planet Bike’s Chris Follmer

By: Weee! Bikes are fun!

Weee! Bikes are fun! — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:00:32 +0000

Thanks for doing what you are doing. With more people like you, a future is possible.

By: Alistair

Alistair — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:47:31 +0000

James_Bater: In the cold I remove the clipless pedals and put regular ones back on, and I wear hiking boots and wool socks. The biggest problem staying clipless in the cold is insulating between your foot and the cleats, otherwise they’ll suck all the heat right out from the bottom of your foot. Winter cycling shoes just aren’t warm enough, so if you want to wear them you’ll need to buy big to accommodate the extra layers of socks and booties you need to wear.

By: theCORgroup - Conscious Outdoor Recreation

theCORgroup - Conscious Outdoor Recreation — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:27:26 +0000

[...] more inspiration, read about two commuters: Chris Follmer (from Madison’s own Planet Bike) and Riyad Ghannam of San Francisco (pictured above commuting [...]

By: chris ramey

chris ramey — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:08:43 +0000

cool article, thanks. keep on ridin’

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By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:41:04 +0000

One of the guys here commutes in those Lake Boots. He says they are awesome! I’m in the group of swapping pedals in winter and using warm hiking boots with wool socks.

By: Jamis_Bater

Jamis_Bater — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:18:10 +0000

It seems late to be talking cold commutes, but I figure Spring will be the best time to get deals on next year’s cold gear. I’ve been eyeing Lake’s shoes for a while now, but I can never get good info from commuters on how effective they are. Any word I hear on them seems to come from strictly off road riders. I’m addicted to my clipless pedals though. Thanks for the tips guys.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:00:55 +0000

Jamis…I’ve heard tales of folks swapping out their pedals and using platforms during the winter months and just riding with winter boots.

Alternatively, if you can’t live without clipless pedals, you could try these:

http://www.lakecycling.com/category.aspx?categoryID=36

By: 2whls3spds

2whls3spds — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:53:30 +0000

Jamis_Bater…dunno…never had any I have always ridden with or without toe clips, in the winter I would usually pull the straps out to make it easier to get the bulky boots in. In recent years my winter commuter has half clips on it. But also in recent years my coldest commute has only been around 20 degrees )

Aaron

By: Jamis_Bater

Jamis_Bater — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:56:03 +0000

2whls3spds

So does that mean giving up the clipless pedals?

By: 2whls3spds

2whls3spds — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:26:31 +0000

Jamis_Bater

Best thing I have found for cold feet is a warm head(wool watch cap), wool socks and waterproof leather boots. Not exactly a fashion statement but it has kept me warm to near zero Fahrenheit.

Aaron