Best overshoes for rainy weather

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Hello,

What is the best option for rainy trainings?

I have the following overshoes:

  1. neoprene - fully waterproof, but shoes full of your own sweat.
  2. laycra - water in shoes.

The question about these types:

  1. windstopper - warm, but how much waterproof they?
  2. gore-tex - waterproof, but what about breathability and sweat inside?
  3. sealskinz overshoes? I have socks - they are not bad, but I do not know about overshoes.

Thank you.

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If it’s positively pouring, I’ll be soaked through and through anyhow and I use belgian booties - thick socks. Sure, Water gets in no problem, but at least it also gets out at some point if the rain stops. Once my arse is soaked, I might as well have soaked shoes.

However, if the rain isn’t biblical and I stand a chance of shielding myself, Assos rainBooties do the trick very well. My skinny calves required some tightening around the top, but they do an excellent job without overheating me.

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Thank you, I know about main options

, but would like to know: maybe some high-tech options like gore-tex or windstopper or sealskinz could do life better.

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I’ve never known a more high-techy and overengineered product than an Assos garment :wink:

It’s their own fabric, but it works similar to gore-tex I assume. Waterproof breathable stretch membrane that looks like a stripper’s boot, silicone seal at the ankle, more wind- and wear-resistant fabric at the toes. As I said, they seem to be doing a terrific job at keeping water at bay when I wear them.

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160$ ! for overshoes! not sure that I am ready for so high-tech :slight_smile: