tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post7220225395159056003..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Cycling in WelliesVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-10290060586788552622014-02-06T04:08:56.427-05:002014-02-06T04:08:56.427-05:00I cycled with wellies only once. Sadly, the lack o...I cycled with wellies only once. Sadly, the lack of flexibility at the ankles of my made-for-fashion wellies made an already tiring uphill journey even more tiring, so I swore that I'd never do it again. Which is a shame, really, because they're the only shoes I own which are truly waterproof - could be perfect for the ever-wet roads in Edinburgh.Denisehttp://www.techaddiction.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49347607525545384722014-01-17T10:48:38.076-05:002014-01-17T10:48:38.076-05:00Sorry - there is no brand name that I can see, whi...Sorry - there is no brand name that I can see, which is not unusual for cheap wellies sold here. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-40803255005380311482014-01-17T10:44:36.061-05:002014-01-17T10:44:36.061-05:00Nancy Sinatra tells us that "these boots wer...Nancy Sinatra tells us that "these boots were made for walking" but Adapta,Improvise and Overcome also applies.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16910072373589064852014-01-17T10:18:03.865-05:002014-01-17T10:18:03.865-05:00Those are cute! Not too girly and it sounds like t...Those are cute! Not too girly and it sounds like theyre functional too. Who makes them?Jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-68162732899561173242014-01-17T05:49:09.675-05:002014-01-17T05:49:09.675-05:00its a friday morning here, and a rabid one, i find...its a friday morning here, and a rabid one, i find the blog about the wellies - in therapy jargon, but nonetheles - "grounding", like cycling it makes me reconnect with just being alive in the moment, thanks for thatderfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596980838764306792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-9736451617182291352014-01-15T12:38:56.407-05:002014-01-15T12:38:56.407-05:00Sounds like my kind of people...
Spinndizzy
P.S....Sounds like my kind of people...<br /><br />Spinndizzy<br /><br />P.S. The last word of my comment above should be deleted, Shrimper was the one job of the examples I gave that I never had to do. One looong, wretched day on my sisters first husbands shrimp boat was enough. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34020253816545984452014-01-15T11:30:54.375-05:002014-01-15T11:30:54.375-05:00On the West End of the Olympic Penninsula (Washing...On the West End of the Olympic Penninsula (Washington State) they call them Hoh River house slippers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-12945785391836439742014-01-15T05:14:03.654-05:002014-01-15T05:14:03.654-05:00The interesting thing is that it *would* be somewh...The interesting thing is that it *would* be somewhere like the VCC where I'd learn something like that. Most of old traditions here are no longer visible, as during the years of prosperity the younger generations (60s and under) seem to have put in great effort to shake off any aura of quaintness from rural life. So I hear stories, now based on vague memories, about how thing were, but seldom see remnants of it.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-32501169051523429412014-01-14T23:19:48.079-05:002014-01-14T23:19:48.079-05:00Wellies, Gum Boots, Tingleys, Rubbers, everywhere ...Wellies, Gum Boots, Tingleys, Rubbers, everywhere I've lived there's been some generic name for them.<br /><br /> In S. Texas when I was a kid they called em' "Rubbers" and they were only worn in public by the type that would pronounce the name with a leer and a wink. If you worked in the oilfield you had a couple of pairs in the back of the truck along with your smelly stripey coveralls and your 6 oz leather gloves with the 20 ounces of tar soaked into them. If you worked in Cattle you had a pair oversized enough to let you slip your Justin Ropers in and they probably lived under the seat of the truck with the sawed-off and a rolled up porno or two. If you worked on a Shrimp Boat they reeked of diesel and shrimp on the outside and worse on the inside. <br /><br />It was jobs like that that drove me to emigrate to the 'States. I have a pair(cheap Chinese copies of Tingleys) I wear hauling wood in the mud and when I help a friend by walking through his poultry houses picking up the "croakers" when he's away("Bring out yer dead! Bring out yer dead!). They ARE nice and comfy in the snow with 2 pairs of wool socks. But the thing I like best about Wellies is that every time I pull on a pair I remember that I don't have to if I don't want to and that mine don't smell like diesel and shrimp anymore.<br /><br />SpindizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-60441125835695897562014-01-14T18:29:50.250-05:002014-01-14T18:29:50.250-05:00Growing up around equines of all sorts I wore Muck...Growing up around equines of all sorts I wore Muck brand boots. They have a good stiff sole (same issues in stirrups as on pedals) but they weigh a ton. While working at the donkey farm I invested in a pair of plain tall black Hunter brand wellies and added the insole from my Muck boots. That worked out really well! I didn't wear myself out stomping through the fields, and the insert added enough stiffness to the sole that they work fine for cycling. I was riding in them just today! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236210810344032312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16398646846663227512014-01-14T13:35:48.379-05:002014-01-14T13:35:48.379-05:00The Auld Sod, where function never goes out of sty...The Auld Sod, where function never goes out of style. GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-17927421016431014082014-01-14T12:02:07.596-05:002014-01-14T12:02:07.596-05:00Your friends in the Northern Ireland Section of th...Your friends in the Northern Ireland Section of the Veteran Cycle Club would tell you that genuine traditional Irish wellies always had the letter ‘L’ moulded into the left sole and ‘R’ into the right sole. Even though your wellies are chic and modern, it would still be worth a look – Ireland is steeped in tradition, as you know, and old traditions die hard. ;)kylecyclernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16905897777440706622014-01-14T10:16:30.502-05:002014-01-14T10:16:30.502-05:00Any boot with enough room for three pairs of socks...Any boot with enough room for three pairs of socks could easily accommodate a pair of 1972 bicycle shoes. Which are readily available in size 4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-79746418526248824992014-01-14T09:01:44.978-05:002014-01-14T09:01:44.978-05:00Yeah, those are about 10x the price of the boots I...Yeah, those are about 10x the price of the boots I bought : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16708661130742747662014-01-14T08:48:01.578-05:002014-01-14T08:48:01.578-05:00Probably some difference in price, but Le Chameau ...Probably some difference in price, but Le Chameau boots come with soles stiff enough to transfer a good deal of power to the pedal. Matthew Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408057524387021992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41452342394756003062014-01-14T05:58:35.605-05:002014-01-14T05:58:35.605-05:00Ooooh my Ooooh my Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62999175669453997402014-01-14T05:57:38.896-05:002014-01-14T05:57:38.896-05:00"Try riding your bike with circa 1972 motocro...<i>"Try riding your bike with circa 1972 motocross boots"</i><br /><br />That could actually be arranged. Well maybe not in my size. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-40686684310656363412014-01-14T05:56:03.234-05:002014-01-14T05:56:03.234-05:00They had boys' boots in tiny sizes, but not in...They had boys' boots in tiny sizes, but not in my size. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-82992581168976080332014-01-14T02:31:38.740-05:002014-01-14T02:31:38.740-05:00I will admit, I have regularly cycled in Crocs in ...I will admit, I have regularly cycled in Crocs in spite of their terribleness. I like to think their awful power transfer is made up for by the aerodynamics of having holes all throughout them. Or sometimes I just don't want to deal with putting on regular shoes. These boots, though... you may be on to something! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916475081711086964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-57120771517456015462014-01-14T00:08:10.398-05:002014-01-14T00:08:10.398-05:00In the pacific northwest, you can either spend a f...In the pacific northwest, you can either spend a fortune on water proof booties, allow your feet to get soaked, or go for rubber boots. I got a pair of hunters BEFORE the craze(always ahead of the trends for some reason!). I had wanted a pair for years, and suddenly they were popping up in stores. Unfortunately they were also being made in China instead of england! They were a gift, and I would not have bought them had I known they had sold their souls to cheap marketing. They are fine boots by the way, but a bit tight in the toes for me, too tight for thick socks as well. My previous wellies had distintigrated from wandering in the ocean, salt water destroys them, but I biked in those, and I bike in the hunters. No problem whatsoever, and since they are so high, they at least keep part of my legs dry! I have lambswool insoles which help a bit with the cold. My only problem is that if it is too cold, my feet freeze, so would want to invest in some wider and slightly bigger wellies in the future for extra wool socks.heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-72427259145187600972014-01-13T23:01:14.423-05:002014-01-13T23:01:14.423-05:00What, the local shops didn't have some plain t...What, the local shops didn't have some plain teenage boys boots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-23748598625834193872014-01-13T16:24:50.546-05:002014-01-13T16:24:50.546-05:00I had something similar happen a few months ago he...I had something similar happen a few months ago helping my father sort cattle. I was doing a dead run across the cattle yard. Came across a squishy spot and my boots stayed put while I staggered a few steps bootless. Trouble was, what I was in wasn't mud.<br />Socks went in the garbage after that.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289009784609315495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-6085876397058207852014-01-13T13:49:06.349-05:002014-01-13T13:49:06.349-05:00Try riding your bike with circa 1972 motocross boo...Try riding your bike with circa 1972 motocross boots - hahahaha.<br /><br />Any pair of shoes with enough room can accept a more walking/riding friendly, stiffer more supportive insole if so desired. <br /><br />Those things should keep Mad Cow Disease at bay as long as you remove them with hand wellies. GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-35868512224352852372014-01-13T13:45:18.703-05:002014-01-13T13:45:18.703-05:00Yeah, you might be right though the years we went ...Yeah, you might be right though the years we went through this with the kids were the late eighties/early nineties and they don't seem to have evolved too much. Also, there are different brands. Mine are current pair are Tingley's (about six years old) and they're quite flexible and comfortable. When using them on a bike it's much better if one has a decent platform pedal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-68197297860178131452014-01-13T13:42:35.496-05:002014-01-13T13:42:35.496-05:00Aye, that boy apparently has lost his wellies. Av...Aye, that boy apparently has lost his wellies. Ave you seen im lately?GR Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145811568384053426noreply@blogger.com