Bike Booties and Shoe Covers Review

If you are serious about riding your road bike or perhaps you even enter a few races per year, then you know how important the right bike apparel and gear are. Road riders typically wear outfits that allow their skin to breath, their perspiration to exit and the wind to glide right over them. Well, one item you’ll need for cooler climates is a pair or two of good bike shoe covers or booties.

Bike shoe covers are designed to fit over your cycling shoes and bike cleats when you are riding on the trail. Bike booties are generally made of a neoprene material that is quite stretchable and is both waterproof and windproof. They can easily be thrown into the washing machine after a couple of rides for a quick cleaning. Most bike shoe covers contain a zipper in the back to allow you to quickly pull them on and off and to help keep the bike bootie tight on your heel and calf. Bike shoe covers are so small, it’s easy to have two pairs on hand all the time. Simply throw them in with the rest of your bike gear, and you will be set for the road.

Bike booties come in any number of colors and styles. Some bike manufactures make their own brand of shoe bike covers, while there are also plenty of aftermarket brand available too. Most bike shoe covers come in one size that simply stretch fits over your shoes, but you can also find larger sizes for those who need them.

What It’s For

Bike shoe covers or booties keep your feet dry and warm. This is very important for wet winder rides, where the trail may contain lots of mud or puddles of water that you have to constantly ride through. Bike booties can easily be taken on and off, so if you switch from road riding to mountain terrain and you change shoes, it’s no big deal to place your shoe booties over your next pair of riding shoes as well.

Other features of bike shoe covers are reflective strips to help others see you better for those early night rides. Some bike booties also come with Velcro straps that let you adjust the fit, even if you are wearing gloves. You can also tuck your body suit pant legs down into the bike bootie for a great fit that doesn’t allow any air in at all.

Major Manufacturers

Look, Adidas, Shugoi, Barbedo.

Pricing

Prices for bike shoe covers range from about $50 to $80 or more.