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How tall are your socks?

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  • May 17, 2016 at 2:15 pm #25758
    Leviathan

    I recently received a pair of Castelli Rosso Corsa 13cm socks, WOW! I was just used to normal length bike socks and never through about it mostly teamy socks or castelli 9cm ones, but that extra 4cm makes them so much more supportive and snug. It is not like my ankles were poking out before but WOW! I now have to upgrade all my socks one at a time (order some component off wiggle, pop a pair of 13s in there with the Haribo.) Should I go even taller or would that just look stupid. How tall are your socks? 

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  • May 23, 2016 at 8:57 am #872007
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    S13SFC

    Tall socks for me as the

    Tall socks for me as the pathetic ankle socks should only be worn my female tennis players.

    May 22, 2016 at 4:28 pm #872005
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    toussainthr

    Too much debate for my liking

    Too much debate for my liking!  Just check out the definitive answer on Velominati….
    http://www.velominati.com/rantings-from-the-v-bunker/velominatis-sock-height-calculator-refining-the-goldilocks-principle/

    May 22, 2016 at 1:09 am #872003
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    srchar

    Unfashionably short ones make

    Unfashionably short ones make an ideal third sock in cold weather.

    May 21, 2016 at 10:04 pm #872001
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    BrokenBootneck

    Depends which pair I randomly

    Depends which pair I randomly put on. 

    May 20, 2016 at 10:55 am #871999
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    giff77
    Duncann wrote:
    Have you thought abour wearing a different length on each leg…

    this only works when you’re a haggis

    May 20, 2016 at 7:18 am #871997
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    Anonymous
    Leviathan wrote:
    The longer sock is a modern look we have just got used to. We have all been Wigginized with our skinny aero jerseys, hooped bands and tall socks. But until you are a tri-dude, ankles should not be seen.

    I am surprised this thread gained so much traction. Narf.

     

    Great. I look forward to having to fit 20 wing mirrors on the front of my bike.

    May 19, 2016 at 11:40 pm #871995
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    Leviathan

    The longer sock is a modern

    The longer sock is a modern look we have just got used to. We have all been Wigginized with our skinny aero jerseys, hooped bands and tall socks. But until you are a tri-dude, ankles should not be seen.

    I am surprised this thread gained so much traction. Narf.

    May 19, 2016 at 12:27 pm #871993
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    Dnnnnnn
    Daveyraveygravey wrote:
    Boss Hogg wrote:
    Somehow anything below 13cm looks kinda 90s or even 80s, which is a thing to avoid.

    Said Boss Hogg ?!?!?

    May 19, 2016 at 11:59 am #871991
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    Daveyraveygravey
    Boss Hogg wrote:
    Somehow anything below 13cm looks kinda 90s or even 80s, which is a thing to avoid.

     

    Said Boss Hogg ?!?!?

    May 19, 2016 at 7:31 am #871989
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    Boss Hogg

    Somehow anything below 13cm

    Somehow anything below 13cm looks kinda 90s or even 80s, which is a thing to avoid.

    May 19, 2016 at 7:28 am #871987
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    Boss Hogg
    Edgeley wrote:
    Duncann wrote:
    Edgeley wrote:
    My socks are taller than I am.  Makes me lovely and warm, but impedes my vision.

    It was worth posting twicelaugh

     

     

    Sorry about that.  It was one for each leg.

    lol 

    May 19, 2016 at 3:34 am #871985
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    TypeVertigo

    Personally all my socks are

    Personally all my socks are ankle-high. Maybe it’s a hold-over from my running days, but I don’t really see the point of wearing tall socks while cycling in a tropical country like mine.

    May 18, 2016 at 4:47 pm #871983
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    Edgeley
    Duncann wrote:
    Edgeley wrote:
    My socks are taller than I am.  Makes me lovely and warm, but impedes my vision.

    It was worth posting twicelaugh

     

     

    Sorry about that.  It was one for each leg.

    May 18, 2016 at 2:39 pm #871981
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    Dnnnnnn
    bikebot wrote:
    Duncann wrote:
    Have you thought abour wearing a different length on each leg to compare/contrast in real time? After all, socks – like saddles – are a very personal thing. What works for one leg may not work for the other.

    Wouldn’t there be an issue with the bike constantly pulling to one side? It’s like that disc brake issue all over again, but with socks.

    I’m sure wearers would soon cotton on to the different characteristics.

    May 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm #871979
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    bikebot
    Duncann wrote:
    Have you thought abour wearing a different length on each leg to compare/contrast in real time? After all, socks – like saddles – are a very personal thing. What works for one leg may not work for the other.

    Wouldn’t there be an issue with the bike constantly pulling to one side? It’s like that disc brake issue all over again, but with socks.

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