[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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[S13SFC]

Tall socks for me as the

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

[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/

[srchar]

Unfashionably short ones make

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

[BrokenBootneck]

Depends which pair I randomly

Depends which pair I randomly put on. 

[giff77]

Duncann wrote:

Have you thought abour wearing a different length on each leg…

this only works when you’re a haggis

[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.

[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.

[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 ?!?!?

[Daveyraveygravey]

Boss Hogg wrote:

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

 

Said Boss Hogg ?!?!?

[Boss Hogg]

Somehow anything below 13cm

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

[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 twice

 

 

Sorry about that.  It was one for each leg.

lol 

[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.

[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 twice

 

 

Sorry about that.  It was one for each leg.

[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.

[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.

[Author]

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