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The Punter

Socks over the booties? Please say it ain't so.

They say you can measure the quality of a man’s character by his ability to admit when he’s wrong. That in itself seems wrong, since it would obviously be better to be right in the first place, but I’m probably missing the point because I’m Dutch and everyone knows Dutch people are 97% more righter 84% of the time than the rest of the world.

I must confess to a certain hubris when it comes to kitting up for a ride; I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I’ve gotten accustomed to making good decisions about what to wear and how to wear it. But today I strayed from the path: my socks were carefully and deliberately pulled out over the tops of my overshoes. Not only is it the most concrete evidence that my socks are too long, it looked like I had two orange gaskets stuck to my ankles. Not to mention that this resulted in only a tiny amount of my shins being exposed between my knee warmers and socks.

Sometimes we must stray from the Path in order to understand where it lies; today I have wandered far indeed but have found my way back. Do not lose faith and always seek to return to the Path.

VLVV.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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wiscot says:

Dec 1 2015 at 2:07 pm

First world problems for sure, but I can empathize. I have a couple of pairs of oversocks that are quite low, meaning my white (always white) socks stick out the top a bit. The trick is to make sure the amount of sock showing is even. Either that, or pause, return to place where gear is kept, and put on different socks.

It bugged you for the whole damn ride, didn't it?
Owen says:

Dec 1 2015 at 3:02 pm

Surely this doesn't mean the V-kit socks were ordered in an erroneous length?
chuckp says:

Dec 1 2015 at 3:27 pm

I admit to being a Philistine. I kinda like having my socks above the top of my booties. Even with 5" socks (which are sorta Goldilocks just right height for me), they are taller than my booties.
JohnB says:

Dec 1 2015 at 3:31 pm

I had to look twice to confirm there were actually shoes under those socks.
Chipomarc says:

Dec 1 2015 at 3:41 pm

Always have socks that will match and blend in with your Belgian Booties.
EBruner says:

Dec 1 2015 at 3:42 pm

This is just me, but personally I would never wear overshoes with bare legs. Problem solved.
wiscot says:

Dec 1 2015 at 4:00 pm

@JohnB

I had to look twice to confirm there were actually shoes under those socks.

Frank's so damn tough he just screws his cleats into the soles of his feet. Or so I'm told.
Chipomarc says:

Dec 1 2015 at 4:02 pm

@EBruner

This is just me, but personally I would never wear overshoes with bare legs. Problem solved.

I'm with you, the ol knees get covered pretty quick.
The Pressure says:

Dec 1 2015 at 4:07 pm

@EBruner

No. Please. Overshoes with bare legs is a sight for sore eyes!!
Velodeluded says:

Dec 1 2015 at 4:39 pm

@EBruner

This is just me, but personally I would never wear overshoes with bare legs. Problem solved.

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