Does anyone wear trail running gaiters with their bike shoes...? I've been thinking about this a lot recently, as I keep having to stop and empty seeds, mud, stones, etc, from my shoes and it's getting annoying. This kind of thing - Altra Trail Gaiter, Alpkit Kantju Running Gaiter, or Decathlon Kalenji Trail Gaiters.

In winter, yes. Otherwise I find them a bit sweaty.

I've got some Innov8 ones but I find that they don't really do that much good - somehow stuff still finds its way inside.

That's disappointing. I was hoping these would be some sort of silver bullet, highly breathable, totally waterproof and stop everything...

That's disappointing. I was hoping these would be some sort of silver bullet, highly breathable, totally waterproof and stop everything...

Mine are more of a softshell material with a knitted cuff, so quite breathable but far from totally waterproof.

Yes in winter or really really wet days or crossing wet grass/tussocks.
And under over trousers if it is sluicing down.
I also wear a mid cut approach shoe that is higher than a trainer cut.

I use Mountain Warehouse gaiters the type that clip on the front of your boot/shoe and have a strap under.
I have used GTex and various other premium priced ones and these are just a good/bad.
They are a faff to put on can be a bit sweaty if the sun comes out so I leave them open at the top but this only works if you don't have the ones with elasticated ankles.

Having just looked at the Alpkit ones, I'd say they would likely perform better than mine as they're noticeably higher.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:27 am Having just looked at the Alpkit ones, I'd say they would likely perform better than mine as they're noticeably higher.

I got a pair of Salamon copies from AliExpress.
Aonijie brand. The velcro to adjust/ fasten round, is quite stiff on hooked piece, so they annoy rather than rub.. all spandex, just keeps muck out. (fixed length under strap)
the other pair are a step in pair. claimed water proof, more water resistant and will deflect puddle splashes, rather than saturation by wet grass. (adjustable length under strap)
I use then on the bike rather than running..

I have some Gripgrab ones. They do slow the process of water running down your legs into your boots but I’ve not used them that much.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/gripgrab-cycli ... ankle-cuff

I pretty much always use some. Gripgrabs on my MW7 boots to keep water off my socks or if I’m using my other shoes - Suplest SupTraction or Shimano XM9 - I use some cloth Montane scree gaiters to keep the bits out.
They work just fine, aren’t at all sweaty but are a bit fiddly getting on and off. The hooks to attach to your laces are flat, maybe designed to attach to a wire shoe closure, and are therefore hard work to attach to standard laces, flat or round.

lune ranger wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:11 pm I pretty much always use some. Gripgrabs on my MW7 boots to keep water off my socks or if I’m using my other shoes - Suplest SupTraction or Shimano XM9 - I use some cloth Montane scree gaiters to keep the bits out.
They work just fine, aren’t at all sweaty but are a bit fiddly getting on and off. The hooks to attach to your laces are flat, maybe designed to attach to a wire shoe closure, and are therefore hard work to attach to standard laces, flat or round.

the Salomon clycra opies are scree/sand/grit gaiter, I wear just to key crap off the socks or laces.
I've thought about adding zips to make put-on put I've put that off! I concluded the putting a zip at the rear or outer edge), will be a big faff and rabbit hole , cos then it need a Velcro /press-stud popper thingy, and the shock gripper will be in the wrong place... you get the idea. I can live with it..

Interesting topic for me. I always use overshoes in wet weather or when it's muddy or cold and never have a problem. Clearly I don't want to wear them when it's dry but then notice a lot of objects entering my shoes which is very annoying. So watching with interest to see the different options suggested here

Never use them for biking, but when travelling on foot I wear OR ankle high gaiters or some light weight self made ones.

OR are well worth checking, they've been making fantastic gaiters for decades.