Specialized Shoe Cover review

Specialized sent us a pair of shoe covers as the winter started settling in, and we took them out for testing

Cycling Weekly Verdict

Specialized have created a very simple shoe cover that is tough and warm. Much thicker than a tradtional oversock, these shoe covers have lasted well, and we admired the simple design.

Reasons to buy
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    Tough

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    Warm

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    Simple

Reasons to avoid
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    No water repellency

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The Specialized Shoe Cover is a simple product that does what you’d expect for a £15 pair of oversocks.

They’re not quite your average shoe covers, though. The polypropylene material is much like a regular oversock, only thicker and tougher — a kind of overshoe and sock hybrid.

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