Hasta La Ideas

Around these parts—these parts being the self-righteously damp Northwest—most seasons bring rain, which means icy cyclist-vs.-nature battles are rare, but soggy feet are a common woe.

Most all season commuters hate the idea of switching from clipless pedals they like for the sake of donning a waterproof walking shoe, and shoe covers are an ill-fitting non-guarantee against the creeping wet. Waterproof SPD-compatible shoes exist… on the bulky, heavily insulated, sweatmonster end of the spectrum. In short, where the hell is Chrome’s waterproof SPD shoe? Someone check out Urbanized, Jillian Tackaberry’s fun and approachable design for waterproof cycling shoes, and then give her a contract because I need them. Today.

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