Comments on: Swiftwick Socks http://urbanvelo.org/swiftwick-socks/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leigh http://urbanvelo.org/swiftwick-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-14851 Leigh Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:49:10 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2849#comment-14851 Actually, these socks are adequately priced compared to some out there. Olefin, as a fiber, can get hot when used too much in the weave. So those other sock brands that have upwards of 50% of Olefin will get hot and make you produce even more sweat. Olefin is hydrophobic, meaning that it will repel water. It will actually trap it and sweat will have nowhere to go. It also doesn't particularly feel good either. I work in textiles and have an affinity for fibers:) Actually, these socks are adequately priced compared to some out there. Olefin, as a fiber, can get hot when used too much in the weave. So those other sock brands that have upwards of 50% of Olefin will get hot and make you produce even more sweat. Olefin is hydrophobic, meaning that it will repel water. It will actually trap it and sweat will have nowhere to go. It also doesn’t particularly feel good either. I work in textiles and have an affinity for fibers:)

]]> By: Ben Dover http://urbanvelo.org/swiftwick-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-9171 Ben Dover Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:59:23 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2849#comment-9171 Wow JPills, you must work for them, that sounds like a sales pitch to me. Has anyone actually payed to $16.95 for these lame socks? For one thing all I could think about on the few rides I did with them is hoe tignt on my ankles they were! I couldnt fully concentrate on the trail! Lame... compression socks are good my ass. They do look good, but upon further investigation they are are only 15% olifin??? whats up with that? 80% nylon sock, nylon does not wick at all! Defeet has like 50% coolmax and Sockguy has like 75%! My review is these socks are overpiced under preforming junk! Dont wasted your good money or time. Wow JPills, you must work for them, that sounds like a sales pitch to me. Has anyone actually payed to $16.95 for these lame socks? For one thing all I could think about on the few rides I did with them is hoe tignt on my ankles they were! I couldnt fully concentrate on the trail! Lame… compression socks are good my ass.

They do look good, but upon further investigation they are are only 15% olifin??? whats up with that? 80% nylon sock, nylon does not wick at all! Defeet has like 50% coolmax and Sockguy has like 75%!

My review is these socks are overpiced under preforming junk! Dont wasted your good money or time.

]]> By: JPills http://urbanvelo.org/swiftwick-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-4088 JPills Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:15:44 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2849#comment-4088 I have been using Swiftwick socks since their early prototypes and have yet to find a sock that has held up as well, not to mention the outstanding comfort. We have used them to create some outstanding custom pairs and their ability to handle artwork and logos far exceeds anyone else in the sock market. The rest of the cycling sock manufacturers had better step it up if they want to compete with what Swiftwick has to offer. I have been using Swiftwick socks since their early prototypes and have yet to find a sock that has held up as well, not to mention the outstanding comfort. We have used them to create some outstanding custom pairs and their ability to handle artwork and logos far exceeds anyone else in the sock market. The rest of the cycling sock manufacturers had better step it up if they want to compete with what Swiftwick has to offer.

]]> By: Brian Johnson http://urbanvelo.org/swiftwick-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-4081 Brian Johnson Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:32:52 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2849#comment-4081 Oh good. More plain black socks. They may feel good, but they look like uniform socks. I'm a refugee from plain socks. I'll wear plain socks when the undertaker peels the DeFeet Godzilla socks off of my cold dead feet... Oh good. More plain black socks. They may feel good, but they look like uniform socks.

I’m a refugee from plain socks. I’ll wear plain socks when the undertaker peels the DeFeet Godzilla socks off of my cold dead feet…

]]> By: Ikon O. Klasst http://urbanvelo.org/swiftwick-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-4079 Ikon O. Klasst Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:15:49 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=2849#comment-4079 A pair of these were obligatory swag at SSWC08 in Napa. I think they are the olefin type. Nice, but I like natural fibers, so I may seek out their wool brethren. A pair of these were obligatory swag at SSWC08 in Napa. I think they are the olefin type. Nice, but I like natural fibers, so I may seek out their wool brethren.

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