DexShell Heavy Duty Overshoes review

Robust protection on wintery days, and not a fight to get on.

DexShell Heavy Duty Overshoes
(Image credit: Emma Silversides)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

DexShell’s Heavy Duty Overshoes offer pretty much everything that you could want from an overshoe; they are robust, water resistant, warm and, best of all, easy to get on. They won't hold off the water as well as a smooth neoprene overshoe, but they are more durable.

Reasons to buy
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    Durable

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    Water resistant

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    Windproof

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    Easy to get on

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    Well-made

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    Good cut

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    Affordable

Reasons to avoid
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    Not as resistant to water as smooth neoprene

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There’s nothing worse than cold, wet feet on a winter ride. For those who really suffer, a post-ride shower isn’t always inviting either; if your feet have gone beyond a certain point, a warm shower induces extreme pain as the blood rushes back to the feet.

Years of training and racing in miserable conditions have led me to the conclusion that three ‘essentials’ can realistically avoid foot ‘trauma’. Firstly, a front mudguard to divert road spray and keep the feet dry for longer. Secondly, a pair of merino socks to provide an insulating layer and sense of cosiness for the foot. Lastly, but probably most importantly, a pair of quality overshoes. And DexShell's Heavy Duty Overshoes certainly aren't a bad shout here. 

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Emma’s first encounters with a bike were in between swimming and running. Soon after competing for GB in the World Age Group Triathlon Championships in Edmonton in 2001 she saw the light and decided to focus on cycling. 

With a couple of half decent UK road seasons under her belt, she went out to Belgium to sample the racing there, spending two years with Lotto-Belisol Ladies team, racing alongside the likes of Sara Carrigan, Grace Verbeke, Rochelle Gilmore and Lizzie Deignan. Emma moved from Lotto-Belisol to Dutch team Redsun, working primarily as a domestique for Emma Johansson. When Redsun folded, Emma was offered the opportunity to ride with a newly formed Belgian team and home to the first year senior and budding rider Anna Van Der Breggen.

After retiring, Emma returned to teaching, setting up her own tutoring business. When not coercing kids to do maths, she is invariably out on two wheels. While the road bike remains her true passion, she has also developed an addiction to touring, with destinations including Iceland, Georgia and Albania, to mention just a few. There have also been sightings of Emma off-road, on mountain and gravel bikes… As if all of this isn't enough, she's been working as a freelancer since 2005, testing and reviewing the latest kit and sharing her insight into the sport.