Caratti Deep Winter Overshoes review

Warm, durable overshoes that perform well... once you’ve accepted that they’re not really waterproof

Cycling Weekly Verdict

Once you accept that these are not waterproof overshoes, the Caratti Deep Winter overshoes are a very solid piece of kit. They’ll keep your feet nice and toasty in very cold conditions, and shouldn’t wear out by the end of winter.

Reasons to buy
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    Nice and warm

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    Durable

Reasons to avoid
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    Let in water

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    Dodgy fit

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The wrong choice of clothing is one of the worst winter cycling mistakes. However the Caratti Deep Winter overshoes show that winter rides and frozen feet needn’t come hand in hand (foot in foot?), but we’re not convinced they warrant the their ‘waterproof’ label.

What’s most impressive about the Caratti overshoes is the closed-cell neoprene material which is used for the main body. From our experience this is completely windproof. Admittedly the fairly benign start to the British winter has meant we haven’t been able to test these in truly Arctic conditions, but we enjoyed toasty toes during early morning rides with the mercury hovering comfortably below freezing.

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