Recommendation to buy - light waterproof overshoes!?

Just curious OP, but if you're not worried about the cold, how is having wet feet a 'nightmare'.

Most people wear overshoes to try to keep their feet a bit warmer. It's almost impossible to keep feet dry on a long wet ride. As well as standing water from the road, water will also run down legs and into the overshoes.

If you join css vip club you get a 12% discount. You can also use the cycling Ireland voucher €20 if you are a member

You’ll never keep wet out in this country and anyone on the roads for regular long spins will confirm that.

Light overshoes keep you shoes clean anything other than that is a myth.

The Velotoze are very good for warm wet weather. I’ve tried the first generation and the version with a clip. The clip version are unbelievably fragile - you will do well not to tear them the first time you put them on.. Once you get the hang of them though and learn to be really careful with them, you should get a good few wears out of them (say 15 x 100k). They are less sticky though so last from season to season and easier to get on/off, if you don’t tear them

The first generation are slightly sturdier but ‘stickier’ rubber. If can be a real faff trying to loosen one bit of cover from another bit as the rubber sticks to itself. It is a painful experience every time to get them on and off. In terms of longevity, I think the issue is more that they can get into a kind of ball - think of a plastic bag covered in honey that’s been balled up and had all the moisture removed. The internets say that you can do something with talc to unstick but I’ve never tried. They do work very well though, no external water ingress and they are not insulated so it’s more a dampness than real wetness inside from sweat.

For cold & really wet weather, I’ve had great success with Velotoze under a pair of regular overshoes. The rubber at calf really does stop any water coming in that way (obviously any tights etc need to be outside, socks inside).

At 15/20 euro or so a go, they are not bad value if they keep you dry for 15 rides, but the idea of disposable clothing is very grating. Probably ok for the cyclist who only occasionally ventures out in heavy rain but for commuters etc, even the time needed to put them on and off would be enough to rule them out, never mind the overall longevity.

Totally! When I’ve used the Velotoze it’s generally been for a multi day event where you will try anything (even all this faff) to try and keep my shoes dry for the next day.

Your looking for the impossible. If it rains, your feet will get wet/soaked. the only way to keep your feet dry is not to cycle in the rain.

Another option are winter cycling Shoes/boots. example the Fizic Artic R5 shoes. These will keep your feet warm, but your feet will get wet if it rains heavily enough.

Neoprene overshoes are specifically designed to allow your feet to get wet, and then keep them at a constant and manageable temperature.

Waterproof socks, sealskinz etc

I tried these but they were in no way breathable, meaning feet sweat a lot and got wet, even when it wasn’t raining!