Swiftwick

SOCKS
Our new socks are here and they’re great. We got some samples from this little company, Swiftwick, some time ago and instantly fell in love with their products. Comfy, tight-fitting, fashionable – all the major essentials. We’re told the reason these socks are so great is because of how tightly they’re knit. They use 200 needle construction – quite high by cycling sock standards. Think of this measurement as similar to TPI in bicycle tires – the higher the number, the tighter the knit, the smoother and more pliant the sock is. Regardless of the technology, all we know is these things rock.

Check out the link here or read below. Nice review from the great folks at Embrocation Cycling Journal.

We have two socks this time around: our team issue navy blue with white and the reverse – a white sock with blue logos. I thought about getting these in a variety of cuff heights, too, but in the end Jeremy talked me out of it. It went something like this:

Me: These socks are great. We should order some tall ones and some lower ones.
Jeremy: No way!
Me: What, you think that…
Jeremy: Nope. Nope. Gotta have high ones, only high ones. If people don’t like the high ones, we have to educate them accordingly.
Me: Um. Well ok, let’s do it.


So, these new socks all have a 6” compression cuff. The 6” will bring the cuff to just below the calf muscle on most people; the compression of the cuff is significant but not overwhelming and keeps the sock from slipping. Plus, we all know the benefits of compression garments, right? Right.