047: swiftwick

Perhaps some of the loyal readers of fatmarc.com have noticed the new link for Swiftwick over on the side. Recently, I was contacted by the fine folks at Swiftwick, and they asked me to do a test and review of their product. Now, I’ll be honest I have only reviewed one other product on this blog. Although my review was positive, Mr. Accelorade never contacted me again following my review and use of his product. Hmmm.

Let me be honest, I like socks. I also have historically not really thought that there was much of a difference in socks. My preference has always been twin-six socks, as Brent and Ryan put together some fine socks, that are comfortable, look cool and keep my feet warm. Frankly, they do what I expect a sock to do.

When I got the swiftwick socks I quickly put them on. Honestly, I expected them to feel like any other sock. I was wrong. I have to admit they damn felt good. I mean I could feel that I had a sock on my foot, and frankly it felt very supportive. As the day worn on, I stayed aware of the sock, and frankly my feet felt good. Finally, when I got ready to ride I noticed, the socks remained comfortable, still felt supportive, and after a day at the office, in a pair of old clogs, and admittedly my sweaty feet, they smelled fresh.

I wore them on a ride. Feet felt good, and although after my ride they no longer smelled fresh, my feet felt good. I admit I kinda thought all the hub bub about compression tights/compression socks as kinda hooey. I will further admit that this could have been 100% placebo effect.

Regardless, my feet felt really good all day, and frankly, the next day I wore another pair and again my feet felt great. My two pairs of swiftwick socks are now on top of my sock pile as my favorite socks. They look good and work too. Perfect.

At the outset of this, I expected socks to look cool, hold up to my gargoyle feet, and be comfortable. I never really expected any support from a sock. Swiftwick socks have made me really happy, and now that I have been given a couple pair to test, I fully intend to order a couple more pairs. They are really sweet.

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Fatmarc
“I grew up doing all that stuff because I was obsessed with the '50s. I had sock hops for birthday parties. So I've always done The Twist and stuff. It was pretty natural and, with my parents doing it all the time, I'd just copy them. Not very pretty.”