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In the early '90s, Shane Cooper brought together the unlikely bedfellows of bike racing and sock knitting to create Defeet International. Cooper, who was a semipro cyclist at the time, grew up ...

As winter hangs on across much of the 49th parallel, DeFeet’s Thermeator socks and Assos’ Skinfoil Ls baselayer make good sense for a lot of rides ahead. I’ve had both on test through the winter, so ...

A lot of you first tried DeFeet socks about 10 years ago, and if you were like me, you thought – “huh, cool name, I get it, I think…” Then you actually pulled on a pair the their Air-E-Ators‚ socks, ...

The Golden silk orb-weaver is a finicky, slightly terrifying spider that produces an incredible silk. Not only is it incredibly strong and light, it also happens to be the exact same shade of yellow ...

DeFeet continues to use locally sourced yarn and fiber. All DeFeet socks, accessories, and custom operations remain unchanged ...