[jyl]

Your socks and your condoms are probably the same size. Multitask!

I just buy short athletic socks at Costco or wherever I see them cheap. I have read that women's tennis socks are not to be worn; according to the Velominati. It actually makes some sense to me that a cyclist would want a bit of ankle protection in case of falls, there is very little padding over the bones there. (I think there's a marketing angle there.)