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Xanthic
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PostPosted: 17:22 - 12 Mar 2009    Post subject: Low Cut Mens Boot? Reply with quote
Anyone recommend or point me in the direction for low cut boots? I dont really like the race style ones and prefer plain low cuts... mens obviously... Currently wearing a pair of Oxford Bone Drys which are way too hot....
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PostPosted: 18:28 - 12 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Xanthic
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PostPosted: 21:28 - 12 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Noooooo that's too much... the Shift Fuel Street Shoe is nice though!

https://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-boots/shift/fuel-street-shoe.htm
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PostPosted: 00:15 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try these,never had a pair so i dont know
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Xanthic
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PostPosted: 21:35 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
They look quite nice.... but they seem to have been discontinued... www.getgeared.co.uk have some nice low cut/trainer type boots which is what Im looking for...

TTT for more suggestions!
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PostPosted: 21:38 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Isnt one of the main concepts of the bike boots to protect the ankle all the way up/skin area as well?
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Im not going to lie... I dont know. I'm new to biking, been riding since Dec 2008. What I DO know is that it gets uncomfortable wearing standard boots, it doesnt help that I wear them all day long in work. I'd much rather a low cut boot which is comfy to walk around in.

The boots above all have ankle protection and support the heel, just not the additional shin protection.
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PostPosted: 21:50 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Personal protective kit is optional, bar the helmet, so just making you aware it could forfeit some of the protection the full boots have, but any boots are better than trainers Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 22:54 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Xanthic wrote:
Im not going to lie... I dont know. I'm new to biking, been riding since Dec 2008. What I DO know is that it gets uncomfortable wearing standard boots, it doesnt help that I wear them all day long in work. I'd much rather a low cut boot which is comfy to walk around in.

The boots above all have ankle protection and support the heel, just not the additional shin protection.
do what i do stick your trainers in a rucksack then change them at work easy as that Thumbs Up
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Xanthic
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PostPosted: 23:31 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
kev... wrote:

The boots above all have ankle protection and support the heel, just not the additional shin protection.
do what i do stick your trainers in a rucksack then change them at work easy as that Thumbs Up[/quote]

See... I've thought of that, the thing is... on top of all my other gym stuff, doesnt fit! A few times I've taken shoes to work but we dont have individual desk spaces/lockers... all shared so everything gets moed, I couldnt find my shoes for 2 days once!
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PostPosted: 23:39 - 13 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
tutton wrote:
Personal protective kit is optional, bar the helmet, so just making you aware it could forfeit some of the protection the full boots have, but any boots are better than trainers Thumbs Up


Not necessarily, steel toe capped boots can cut your toes off Very Happy Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 01:28 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Goretex army boots. Thumbs Up

*wonders how G is getting on with his...
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PostPosted: 07:57 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
allymoss wrote:

Not necessarily, steel toe capped boots can cut your toes off Very Happy Thumbs Up


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PostPosted: 14:15 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you want a really comfortable pair of boots for wearing all day then I think you'll do well to have a look at Altbergs.

https://www.altberg.co.uk/Web/motorcycle1.jsp

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PostPosted: 17:00 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
German paratrooper boots. Mine are really comfy, and look good. I got them from an army surplus store on ebay for around £30 and they are now my main summer boots.
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sickpup
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PostPosted: 18:17 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
ram_doom wrote:
Myth Wink


Try again. Want the phone No. of a bike shop owner it almost happened to?

As to boots bike boots are over priced rubbish. Buy some pro-boots or the latest high leg extreme cold boots.
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PostPosted: 19:54 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
sickpup wrote:
ram_doom wrote:
Myth Wink


Try again. Want the phone No. of a bike shop owner it almost happened to?

As to boots bike boots are over priced rubbish. Buy some pro-boots or the latest high leg extreme cold boots.


On a side note did Lozzy sort hers out sickpup?
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PostPosted: 20:07 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
flip wrote:
Goretex army boots. Thumbs Up

*wonders how G is getting on with his...

Very well thank you.
I haven't 'tested' these by sliding down the road, but have several times in my old non-goretex ones and they help up well.

On low-cut boots - an ex-colleague of mine had a car run into him (outside Basingstoke Hospital, as it happens) while wearing trainers and 'normal' jeans. He broke his leg and his bone was scraped down the road, losing an inch or two.

He was left in massive amounts of pain for many months and addicted to morphine as they slowly pulled his healing leg apart to regrow the bone while stuck in hospital.
In contrast, wearing full kit I did this (note that I started off on the other side of the tyre barrier in the background) and was out of Hospital in two days. Sure, it's not quite the same, but I also had bone sticking out of my leg, however even in a similar situation to his, I suspect it'd have gone much better for me as everything was at least 'contained'.

For my commute I always wear at least sturdy leather boots and hood/draggin kevlar-lined jeans. First few days, people had no idea I was riding as I left my jacket and helmet in panniers.
Can still stay looking pretty smart and I wear this type of boots regularly when I'm not riding too (though the old ones did make your feet a bit sore if you were walking all day - gel inserts sort this.)
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PostPosted: 20:59 - 14 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you mean for riding a bike (hey, it's a bike chat forum, but you never know) then try Akito Miami boots.

I've had several pairs (1st tested in a little off, worked ok, 2nd just wore out)

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PostPosted: 18:11 - 15 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
fireblade2102 wrote:
On a side note did Lozzy sort hers out sickpup?


Not as yet, she's a bit embarrassed as they are so worn the steel shank has fallen out of one.
May be time for a new pair that will get repaired in the future now we know someone can actually do it.

All in it makes me wonder if the skills of cobblers in this country has in general dropped considerably? Seems finding a good cobbler is as rare as hen's teeth.
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PostPosted: 18:20 - 15 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
allymoss wrote:
tutton wrote:
Personal protective kit is optional, bar the helmet, so just making you aware it could forfeit some of the protection the full boots have, but any boots are better than trainers Thumbs Up


Not necessarily, steel toe capped boots can cut your toes off Very Happy Thumbs Up


think, of the mess your foot is going to be in if it got hit with enough force to do that to pair of steelies, then you might work out how daft that statement is.

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PostPosted: 18:28 - 15 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
virus wrote:
think, of the mess your foot is going to be in if it got hit with enough force to do that to pair of steelies, then you might work out how daft that statement is.

Cheers
John


A lot less than you think.

All that has to happen is for the toe to be bent back, then the steel toe cuts into the top of your foot. More pressure = more damage.

You don't actually have to damage your foot or the boot as such but if the toe of the boot is bent back 90 degrees which of course your toe's can do without problems then the steel will cut into your foot. Doesn't take crushing force or high impact force, just a force to bend your toe's back.
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PostPosted: 18:33 - 15 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Definitely would recommend the Pro-boot. There were some factory seconds available at a few places not too long ago for sale at about £20-25.

The seconds have soles that may have a problem with accelerated wear. My two pairs are wearing well though.
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