Boots and more boots...

[GertyX]

Ok, I need some boots. Been wearing hiking boots but they're good boots and I don't want to wreck them. Tried my husbands... Alpinestars I think ...but hated the feel of them. Yeah I don't like the look either. So what are my options? What protection exactly do a good pair of boots give? What do the huge chunks of ridiculously coloured plastic do? Some people swear by army boots - But how much protection do they give?
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[dextersaurus]

I LOVE these

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120507895420&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I've had 2 pairs now - first pair i destroyed by using them to work on the bike, getting them covered in all sorts and they eventually started to break down, And the second pair i had got ripped apart in my accident.

I'll be buying another set when my GPZ is bac on the road.

Up to you really, depends on budget and if you want to wear tarty stuff

But yeah, i recommend those.

I wore my combat boots on the bike before - were warm and rigid, would have protected be enough in a crash, but they were a bit stiff for changing gears.

Dunc

[Black Knight]

Daytona make by far the best boots in my opinion.

Had my Road Star GTX's for years and they are still completely waterproof and very comfortable.

They are expensive but it's a quality handmade German item...dont rate the sidi stuff at all however many bells whistles fastners colours gagets they manage to fit on them.
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[GertyX]

Thanks for that. Budget isn't huge. And tarty? How would you define that? Probably not me either way.

In big rigid boots isn't there a danger of transferring all the impact into your knees? Keeping ankle solid but twisting the knee?
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[pinkyfloyd]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[Black Knight]

The Daytonas cost me £240.

Seems a lot but had them about 5 years and they'll easily last 5 again.

Had some Alpinestars before that £180 and lasted about 4 month.

If you're going to be biking a while, it's worth investing in decent gear.
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[dextersaurus]

https://www.visordown.com/news/images/alpinestars-smx-boots.jpg
Those are Tarty.

lot of decent boots for <£60 So just look around really.

But the boots i linked are good.

I'll definately be buying them again

Another one to look at is Buse, they did race boots that were pretty good.

Dunc

[GertyX]

Mr D - Yup, def tarty and really not me - guess that's part of what I'm struggling with.

Black Knight - Thanks for the tip but really can't justify that much.

Shaggy - OW! Did he recover?
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I have crashed quite a lot of times in Army boots and they've done me fine. I tend to wear them for most things as they're fairly versatile - so polished up I can ride to work wearing them with hood trousers and still look pretty smart without changing at all.

Although I have worn them off-road too, I tend to use race/off road boots as the situation requires for activities where I'm more likely to have a more 'gnarly' crash.

[chillyman0]

Ankle protection is a must if you ask me, imagine lowsiding and dropping your heavy bike on your ankles

Also i had a low speed highside off a roundabout with my boots on and they have an impact absorbing plate that wraps around the heel, i hit the floor quite hard with my heels and these plates shattered doing their job to take the force away from my heels, dread to think how my feet would have been if i were not wearing me boots

I never go anywhere now without my boots on, not even to the shops
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[dextersaurus]

Agree with the above - with the force the car hit me, if i wasn't wearing my boots, i would have snapped my ankle.

Seeing the state of the boots after... rather them than me

Dunc

[GertyX]

Um, Voice of Reason, what's quite a lot of times? I had this weird idea that biking was about trying to stay on a bike but you seem to be suggesting that you spend more time rolling in the road!
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[chris-red]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[GertyX]

So thigh boots is the answer?! Though possibly not to the question I asked.
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