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PostPosted: 11:22 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Recommend me some waterproof boots. Reply with quote

Just sold my leather jacket in light of getting some waterproof boots for this winter as mine are far from.

Need to actually be waterproof (clearly) and a budget of up to £150.
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PostPosted: 11:26 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.onyerbike.net/clothing/Boots/Waterproof/Alpinestars/Alpinestars_Ridge_Waterproof_Boots

Plain and comfortable enough to wear around the office all day, very happy with these. Might not be high enough in the leg for some people's liking though.
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PostPosted: 11:39 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

tcx competizone goretex.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_rev/29562
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PostPosted: 11:39 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm still waiting for my Goretex lined army surplus boots to leak. Again, maybe not high enough and lack ankle support, but they've been totally waterproof.

I'm talking sloshing though highland peat bogs in lashing rain, and they didn't let in a drop in a torrential ride at the weekend where the rest of my gear just gave up and I was soaked from neck to shins.
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PostPosted: 11:59 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought a pair of Alpinestars Web goretex boots this time last year as I wanted cheap waterproof commuter boots, but didn't fancy army boots.

I am very happy with them, haven't let a drop through, warm, comfortable, well made etc etc etc. They replaced a pair of Weise highways which were by far the shittest things I have ever put on my feet.

The other boots I was considering were the TCX explorer but I didn't like the fit or lack of leather and also the TCX infinity, but I didn't like the flimsy feeling buckles.

I got my Webs from here, they had adult human sizes in stock when I phoned them:

https://2wheeljunkie.co.uk/motorcycle-clothing/alpine-stars/alpinestars-astar-web-goretex-motorcycle-boots-black-bootboom/prod_47706.html
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PostPosted: 12:49 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you like the boots to be a bit higher, my Alpinestars S-MX 4 waterproofs are very comfy (once broken in) and haven't leaked a drop in 18 months of daily riding. The only downside I see in them is that the velcro does a number on the inside lining (if any) on textile trousers after a while. On the plus side, the velcro makes putting them on and off quick and easy.
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PostPosted: 13:00 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Slightly out of your price range but Alt-Berg make some fantastic, warm and 100% waterproof boots.
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PostPosted: 13:02 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Slightly out of your price range but Alt-Berg make some fantastic, warm and 100% waterproof boots.

[url]https://www.altberg.co.uk/category/motorcycle-boots/
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PostPosted: 13:18 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.getgeared.co.uk/Motorcycle-Boots_SPADA_Motorbike_Boots_ST1_WP_Black?utm_medium=shopping_feed_uk&utm_source=google

Few cheaper spada ones also depending on the style/size boot you want, used a pair of them for 2 winter and they're still useable today Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 13:26 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

-Matt- wrote:
https://www.getgeared.co.uk/Motorcycle-Boots_SPADA_Motorbike_Boots_ST1_WP_Black?utm_medium=shopping_feed_uk&utm_source=google

Few cheaper spada ones also depending on the style/size boot you want, used a pair of them for 2 winter and they're still useable today Thumbs Up



They are a rebranding of my despised Weise Highways

https://images.esellerpro.com/2189/I/354/46/medscaleWeise-Highway-Motorcycle-Boots-Master-1.jpg


A review I wrote for somewhere else. Since writing that, the left sole fell off and I binned them. Utter, utter shite.:

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I commute by motorcycle an average of 25 miles a day, I have owned these boots for about a year and a half, I have worn them roughly half of the time that I have commuted (i.e the equivalent of about 9 months of daily use). I walk from the car park, down a short corridor and up a set of stairs, I don't do long walks in them.

At first I thought they were pretty good, the calf was a bit tight but they were comfortable. The first time I was caught in heavy rain on a longer ride (it was a 70 mile ride to a friends) I arrived with soaking heels. The boots let water in at the back where the plastic heel plate meets the flexible leather, the stitches holding the two parts together get torn by the silly design when you walk in them. Eventually, the insides of the boot at this point also get torn to shreds so the only thing between your foot and the elements is a bit of stitched leather, needless to say they leak like a seive. Eventually the stitching around the gear shift lever plastic part also broke and the toes leaked too. You will get wet feet with these boots. The zip also gets caught on the waterproof filler bit between the two zips, it is seriously annoying.

The plastic heel part also digs into the back of your ankle when you walk, after the insides have torn apart (and they will) this becomes very painful. Mine are soon to be occupying a landfill and I believe that it is the best place for them.

Good points:
They look ok
Detatchable abrasion plates on the outer ankle
comfortable at first

Bad:
Not waterproof, in any sense of the word - down to design rather than liners.
Inner heel tears to shreds - exposing your foot to the hard plastic
Tight calves
Etc

Would not recommend, to anyone, under any circumstances.
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PostPosted: 15:21 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the money you're spending, don't buy anything that's not goretex.

I've wasted money on "waterproof" boots in the past. Only goretex boots were actually waterproof.
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PostPosted: 15:31 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have BMW Goretex Boots and that have never leaked even walking through puddles.
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PostPosted: 15:36 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

My boots leaked last Saturday for the first time, after 3 hours on the motorway in heavy rain. Being too tight to splash out on a new pair at the moment I was wondering if anyone has used sealskinz supposedly waterproof socks?

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PostPosted: 15:39 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joncrete Cungle wrote:
My boots leaked last Saturday for the first time, after 3 hours on the motorway in heavy rain. Being too tight to splash out on a new pair at the moment I was wondering if anyone has used sealskinz supposedly waterproof socks?

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Lidl's bags = waterproof.
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PostPosted: 16:00 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joncrete Cungle wrote:
My boots leaked last Saturday for the first time, after 3 hours on the motorway in heavy rain. Being too tight to splash out on a new pair at the moment I was wondering if anyone has used sealskinz supposedly waterproof socks?

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Depending on the design of the boot (i.e. it wont work if there are holes like funky zips/vents etc), you could go over them with dubbin to re-waterproof the outside.
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PostPosted: 18:59 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joncrete Cungle wrote:
My boots leaked last Saturday for the first time, after 3 hours on the motorway in heavy rain. Being too tight to splash out on a new pair at the moment I was wondering if anyone has used sealskinz supposedly waterproof socks?

Yes, they work fine.

It's a weird feeling having soggy socks, but taking them off to find dry feet, mind.
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PostPosted: 19:02 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sidi Black Rain for the win Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:24 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daytona Roadstar GTX - You can pick up some good ones on fleabay if your prepared to wait for them to come along.
You can get them re-soled & full repairs so basically they are a lifetime boot.
The downside is that they might not be as sexy as some, but it depends on what you want. I've worn mine to festivals & they haven't leaked a drop! Very Happy
As a previous poster said Altberg, They look heavy but they're as light as fook! They're british & made to order. If you can get up to the factory, they'll make them to the shape of your foot.
It doesn't get any better than that.! Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anything gortex lined will do the job, I use TCX Infinity boots in crap weather, about 180 quid. Just don't fit the steel toe cap thingies unless you like the ghey BDSM daddy look.
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers gents, I'll have a look at the suggestions.
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PostPosted: 21:57 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy_Pagin wrote:
Anything gortex lined will do the job, I use TCX Infinity boots in crap weather, about 180 quid. Just don't fit the steel toe cap thingies unless you like the ghey BDSM daddy look.
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PostPosted: 22:03 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got some Daytona Goretex boots...they are awesome in every way. Not cheap though, but you get what you pay for.
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PostPosted: 14:14 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251316583061?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649


The TCX Infinity for just 149 quid.
Waterproof, warm, comfortable and look cool.

(I've fitted the steel toe cap Smile
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PostPosted: 14:20 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
Joncrete Cungle wrote:
My boots leaked last Saturday for the first time, after 3 hours on the motorway in heavy rain. Being too tight to splash out on a new pair at the moment I was wondering if anyone has used sealskinz supposedly waterproof socks?

Yes, they work fine.

It's a weird feeling having soggy socks, but taking them off to find dry feet, mind.


Cheers 'borg ordered a pair online. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:28 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

C1REX wrote:


(I've fitted the steel toe cap Smile
Hey..maybe we could hang out. Smile

As previously mentioned they're a good warm (yet ok in summer too) waterproof and well protected boot but you have to keep an eye on the fiddly buckle system. I've not lost the plastic ratchet strap thing...yet, sometimes it doesn't engage.

Would still buy again.
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