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ocatoro |
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ocatoro World Chat Champion
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Posted: 19:39 - 19 Jun 2017 Post subject: boot sizing/breaking in... |
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I'm becoming a pain as I replace a load of my gear and spam the questions out...
anyway. got some new boots. I did what all the reviews said, and went up a size...
they arrived today and I can barely get my foot in!
once in, the boot is the right size, little bit of wiggle for me toes... width ok, comfortable by all accounts. but getting my feet in them was an absolute pig of a wrestle, and doing the zips up was also a nightmare...
is this something that eases up? I know I'm meant to walk about in them to break them in which will ease them for gear changes and what not..
not sure if I should just immediately buy a bigger boot as sending these back after jumping about the house/garden/village in them might be problematic...
*theyre Richa Monzas if anyone has experience of them in particular or it's a Richa trait... ____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600 |
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Wonko The Sane World Chat Champion
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Posted: 20:05 - 19 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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My Richa boots were quite tight when I got them, to the point where they were perhaps a bit too tight, they eased up fairly quickly and then leaked so were sent back for replacement.
Their replacements were the same size and same model of boot but a comfortable fit from the start.
I think Richa have quite a wide tolerance of acceptability when it comes to being the correct size ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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MarJay But it's British!
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Posted: 20:12 - 19 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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Not strictly bike boots but when I finally replaced my army boots after 6 years of constant wear, I was amazed by how tight the new (well, issued) boots were to get my feet into, especially with winter socks. It's taken months to stretch them out - and as I type this I've just remembered I've got a shoe former kicking around somewhere in the porch. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Enduro Numpty |
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Enduro Numpty Could Be A Chat Bot
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Posted: 20:36 - 19 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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I recently got new Sidi boots by mail order and they really felt too tight but I'd read some reviews prior to buying and they said they would ease off. They have and they're now a nice fit. Still squeak though |
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chickenstrip Super Spammer
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Posted: 20:39 - 19 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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Enduro Numpty wrote: | I recently got new Sidi boots by mail order and they really felt too tight but I'd read some reviews prior to buying and they said they would ease off. They have and they're now a nice fit. Still squeak though |
I used to have Sidi Black Rain which were tight across the instep. They didn't ease off. I think Sidi later made a wider version, but by then, they were too expensive
Alpinestars Web GTX were comfortable from the off and seem to be lasting well. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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ocatoro World Chat Champion
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Posted: 20:43 - 19 Jun 2017 Post subject: |
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cheers for that dudes.. as they fit nicely once on, I think I'll bear with them...
____________________ CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600 |
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Alpineandy World Chat Champion
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DJP Crazy Courier
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 310 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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