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Any Suggestions for new Riding Footwear?
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racoon
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I bought a pair of branded "motorcycle boots" when I took the MSF 3-Wheel Basic Rider Course.
The instructor noticed that I was struggling to walk in them, and showed me his boots.
They were a pair of ankle high hiking boots, which he said had a reinforced toe.
So I ended up at a sporting goods store shopping for hiking boots.
The ones I bought are a lot more comfortable, and yet meet the ATGATT requirements.
And I didn't need to take out a loan to pay for them.
The instructor noticed that I was struggling to walk in them, and showed me his boots.
They were a pair of ankle high hiking boots, which he said had a reinforced toe.
So I ended up at a sporting goods store shopping for hiking boots.
The ones I bought are a lot more comfortable, and yet meet the ATGATT requirements.
And I didn't need to take out a loan to pay for them.
mecsw500
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I wear Georgia Boot Company boots with the carbon fiber not steel reinforced toe. I use over boot covers in the rain as they are waterproof to a point, but not hours in heavy rain waterproof.
They cover the ankle. You can walk all day in them, hike in them, and they last my son and I about five years of almost daily wear. We swear by them. I’m pretty sure they have ladies sizes too.
I’m not keen on motorcycle specific supposedly waterproof boots as they’re not brilliant for walking in off the bike. I’ve had any number of motorcycle boots and even the supposedly top of the line BMW ones still leak eventually.
On a Spyder the Georgia Boot Company stuff is generic enough to wear on and off the bike.
They cover the ankle. You can walk all day in them, hike in them, and they last my son and I about five years of almost daily wear. We swear by them. I’m pretty sure they have ladies sizes too.
I’m not keen on motorcycle specific supposedly waterproof boots as they’re not brilliant for walking in off the bike. I’ve had any number of motorcycle boots and even the supposedly top of the line BMW ones still leak eventually.
On a Spyder the Georgia Boot Company stuff is generic enough to wear on and off the bike.
PDXRTL
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For my years on two wheels, Alpinestars Web Goretex were great boots. But upon moving to a 2024 RTL with the massive floorboards, I found that there was little or no airflow to my feet. In even moderately hot weather, my feet were cooking. Grabbed some BILT Pro Tourer Air Boots from Cycle Gear. I've been happy with them for the last 24k or so miles. Obviously not waterproof so I've added Nelson Rigg boot covers to my gear.
I'm always going to wear motorcycle specific gear. While there is no guarantee, especially with budget priced gear, I'm going to have some trust that they will protect me better than non-motorcycle gear should I ever need them. If I've got some other activity planned, I'll carry an extra pair of shoes. Certainly have plenty of storage.
I'm always going to wear motorcycle specific gear. While there is no guarantee, especially with budget priced gear, I'm going to have some trust that they will protect me better than non-motorcycle gear should I ever need them. If I've got some other activity planned, I'll carry an extra pair of shoes. Certainly have plenty of storage.
Jackhartjr
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I'm a retired truck driver.
An old driver told me once to purchase 2 pairs of the same shoes at the same time.
Wear a pair for a week, the the other pair for a week. That way the just worn pair gets to dry out for the week.
Over the years, I purchased a lot fewer shoes thans folks that wore the same ones week in and week out!
mecsw500
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And buy quality shoes. For dress shoes I bought Mephistos and they'd last a decade and still look nice. Dansko for clogs, last forever too.
mecsw500
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These are the Georgia Boot Company boot's I wear.
https://georgiaboot.com/collections/mens-protective-toe/products/gb00284?variant=51274555490625
They will only fit down to a women's 9.5 or a men's 8.
If you go to their website, select women's, and then filter on protective toe, there's a women's boot which is very similar.
No, they are not the cheapest but they wear well and are very comfortable on and off the bike. Being carbon fiber protective toe, not steel, they don't set off all the alarms in the airport.
mecsw500
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I keep a roll of these in the frunk for when I’m caught out in heavy rain. They are not so silly if you put them on and pull your waterproof pant legs down over them. They are cheap and do the job.
I got them from Amazon and I find they work great.
SATINIOR 40 Pieces/ 20 Pairs Disposable Boot Covers Long Plastic Waterproof Shoes Cover Over the Knee for Men Women Outdoor Rain and SnowSATINIOR 40 Pieces/ 20 Pairs Disposable Boot Covers Long Plastic Waterproof Shoes Cover Over the Knee for Men Women Outdoor Rain and Snow
mecsw500
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Yes, I just bought these as it doesn't rain very much here in the high deserts of the west and I can just chuck a roll of these in the frunk for the very few occasions I get caught out in a thunderstorm.
Tour Master boot covers are a far more professional solution and don't look quite so silly. However, I'm too old to care about silly, and these are easier to put on for arthritic old people like me who can't bend down so easily.
There's nothing worse than leaky rain gear. I don't mind riding in the rain, but I hate getting wet whilst doing so.
jdgretz
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I've been wearing Alpinestars SMX-3 boots for a bunch of years. I had two pair - on one pair, the leather uppers finally died so I'm down to just one pair. I need to pick up a pair of SMX-1 boots as replacements since the -3s have been out of production for at least 5 years. Also, Alpinestars will resole the boots at a reasonable price. It helps that they do this at their SoCal facility, which is fairly near me. I've had the SMX-3s resoled twice so far. These are short boots that have good ankle coverage; they are pretty comfortable to wear off the bike; and they don't scream MOTORCYCLE BOOT at a quick glance.
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Bfromla
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Similar but different time of rotation into spares & then there are the days at home with optional foot wear if at all.
Various “tactical “ boots with the zipper. Bates brand has been ok averaging a year or so without rotations. Over ankle support not much room for boot knife, not quite hiking or work boots but have managed little of all with them. Found at Academy almost reasonable price (if there is such a thing thing)
Various “tactical “ boots with the zipper. Bates brand has been ok averaging a year or so without rotations. Over ankle support not much room for boot knife, not quite hiking or work boots but have managed little of all with them. Found at Academy almost reasonable price (if there is such a thing thing)
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