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Boots for touring and general stuff?

I went with Cabela's own.

These days a $300+ boot is a bit impractical. :brow

Take a look here.

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Pretty comfortable out of the box with removable inserts.

Little bit of styling too... :ha
Not bad for under $100!

I had to relace as they have a hole for it to pass through the tongue.
That made it difficult to 'snug up'... So far that's my only complaint.
Still breaking them in.
 
The only problem with boots like that is they don't really offer specialized protection. My uncle is a case in point. Back about 20 years ago, he went down in what essentially were leather boots like those. The toes ground almost entirely out of them. He suffered road rash to his feet, as well as to his knees, & other parts of his legs due to wearing jeans. Remembering what he went through, keeps me in Motorcycle specific clothing dang near all the time.
 
Discomfort = Distraction.

Majority of those boots don't fit me correctly.
Therefore I adjust/adapt.

I'll wrap my feet in leather before 'breathable' Goretex any day.

:wave
 
All nice looking ( and expensive) motorcycle boots.
Too bad they don't come wide enough for me. Even if they bother to mention widths. EE ain't even close.
 
Width

When I see a shoe or boot that does not specify the width, I KNOW they will NOT fit me. I have a wide foot. And don't get me started on those morons who say, "the sizes run wide", or....just buy a half size larger. NO...make a boot like it is supposed to be made, with varying widths for the comfort of the wearers. I will step off my soapbox now and back into my Chippewa boots 11 E.
 
GrafikFeat said:
I bet that buckle would hurt after slapping the interstate... :brow
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There is a protective rectangular guard on the underside of the buckle mechanism that distributes the impact across the top of the foot. The bother for me is that my pants cuffs tend to catch the buckle getting on and off the bike!
 
..and the buckle on the Sidi Canyon is plastic.. (metal inside the buckle) but slammed to the ground and with the dispersion spacer guard underneath, I don't think it is a problem.

Sidi didn't get to be the racers choice- "Rolls-Royce"- of boots overnight... they've been around a long time... and know what they're doing. (I hope!)
 
JDOCKERY132445 said:
When I see a shoe or boot that does not specify the width, I KNOW they will NOT fit me. I have a wide foot. And don't get me started on those morons who say, "the sizes run wide", or....just buy a half size larger. NO...make a boot like it is supposed to be made, with varying widths for the comfort of the wearers. I will step off my soapbox now and back into my Chippewa boots 11 E.
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Gee you have a narrow foot!
not near as wide mine. :violin:wave
 
I've heard Boxwrenchs feet look like scuba flippers :) :brad

He can't withstand gale force winds and be still as could be!

You know I luv ya, Paul!
 
JStrube said:
The only problem with boots like that is they don't really offer specialized protection. My uncle is a case in point. Back about 20 years ago, he went down in what essentially were leather boots like those. The toes ground almost entirely out of them. He suffered road rash to his feet, as well as to his knees, & other parts of his legs due to wearing jeans. Remembering what he went through, keeps me in Motorcycle specific clothing dang near all the time.
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You really think motorcycle boots are tougher? :scratch
 
GlobalRider said:
You really think motorcycle boots are tougher? :scratch
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The various motorcycle specific boots I've bought all have toe, ankle and shin armor in them that, if it came down to it, would slide rather than grind away. The particular boots shown above are called "Soft Toe Boots", and they don't list any kind of armor on the web page. So, it's not that the leather is tougher on motorcycle specific boots, it's that they're designed to protect against this particular kind of problem. Hikers don't generally have to worry about sliding down the road at 35mph.
 
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