amiles
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If you're a big guy, also consider your calf size. That's particularly true if you want a pair of taller (~14") boots. I wear a 45 or 46 which is on the larger end of sizes, but nothing out of the ordinary. But I also have tree trunk calves and taller boots just won't wrap around them well. A few months ago I measured them: my left calf is 19", and the right calf is 19 1/4". I currently wear a pair of BMW Contours (~11" high) which have around four years and 30,000 winter riding miles on them and their end is in sight. The Contours are incredibly comfortable, but they offer no ankle protection, have little support, and the retention, while okay, could be better. I'd really like something taller and more substantial around the ankle.
Having a similar problem, I was fortunate to know a leather virtuoso, who was able to cut out an arc on the rear calf section of my boot, which permitted my Popeye shaped calves to be out in the open with the upper part of the boot closed. I believe that I have seen some cowboy style boots with the "arc" permitting muscular people to wear them.