Boots are probably the most important piece of gear for riding off road.
Motorcycle boots vs work boots.
A friend of mine crashed doing about 100km h and his army style leather boot ripped apart at the heel and de gloved the skin from his heel to about halfway along his foot.
Hit the thrift stores and look for a pair of leather work boots.
The first pair of boots in this comparison is the ridge outdoors 9000 ultimate zipper boots.
If you value your feet and ankles treat them right on your bike and invest in a good pair of boots.
Even with full on dirt boots i have managed to break toes and bruise ankles.
Broke and can t afford armored motorcycle boots but trying to find something better than your ankle high shoes.
The workwear design joined the tall pull on style of horse riding boots with the supportive arch and sole of a work boot and would move from feeding coal to shifting gears on motorcycles.
Boots made for motorcycle wear have a less bulky toe box better designed to work with a shifting lever on a motorcycle.
Work boots although they they look solid aren t designed to protect from the same forces as moto boots.
Let me know what you think.
Further most work boots have laces that can come loose and get tangled in moving parts on a bike and let cold air in around the laces.
Ridge outdoors makes work boots tactical boots and the 9000 ultimate zipper boots are one of 9 different boots currently in their motorcycle lineup.
The first time you smash your foot into a rock or get your ankle trapped underneath a 500 pound machine you ll be thankful for the protection.
A simple comparison between timberland boots and elf synthese 14 riding shoes.
The likes of marlon brando would help popularize the pull on in biker circles and is how most people associate the boots today.
I didn t realise just how much more support riding shoes offer till i tried bending them.