+1. Actually, mine are Irish Setter, a brand of Red Wing. Easy pull on/off, very waterproof and very comfortable. About $175.Red Wing..water proof ..and comfort looks.well its a boot..
+1. Actually, mine are Irish Setter, a brand of Red Wing. Easy pull on/off, very waterproof and very comfortable. About $175.Red Wing..water proof ..and comfort looks.well its a boot..
Blundstone
Oh yeah, a couple of pair of Blundstone in the cupboard in the garage too! Not sure if Blundstone in the US is the same as Blundstone in AUS, regardless they are good quality and reasonably priced boots here in AUS.Blundstone
What do you think would of happened to the toes if not for the steel? Squished to about a crepe thick size? Would they have been a miracle revival?I don't wear the steel capped boots for riding, there were stories of rider's toes being sliced off by the steel cap collapsing after being run over by a truck. Dunno if the stories were true, but they were scary enough.
The way it was explained to me is that is some elasticity on the foot, bones and all, and depending on the size / mass of the vehicle running over you foot there was a chance of the foot being repaired. But with the steel cap collapsing like a guillotine, the toes stood (pardon the pun) little chance of survival.What do you think would of happened to the toes if not for the steel? Squished to about a crepe thick size? Would they have been a miracle revival?
I'm not an odds man, went to Vegas last year, didn't bet a dime.I'm sure there are a few possible situations where steel toe is not good, but I bet they are a lot less frequently encountered as to the times they help.
Save yourself from a 1 in 1000 or protect yourself in a 1 in 20?
So many choices.....Can we please stop talking about unintended loss of toes?
I'm trying to eat my cheese and beetroot sandwich!
Ta very much,
Upt'North.
I actually had a personal first hand experience that showed me just what would happen WITH steel toe shoes. Military boots with steel toes. On deployment to Yuma, AZ many many years ago (1977). Was a Navy plane captain (on the aviation flight line receiving A7 jets coming back from a sorte). I was taking my turn checking for hot brakes on the jets before they could pull in to park and one pilot was goofing off in the cockpit when he should have been paying attention. When checking hot brakes you don't ever approach from the side of the wheels but from the front, then reach your hand out on either side to feel for heat on the back of your hand. Not too close cuz if it's hot you'll singe your hands. If no significant heat you send the jet onto the paddock to park. When checking for heat I always, as taught, placed my foot just in front of the tire. This jerk pilot had been playing around while flying doing lots of flips and rolls so his flight book drifted up and back behind his seat. While I had my foot just in front of the tire he was twisting around an reaching behind him... taking his feet off the brakes allowing the jet to roll up against the steel toe of my boot, even though the jet was just idling! (no power down allowed during this task). Good thing I was wearing low top boots. Had to use a screw driver from my tool belt as a shoe horn to force the back of the boot down to get my foot out. And even then it took a lot of effort. I then dropped the ladder and climbed up to the canopy to get the pilot's attention and he turned white as a sheet when I pointed to my bootless foot. Then I climbed down and directed his jet forward (um, they just don't go backward without assistance) over my boot and sent him on. I collected my boot and found that the outer corners of the steel toe had cut through the leather and squished down enough that there would have been no room for my toes to remain attached, and it was also distorted to one side somewhat. Now, I know that the A7 jet is way heavier than anything I'm likely to find my foot under on the road. But in an accident a lot of forces are way more than most people think. So, no thank you. I'm not wearing steel toed boots while riding if I have other options. Plastic toe cups flex and may injure but not cut off my toes. BTDT almost. I did end up with the plastic toe cup broke in half saving my toes in a low side crash in 2010.What do you think would of happened to the toes if not for the steel? Squished to about a crepe thick size? Would they have been a miracle revival?
I'm sure there are a few possible situations where steel toe is not good, but I bet they are a lot less frequently encountered as to the times they help.
Save yourself from a 1 in 1000 or protect yourself in a 1 in 20?
Alpinestars ROAM waterproof boot, velcro closure, synthetic leather with a waterproof and breathable membrane, insanely comfortable for riding, walking, getting drunk in.I have a pair of Harley Davidson boots, have had them two years, the zipper tongue is gone, the sole is coming loose in the arch,and its time to buy new boots ,trying to find something i can ride in and walk in to.
I was out looking today and it hit me ,Lace or Zipper, slip on or a combo,
On line or Store
Help me out ,I ride a Honda,not a Harley..:bow1:
R. W. Williams make some quality, multiple width boots here in Australia. I have a wide foot, often need to go up a size or two to get the correct width. My RMW's are an 8H ( "H" - think that's a 4E to many of you guys).I gave up on trying to find a "motorcycle" boot in a 3E width.
I'm a little confused as to how a boot that has mesh/perforation can have any water resistance of any significance.These A* XCR boots have a lot of mesh and/or perforated leather and I can definitely feel air flow through the boots.
Haven't had opportunity to test any rain resistance since it's winter in the upper Midwest so will wait for Spring to happen to test that.