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ok well still on my quest for riding boots/shoes

i want something protective, not race oriented though. i want something comfortable on and off the bike. i wont be doing any track days or anything.

i just want a all around nice street boot, with good protection, and good comfort.

ive got it narrowed down to these..

they only ones i havent tried on are the new icon tarmac ventilated, cause iron pony doesnt have them in yet. and TCX cause no one around here carries them. and the sidis, cause i just never tried them on yet

which would you choose and why? and if you have another option (besides a full race boot) please enlighten me.

i have them listed in whats comfortable and uncomfortable just trying them on and walking around in them for a minute

Comfortable:

Alpinestar SMX-1

http://www.alpinestars.com/SMX_Shoe/pd/c/9/np/-1/p/251307.html

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Icon Tarmac Ventilated

http://www.rideicon.com/product_details.jsp?category=1978&id=7885

showImage.jsp?class_id=7885&image_type=fullsize&rank=105

Icon Accelrant

http://www.rideicon.com/product_details.jsp?category=1978&id=7886

showImage.jsp?class_id=7886&image_type=fullsize&rank=100

TCX jupiter 2 xcr

http://www.motosport.com/street/product/TCX-JUPITER-2-XCR-BOOTS/?catalogId=110624&catID=445&pcatID=418&catName=Footwear&pcatName=Gear&tnc=1&srchHistoryURL=b17kdhel||parentCategoryID~3^superParentCategoryID~category_root^parentCategoryName~Sport^categoryID~418^categoryName~Gear^subCategoryName~Footwear^subCategoryID~445

TCX-JX-_is?$productdetail$

Uncomfortable:

Joe Rocket Super street boots

http://www.motosport.com/street/product/JOE-ROCKET-SUPER-STREET-BOOTS/?catalogId=110620&catID=445&pcatID=418&catName=Footwear&pcatName=Gear&tnc=1&srchHistoryURL=d40353hx||parentCategoryID~3^superParentCategoryID~category_root^parentCategoryName~Sport^categoryID~418^categoryName~Gear^subCategoryName~Footwear^subCategoryID~445

JR-SS-_is?$productdetail$

Alpinestar SMX-2

http://www.alpinestars.com/SMX_2/pd/c/9/np/-1/p/222408.html

222408_large.jpg

Sidi Streetburner

http://www.motosport.com/street/product/SIDI-STREETBURNER-BOOTS/?catalogId=109500&page=3&refine=1&srchHistoryURL=rzztwc9u||parentCategoryID~3^superParentCategoryID~category_root^parentCategoryName~Sport^categoryID~418^categoryName~Gear^subCategoryName~Footwear^subCategoryID~445

2008_Sidi_Streetburner_Boots_Black.jpg

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i have the sidi vertigos, the streetburners are bascially a shorter version of them, they are the most comfortable things i have ever worn, i would wear them as shoes everyday if they moved like regular shoes. I have icon boots, i hate icon, i bought them on sale a few years ago, i wore them for one season, worked in them for a few months, and i have holes in them, thin leather, no hard parts, but still heavy, i never trusted them, icon=overpriced parking lot stunting shit

just look at all the hardware on the sidis! sidis have saved my legs twice already

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All of the boots you have showed will offer some protection, but not the best. Unfortunately, the best foot protection is full height protection. I will sacrifice a little comfort for the best protection. DO NOT SKIMP ON THE GEAR! It's the only thing you can rely upon if something were to happen.

You really need to quit thinking of it like “race” and “street” boots. They are all just boots with varying levels of protection…the taller the boot the more protection it should provide. Boots should offer good toe, ankle, and shin protection. I personally prefer Sidi boots.

And if you want a good example send a PM to Inyazz. He had on a set of boots very similar to the style you’re looking at and he wound up with a not so pleasant 6-8” scar on his shin which more than likely could have been avoided.

Take it for what it’s worth, but if those are the boots you are dead set on as your selection I’d say the best pair there are any of the ‘uncomfortable’ ones. And of those the Joe Rockets would be your best bet as they offer at least some shin protection. All of the ‘comfortable’ ones are nothing more than high top sneakers and will offer you little in the way of real ankle protection. Anything which will keep your foot from getting pulled down and back thusly breaking your foot at the ankle or tearing your tendons is what you want. These will typically have some sort of hard plastic armor which will also help in the event of a ‘run over’. Sidi’s are one of the best IMO with their designs.

Good luck with your search!

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I tried the Accelerants. THey were just too narrow for me even when i went up a full size.

Sturdy short boot though.

same problem here.. i have a wide foot

i dont know if the tarmac ventilated will be the same or not.

now im kind of leaning towards the joe rockets

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same problem here.. i have a wide foot

i dont know if the tarmac ventilated will be the same or not.

now im kind of leaning towards the joe rockets

I might try the Tarmacs tomorrow. im sure the pony has them. Ill let you know.

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i ws there friday, and they didnt have them. they said march.. uber gayness

Fack.

oh well. Im prolly not ridin before then anyway.

Are you getting full boots too?

ive got some Sidi B2s. fit and feel great.

but they can get hot.

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probably not, i mean if i decide to do a track day then ill probably invest in full race boots, and probably a nice 1 piece. but im almost 99% sure im not going to ever do a track day. i enjoy riding the street, taking trips and such too much. and im just not really into track riding.

i think i may have to go to the pony tomorrow and try those joe rockets on again, i think im almost positive about getting those. only took 3 months lol.. i dunno though things could change from now till tomorrow

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I was looking at your posted pics of the Tarmac and the Accelerant.

I think we're fucked. they look to be the exact same sole. Figures.

I like the Sidi Doha too. they look loke i could ride Hocking and climb mountains in em too.

http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/Sidi_Doha_Boot--34-SIDI-21.html

52e52166c17b561076f63bf6ebb3480f_refined.jpg

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I was looking at your posted pics of the Tarmac and the Accelerant.

I think we're fucked. they look to be the exact same sole. Figures.

I like the Sidi Doha too. they look loke i could ride Hocking and climb mountains in em too.

http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/Sidi_Doha_Boot--34-SIDI-21.html

52e52166c17b561076f63bf6ebb3480f_refined.jpg

yeah your rightone the soles of the icons.. shit!!!

the sidi dohas...they look too soft lol.. i dont think they would protect my foot very well

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