Recommend me: Boots

[andrewsmith]

Righto

My current boots are now optomistically holding together, so time for new ones.

Spec is:
- Waterproof
- Good wearing
- 100 to 150 notes
- Not white

Thanks in advance

[yorkie_chris]

Oxtar/TCX no question, would have another pair no dramas. Both pairs of mine been secondhand and lasted well for the £40 they cost. Both mostly waterproof despite neither being goretex model.

[dkid]

Ive had no problems with these http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/54392
Ridden through the winter and not had so much as a damp foot. Now 10 months old and no signs of failiure so far.

[andrewsmith]

You've actually recommended the two I was going to look at on me lunch tomorrow

[dkid]

Ha ha, just a case of which you like the look of i guess?

[DJ123]

Sidi Black Rain Evo can be had for a bit above £150. A very good boot, i've had mine for 7 years and still going strong.

[SoulKiss]

I have a pair of worn but still waterproof Sidi Canyons that I have wonr almost daily.

Need some new soles, but as they are more like normal boots than bike boots I will be able to drop them into a shoe place and get them re-soled.

Only issue is they are £250...

[garynortheast]

A word of warning on the Spada boots. I hate to say this as I like these boots but the two pairs that I had both suffered with the heel of the sole becoming detached from the uppers within two months of getting them. The second pair were a replacement for the first ones. I was really disappointed as these are robust, comfortable and waterproof - or they were until the sole came adrift.

[dkid]

A word of warning on the Spada boots. I hate to say this as I like these boots but the two pairs that I had both suffered with the heel of the sole becoming detached from the uppers within two months of getting them. The second pair were a replacement for the first ones. I was really disappointed as these are robust, comfortable and waterproof - or they were until the sole came adrift.

Shame to hear about that mate. Mine have been worn for 5000 miles and no such problem. Maybe an early batch problem? or maybe I've just been lucky ;)

[Bibio]

Altberg... next question

[yorkie_chris]

For that budget?

[Bibio]

suppose their cheapest is £155 and the new roadrunner is £220

[sputnik]

+1 for TCX (competizione gtx). The best boots i have had by a long way. Also, As mch as i enjoy a low price i am finally coming round to the fact that goretex is usually worth the cost.

Had the spadas (or their previous version) before and they were comfy enough and waterproof (they were the wp version) at first but after a while, probably under a year albeit in all weathers, they were starting to let water in, getting kinda baggy and the stitching and soles were not looking too healthy.

My tcx jobs felt miles apart, qualitywise, and they still feel really solid with little sign of deterioration. I think i picked them up for £150 as it was an old version. Well worth the extra moolah i reckon. Seek and ye shall find!

[dizzyblonde]

Peg has Alpinestars goretex boots. Web, I think. Totally waterproof for 100k plus. Only reason he bought new ones, which I think are the same is because he wore the sole out. I'll have look what alpinestar goretex he has now, they're similar model, and were about 130 quid

[maviczap]

Oxtar/TCX Competizone goretex

Alpinestar SMX5 goretex

[Aidan]

I've used Sidi Black rains, however both pairs I have started leaking within about a year ~ 10k.

[Roberrrrt]

Mate of mine has those Spada ones - both toe sliders have fallen off in less than 2 years!!

I've just bought a pair of RST TracTech. £110 and have been waterproof in the last couple of weeks of downpours we've had.

[andrewsmith]

Thanks for all the suggestions, just got a pair of boots, ended up getting a pair of Lindstrands Max Tour
I found the TCX to be a tight fit, shame as they're good boots. Spada did fit but wern't that robust

I'll keep everyone posted to see how they hold up

[Luckypants]

Peg has Alpinestars goretex boots. Web, I think. Totally waterproof for 100k plus. Only reason he bought new ones, which I think are the same is because he wore the sole out. I'll have look what alpinestar goretex he has now, they're similar model, and were about 130 quid
I just bought some A* Hydrostars for £130, probably the same boot. Only done a couple of hundred miles but they are comfy and waterproof..

I would have had some more A* SMX Goretex jobbies but those were now £200! My old ones have been great boots, lasted 5 years and many thousands of miles before finally dying.

[dizzyblonde]

Defo Web boots, LP....they seem to have gone up massively since before Xmas! They're al lot more than I said in my last post. Nearer 170 via eBay.