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Liz's black rains leaked, also I think Viney has been through 3 pairs that leaked as well.

Liz and I both have a pair of Alpinestars SM3 Goretex, mine have never leaked and have always kept my feet dry and warm. Also IMHO they have more armour and protection that the Sidi's.

Also Liz's Sidis scratched the hell out of the heel plates on her SV due to the plastic bit on the inside of the boot.

Unfortunately being Alpinestarts they are not exactly cheap, but then with gear you get what you pay for. If you buy a pair ( if you can still get them they might have been replaced with a Goretex version of the SMX4 ) make sure the Velcro does up properly as some including mine dont close properly.