Sidi Black rain boots.

Originally Posted by Iansv

Yeah I know :-&

Sorry, hope I didn't spoil ya tea . It's the curse of too many years in high heels. Oh the hardship

Self Inflicted... No sympathy :P

Been wearing my new black rains for a week or so now. I love them except they can be a little slippery on the soles in wet conditions.

tried to check out the harpers site but got nothing.
how much are they selling the boots for.
the link/reply was posted sometime aog, is there other ones selling now at a similar price??

definetly interested in buying a pair.

BTW I'm a size 8 in shoes, are they a good fit
i.e. size 8 in shoes = size 8 in Sidi's.
Or do i need to allow for thick socks etc??

sorry for the daft question, but i am new to this game ...........d'oh.

I've found them to be a perfect fit... and I'm a size five and a half!

This is what I love about Sidi - they do half sizes. OK, so they had to be ordered in, but still only took a week to arrive.

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Originally Posted by GC-SV

BTW I'm a size 8 in shoes, are they a good fit
i.e. size 8 in shoes = size 8 in Sidi's.
Or do i need to allow for thick socks etc??

sorry for the daft question, but i am new to this game ...........d'oh.

i'm size 8 with size 8 Sidis - for me they fit just fine, with any kind of socks, pretty much. I bought them on impulse from a shop just cos they fitted so darn well and were more comfortable to wear than any new pair of shoes i've ever worn.

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Originally Posted by chutz

Been wearing my new black rains for a week or so now. I love them except they can be a little slippery on the soles in wet conditions.

Why dont you take a bit of sandpaper to the bottom soles and get all the shine off.

I have these and when they were new, they did not grip the ground properly when i had stoped and sometimes my foot nearly slided away.

looks like i'll have to buy a pair.

who is selling them at the cheapest price at the moment??
or
what do think is a good price.
the lowest i've seen is £99.99

Originally Posted by Bonart

UPDATE:

Well after 3 weeks in these boots and a 25 mile trip in the rain and hail from Hudderfield i can confirm these boots are ace. Very comfy, fully waterproof and feel like they will offer a good level of protection.

I was wearing Black Rains when I had my crash and they did fare pretty well...

I broke one ankle and one toe! I'm pretty certain that neither of these injuries would have been sustained if I was wearing my Vertebra2s due to the extra ankle/heel protection and the toe protection that the Black Rains don't have (something pierceed through the front of one & broke my toe! ).

HOWEVER!

I could say that I would have fared better all over if I was wearing my summer (Swift 1-piece) leathers rather than my winter gear... The fact is that I wouldn't have been able to ride in my summer kit with the weather conditions as they were!
I do feel that the boots did a good job and I think that if I was wearing something of a lesser quality, I wouldn't have been so lucky!

**Great boots for winter although more protection is offered by summer boots**