Advice on leathers please.

Hi there, I have just been to inifinity to look for some boots and gloves as I have got a 2 piece textile suit at the moment.

While I was there I looked at a Frank Thomas 2 piece XTI suit. I have read a few things on here saying don't buy Frank Thomas! The offer they have on at the moment is Frank Thomas 2 piece leathers for £409.99 then a free pair of Sidi Vertigo's at £179.99 and a free pair of Frank Thomas XTI gloves at £99.99.

So my question is do I go with paying £409.99 for the above lot, or do I buy a pir of £99.99 Oxford Bone Dry boots and a pair of £45 gloves?

I don't need leathers, but thought the offer was good until I read the reports of the frank thomas stuff!

DO NOT get Sidi Vertigos, the build quality is terrible and they fall apart in seconds. Especially the soles which wear through easily and lose the stitching. I know it happened to mine, get A* instead much better.

Plus they squeak like 2 mice on honeymoon....

[Bibio]

if you dont need them dont buy them.. just buy the gloves and boots.. other boots to consider are sidi black rain.. they are popular for a reason... my choice for good quality cheep gloves are spada..

what they are realy saying is you are buying £200 leathers. if you are happy with the gear you have at the moment and you were considering spending the £400 then get yourself better boots/gloves you will never regret spending money on good boots and gloves.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Kuze

DO NOT get Sidi Vertigos, the build quality is terrible and they fall apart in seconds. Especially the soles which wear through easily and lose the stitching. I know it happened to mine, get A* instead much better.

Plus they squeak like 2 mice on honeymoon....

To be fair, Vertigo's are not made to be everyday boots, they are track-boots - I have a pair that went the same way as Kuze's btw (still wore them last Thursday @ Brands mind you) but if you look at them you realise they will wear out if used for walking in very quickly, they are designed for optimum feel of the gear lever etc, after all, how much walking around in bike kit does Rossi do..

I currently have a pair of Sidi Canyons which are still waterproof 12 months later of nearly everyday wear.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

To be fair, Vertigo's are not made to be everyday boots, they are track-boots - I have a pair that went the same way as Kuze's btw (still wore them last Thursday @ Brands mind you) but if you look at them you realise they will wear out if used for walking in very quickly, they are designed for optimum feel of the gear lever etc, after all, how much walking around in bike kit does Rossi do..

I currently have a pair of Sidi Canyons which are still waterproof 12 months later of nearly everyday wear.

I never wandered about in them :/. Well only sometimes but the vast majority was just riding. Got some A* MX5's atm (cheaper and so far better!).

I will agree they are track boots but thats no reason for shoddy quality.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Kuze

I never wandered about in them :/. Well only sometimes but the vast majority was just riding. Got some A* MX5's atm (cheaper and so far better!).

I will agree they are track boots but thats no reason for shoddy quality.

Nothing wrong with the quality (well apart from the usual zip-pull tab breakoff).

Perfectly good boots with a great amount of feel, great adjustability to make them fit right and plenty of protection in case of an off.

It would take a ton of miles to wear your way through themif all you are doing is braking and gear-shifing.

From those replies I think I will give the leathers a miss then and go with a pair of boots and gloves. Thanks for all the helpful replies. Any other advice people have got would be appreciated in relation to £100 ish boots.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Alex_gregory_uk

From those replies I think I will give the leathers a miss then and go with a pair of boots and gloves. Thanks for all the helpful replies. Any other advice people have got would be appreciated in relation to £100 ish boots.

Unfortuately the Canyons seem to be £160 so while I recommend them, they may be out of your range.

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/2...ex-Boots-Black

Sidi Crossfires are my choice. They have held up well over the past 2 years and copped a bit of a beating in last years crash, but still going strong.
The downside is that they are a fairly agressively styled MX boot.

[Nobbylad]

TCX Goretex Competizione boots....well worth the money....12,000 miles, lots of walking and still going strong.