0
![Not allowed!](http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/images/buttons/down_dis.png)
![Not allowed!](http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/images/buttons/up_dis.png)
Boot Brand/model/riding style - comment
Looking into Sidi crossfire to get a replaceable sole, but am also interested in Fox Instinct but need more than a season or two out of them to justify cost.
cut and paste:
1. Fly/Kinetic Boots/Moderate MX - great articulation, low end boot, would most likely last a while on trail, but coming down off many jumps has worn through the sole; missing a buckle.
2. Thor/lowend/Moderate MX - no articulation, heavy, traditional sole broke down where kick starter hits the boot.
3. Alpinestars/Tech 3/Moderate Trail - good articulation & weight, boot material cracked at flexpoints with very few hours on them. (posted friend's experience)
Currently: sidi crossfires. The Cadillac of boots. If you don't have really narrow feet, don't bother, you'll hate them. (Unless they make them in wider widths, dunno)
A*t3: comfy as heck, all but exploded from woods riding.
Msr/oneal/other junk boots: good for protection if that's all you can afford, but ride like those wooden clogs from the Netherlands.
Gaerne sg10: the industry standard for n.e. woods boots. The mx guys seem to like the 12's too.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
I have the entry level Gaerne. I think it's the Gx1. It's my first dirty boot so I don't have much to compare with. But for me it's holding up very well. It did melt a little on my the pipe of my old bike. I figure any boot would have though. It was instantly comfy with no break in and seems to give adequate protection. I like it so much I got Gaerne gp-1's for the track.
Sorry dude, but that's just too much money to not like a boot like that.
Anybody near you have a pair to try on?
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
A* tech 7 - mx riding- held up pretty well but took a long time to break in and not much feel of shifter/brake. Otherwise comfortable with decent protection.
Fox mid level (can't remember exact model) - mx- very comfortable with good feel, short break in, decent protection.
My next boots will most likely be Sidi's mid level boot. I just can't justify spending the money on the top level boots when they aren't going to last any longer than the mid level stuff (around $300-400). A friend of mine swears by A* tech 8s, but again they are a lot of money.
-Brian
15 S-Works Venge