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Can anyone recommend a light street shoe? I am in the market.
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So I purchased these and went for a 3 hour ride. I wanted something light and fairly nimble. These worked and $49 on sale to boot!
BILT Pit Motorcycle Boots - Street Gear - Cycle Gear
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BILT Pit Motorcycle Boots - Street Gear - Cycle Gear
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As long as you are comfortable and they offer some decent ankle protection, the sky is the limit.
Standard street shoes don't have enough covering over your toes when shifting, and if you happen to come off, without enough ankle support you can suffer serious injury.
I personally only have some full leather riding boots from Alpinestars. Riding in anything else seems strange.
Standard street shoes don't have enough covering over your toes when shifting, and if you happen to come off, without enough ankle support you can suffer serious injury.
I personally only have some full leather riding boots from Alpinestars. Riding in anything else seems strange.
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Came across the thread while I was bored at work and thought I'd add my .02 worth.
Was in same boat as I needed new boots/shoes for riding. I found a boot by a company called AXO. The boot is called Stinger. Really cool because they don't have laces. Instead they use wire and a ratchet system to secure the boot. The wire laces throughout the tongue of the boot like regular laces but then get directed to the back of the boot to the ratcheting mechanism. It's a dial at the back of the boot that when turned it tightens the wire "laces". To take boots off just pull out on the ratchet dial and slip your foot out.
Boot seemed real stiff when I first got them but wearing them around the house and such helped break them in quite easily and are comfortable but they do not offer no ventilation.
Try looking on the net for them... I think I found a pair on Amazon for like $75 with shipping.
AXO Stinger motorcycle boots.
Good luck!
Was in same boat as I needed new boots/shoes for riding. I found a boot by a company called AXO. The boot is called Stinger. Really cool because they don't have laces. Instead they use wire and a ratchet system to secure the boot. The wire laces throughout the tongue of the boot like regular laces but then get directed to the back of the boot to the ratcheting mechanism. It's a dial at the back of the boot that when turned it tightens the wire "laces". To take boots off just pull out on the ratchet dial and slip your foot out.
Boot seemed real stiff when I first got them but wearing them around the house and such helped break them in quite easily and are comfortable but they do not offer no ventilation.
Try looking on the net for them... I think I found a pair on Amazon for like $75 with shipping.
AXO Stinger motorcycle boots.
Good luck!
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Sorry I was wrong about the name of boot. They are AXO STRIKER.... Not stinger.
My bad.
My bad.
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Yeah Spooph they do on certain surfaces but the more I wear them the squeaks seem to get less noticeable. I was off on my price too. They are little under $90 from Amazon. I do like them though more and more I wear them and get compliments on the cool factor of the wire "laces". I might buy a second pair. My only complaint is that the ratchet to tighten the boots can be a little annoying as far as noise goes. But it works very well and it's a small complaint.
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I have a pair is Shift Kickers arriving tomorrow. Have heard good things. Hard to find now-a-days as they are no longer made.
Thanks for all the suggestions all.
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