Casual Riding Boots With Good Protection?

Amber Lamps · 07-04-2009, 10:19 AM

Icon Field Armor boots. I've crashed mine twice and OSP crashed his and we both walked away without any damage.

http://www.rideicon.com/product_deta...y=1978&id=7889

Otherwise they offer a number of boots that are more casual but I believe would be less protective. Oh FWIW, the Field Armor boots are super comfortable IMHO.

jtemple · 07-04-2009, 10:47 AM

I already went down that road. Those were my first pair of boots. I hate the fat toebox on them. It was impossible to get my shifter adjusted enough so I could get those Frankenstein boots under it. I wore them once, and sold them on Ebay.

No doubt, they're protective. But, if I can't ride my bike on them, what's the point?

I just found these:

07-04-2009, 10:19 AM	#1
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Icon Field Armor boots. I've crashed mine twice and OSP crashed his and we both walked away without any damage. http://www.rideicon.com/product_deta...y=1978&id=7889 Otherwise they offer a number of boots that are more casual but I believe would be less protective. Oh FWIW, the Field Armor boots are super comfortable IMHO. Last edited by Amber Lamps; 09-21-2009 at 10:00 PM..

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07-04-2009, 10:47 AM	#2
jtemple Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Papillion, Nebraska Moto: 2011 Husqvarna TE630 Posts: 1,437	I already went down that road. Those were my first pair of boots. I hate the fat toebox on them. It was impossible to get my shifter adjusted enough so I could get those Frankenstein boots under it. I wore them once, and sold them on Ebay. No doubt, they're protective. But, if I can't ride my bike on them, what's the point? I just found these: