ive always stuck with Sidi, Always seemed the most comfortable and the most waterproof!!

I use Oxtar Infinity PRO.
They have a lot of protective areas (for ankle , fingers or heel) yet quite comfortable when you walk. And most important thing is Gore-tex.
They are similar to BMW Santiago boots

Regs.

I use the biggest, strongest, toughest MX boots I could find..

Alpinestars Tech 10 !! Very expensive but worth it..

A few of my good friends have permanant limps due to not wearing proper boots on the bike..

Met a fair few people on the road with crushed or broken ankles due to having insufficient protection on your ankles.. Their trips were either over or delayed for 3 months or more.

Your ankles are one of the most fragile, complicated joints you have and also the most likely to be damaged in an accident or drop. Why wouldnt you give them the best protection ?????????

People who ride in trainers or walking boots are idiots IMO !!

My boots have saved me more times than I care to remember. I'm not saying you have to buy the most expensive on the market, but at least get quality MX boots for overlanding.

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I agree with you Ted. you can ride with broken ribs, fingers, maybe even a broken arm, but breaking an ankel is definately a show stopper! I used to wear Sidi road boots, which were awesome, but a little painfum when walking or hiking. I then got a special deal on a pair of demo BMW Savanahs in Reno a few years ago. Absolutely perfect boots! Superior water proofness and comfort. After four years of motorcycle touring the stiching is finally starting to come apart, i replaced them with another pair i got used for $200. Money well spent! Sure, your feet get hot... Wahhhhhh! When your paddling through the sand and wedge your foot under that stupid and severely over priced aluminum box you bolted onto your bike, or when you drop the 500lb bike onto yourself and roll down into a ditch that seems bottomless in Labrador (don't ask me how i know) and your foot is wedged between a rock and a Fastway footpeg, you sure are thankful you decided to wear your hot, stinky, sweaty motorcycle boots that day! Shit happens Man, and we're all pretty exposed, so you may as well be prepared. Want to wear walking boots, well, good luck with that. You may as well leave the jacket, pants and gloves at home to IMHO. And you won't need that helmet, what can happen? Or maybe you can be like the squids we see here on their sport bikes driving like lunatics with their severely stupid girlfriends wearing bikini shorts on the back.... ouch!

Ouch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-IHi...rom=PL&index=4

Holey F**K !!

That pretty much sums it up !! Yeah, he was acting the tool but you will do worse overlanding.

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Balanced Oiled most comfortable boot I've ever had--and waterproof:

Looking at the video, i figure he might of come down on the curb. This could happen to anyone weather your being an idiot like that guy (doggin' it with NO GEAR!) or if some cage driving soccer mom on her cell phone wipes you out. Couldn't say if a pair of boots would of saved his ankle, but i would guess the damage might of been less severe.

+1 for the ATV style boots. These offer a good level of protection but are not too stiff or hard for walking around. I wore them for about 3 months straight, walking around cities, camping in Europe this summer just past.



Mine where exactly the same but branded Diadora (same factory i'm sure). An Ebay buy for £50 second hand. They are not rated waterproof but a quick treatment with Nikwax once and they stayed waterproof till Scotland.

Yeah, I couldn't agree more
I ride in a pair of Sidi Discovery boots, a 3/4 MX style of boot which to me, is the best of both worlds - flexibility and protection.

I dont do a heap of off-road, but when you are travelling RTW as you intend to do, who knows when you are going to hit a 100km stretch of unpaved, washed out, potholed dirt road!!

For me, you need the protection, just in case. They may be a bit hot, and a bit bulky, but then so is a cast when you have your ankle in plaster for 3 months!

Any 3/4 MX style boots froma reputable manufacturer should be fine (ATV style boots are exactly the same) which will allow you a high degree of ankle and shin protection, while at the same time allowing you to walk around and not look like a stormtrooper. I have walked for hours through markets and towns in my Discovery's, and I think they are very comfortable.

They are waterproof to boot - cold wet feet, yuck!!

My $0.02

Cheers,
Tricky