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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
Wait a sec.... . Unless they've just changed their design, Altberg have ZERO crash protection.
They're traditional heavy duty leather only !!
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Going mildly off-topic, do people actually think that 'Crash Protection' and armour and the stuff on enduro type motorcycle boots is really necessary?
I can certainly see why you'd want it for racing, especially motocross, as there's a high risk of falling from height, and having other riders running you over. And I can see the logic for serious recreational off-road riding - You're going out to spend a day riding off-road and anything else you do will be of secondary importance, so might as well wear the enduro boots. But I'm not at all convinced that even when trailriding somewhere fairly knarly you're ever going to crash hard enough that standard tough leather boots with good ankle support won't be protective enough.
Same for gloves, I don't get this whole obsession with 'kevlar knuckles'. Probably a daft question because people who wear this kinda of stuff will swear blind that they aren't safe without it, and people who don't (like me) will swear blind that they ride hard and crash without special boots gloves whatever and survive perfectly fine.
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