Im still waiting for roadstergal to post a pic of her in the boots she suggested for buddah.. lol Those are hot.... gotta love em, I doubt they are very comfy though.

I am back from school and I tested the Sidi B-2 boots. It's worse than I thought...
and here is the proof:
1st picture: only a little pressure is applied to the boot
2nd picture: a little more pressure is applied to the boot
My thoughts: figure out what would happen if a motorcycle has fallen on the ankle (right now I can only pray that I will not happen, because I can't go out and buy new boots)

here are the pics:
1st


2nd

AHHH That makes my Ankle hurt just looking at it!!!!! I think I am going on a boot hunt this weekend and Next, If I find anything worth while I will let you guys/gals know

That does look bad... but I can't get mine to do that (and no I don't consider myself that weak  )  The rear ridges seem to prevent me from doing that... though the front does bend and twist around.


Looking at it yet again (5 minutes later)... I can fold the boot over somewhat above the ankle protection... but at that point I think your lower-leg will have fractured in a very painful way...

Maybe roadstergal can post some photos of her doing the test so we don't all freak out (or maybe so we can freak out)

I would think that with your foot in them, the back of them would be wider, providing alot more rigidity than when they are empty. try it again with an empty soda bottle (with the cap off) and let us know how that goes.  my guess is that it will be more rigid

Quote from: jeremy_nash on May 08, 2009, 10:36:14 AM
I would think that with your foot in them, the back of them would be wider, providing alot more rigidity than when they are empty. try it again with an empty soda bottle (with the cap off) and let us know how that goes.  my guess is that it will be more rigid

I'll try that later on. I am trying to write an essay now... - fortunately it's the last one for this semester 

Quote from: NF11624 on May 08, 2009, 07:38:45 AMMaybe roadstergal can post some photos of her doing the test so we don't all freak out (or maybe so we can freak out)

I don't own a pair of B-2s.  I do the test at the store.  If I did it on my Supertechs (not the Supertech Rs, I can bend those), you'd just see me going red in the face trying to bend a set of boots.

Quote from: NF11624 on May 08, 2009, 07:38:45 AMbut at that point I think your lower-leg will have fractured in a very painful way...

I had a 'sturdy' pair of MX boots on (sturdier than many road boots) when I did this.  Leg dandy, ankle - not so much.  And this is after having a very light bike - a CRF230 - land on it.  Think of how much force a streetbike that weighs half again as much would deliver.

Legs are stronger than ankles and will stand up to more abuse.  A good pair of boots will absorb some of the force of an impact and transfer the rest over a larger area, rather than folding at their weakest point and transmitting it all to your leg's weakest point.






No boot will protect you from every incident.  But if there's a weak spot I can detect, I'll try to avoid it.

i love xray photos
nice bone structure.  lol

Nice hardware. I swear, orthopedic surgeons are basically carpenters with a cleaner work area... The one I went to literally used a hammer and chisel on me...

Any opinions on the sidi crossfire TA versus the SRS?

Nevermind. I figured it out. SRS has removeable soles.

Quote from: fred on May 08, 2009, 04:02:03 PM
Nice hardware. I swear, orthopedic surgeons are basically carpenters with a cleaner work area... The one I went to literally used a hammer and chisel on me...

+1 

Quote from: fred on May 08, 2009, 04:02:03 PM
Nice hardware. I swear, orthopedic surgeons are basically carpenters with a cleaner work area... The one I went to literally used a hammer and chisel on me...

Me too. And a saw. If only he was a BETTER carpetner...

Quote from: intergalactic on May 09, 2009, 09:14:47 AM

Quote from: fred on May 08, 2009, 04:02:03 PM
Nice hardware. I swear, orthopedic surgeons are basically carpenters with a cleaner work area... The one I went to literally used a hammer and chisel on me...

Me too. And a saw. If only he was a BETTER carpetner...

Ha! Yeah, mine did what any good carpenter would do: tried to fix my knee four times then offered me a new one. I declined.

I wish my surgeon was better at sewing too. I have a 7 inch long scar, but it is so damn straight. Why couldn't have have made it look more like a shark bite or a knife fight wound? I think scars are always way cooler when they come with a good story...

You know unless you plan on racing for just street riding I wear close shoes and jeans.... No real need for fancy boots nor is it really that practical.... Just don't be like these stupid kids... and adults and wear shorts and flip flops when riding

I guess that is another opinion.

Well,

I beg to differ with guitarking on that one. Both  of my incidents have been riding on regular roads and the first time I should have had decent boots. In fact the first incident I wasn't even moving LOL. Bike ran out of gas at red light decided to jump off and push to get more leverage  . Pavement uneven lost balance only piece of gear I didn't have on boots guess what happened three torn ligaments on my ankle and six weeks of crutches! On Easter my second incident consisted of road debris hitting me in my right shoulder at 45mph the armor in my jacket took the brunt of the hit. Still seperated my shoulder could you imagine if I were just wearing a shirt!

I got my boots  on here from Pronator they were big for her but perfect for me. They are the Frank Thomas ones and seem to work quite well I hope to never test them LOL!

Mary

Quote from: guitarking135 on May 10, 2009, 05:55:11 AM
You know unless you plan on racing for just street riding I wear close shoes and jeans.... No real need for fancy boots nor is it really that practical.... Just don't be like these stupid kids... and adults and wear shorts and flip flops when riding

Sounds like the words of someone who has never hit the pavement wearing just jeans. I hope you never have too. Unfortunately, there are only two types of riders: those that have gone down and those that will go down. When it happens, you should be wearing the best gear you can afford.

Or someone who has never had a co-worker hit the pavement wearing just jeans (he was just street riding, after all, at about 30mph), get roadrash with gravel inside, have to be held down by orderlies while nurses scrubbed out the gravel with scouring pads, and then have the rash get infected afterwards.

Quote from: Roadstergal on May 13, 2009, 08:57:47 AM
Or someone who has never had a co-worker hit the pavement wearing just jeans (he was just street riding, after all, at about 30mph), get roadrash with gravel inside, have to be held down by orderlies while nurses scrubbed out the gravel with scouring pads, and then have the rash get infected afterwards.

Yeah, I used to get that a lot when I mountain biked all the time. Not fun at all. At least I learned the lesson then when I was a teen and only on a bicycle. I've had more than enough bicycle-related road rash to know I'm not in any hurry to get more. Scrubbing bits of gravel and dirt out of rash is no fun. Also, if you miss some, it gets trapped inside you and slowly and painfully grows out for the next month or so. Trust me, you don't want it.

shaZam! happens...be prepared for shaZam! to happen.