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Old 26 Oct 2014
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Looks good! A nice compromise between comfort and protection. Reminds me a lot of the Gaerne Balance, Forma Adventure and TCK Evo Track. All "mild" dirt riding boots that you can walk it.

So far, the Forma looks the best but not tried it.
What's the price on the Wulf boots?
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Looks good! A nice compromise between comfort and protection. Reminds me a lot of the Gaerne Balance, Forma Adventure and TCK Evo Track. All "mild" dirt riding boots that you can walk it.

So far, the Forma looks the best but not tried it.
What's the price on the Wulf boots?

£118 in the UK
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Wow! Quite a bargain! Any long term ride reports on them yet?
Haven't seen them for sale here in US, perhaps someone will bring them in?

The boots I listed are in the $200 to $300 range. £118 is about $177 usd.
Good price!
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Good service from Forma ref there Adv boots
I sent them a question on whether or not you could wear the boots with off road knee protectors, as I wanted to know if the opening, and top strap was big enough.
Instead of writing back they did me a short video.
So if anyone else was thinking of getting a pair.....

Forma Adventure Boots Adjustment - YouTube

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Pretty much ALL boots of that style are designed with knee armor in mind. They ALL allow adjustment and have adjustable fasteners as shown in the Video and also have the Velcro strap at the top.

Remember (in case this is your first pair of "real" off road boots) the knee guard need only extend down into the boot top about an inch or two max. You only need a very slight overlap to gain protection of your vulnerable Tibia area. (most common bone broken in motorcycling)

The key is to find good quality, comfortable knee guards. The good ones are very thin, use quality memory foam with a hard shell and fit your leg/knee well.

If you've not ridden with dirt bike boots on ...you're in for a treat! At first you'll think you've got two stubs for feet ... you won't feel shifter and brake. Don't panic ... in a few hour or days riding all will come good.

Your brain will adjust, you'll get used to the numb feel. NOTE: you may have to make an adjustment to your shift lever when wearing the big dirt bike boots. Fatter toe area than road boots. Easily done.
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Pretty much ALL boots of that style are designed with knee armor in mind. They ALL allow adjustment and have adjustable fasteners as shown in the Video and also have the Velcro strap at the top.

Remember (in case this is your first pair of "real" off road boots) the knee guard need only extend down into the boot top about an inch or two max. You only need a very slight overlap to gain protection of your vulnerable Tibia area. (most common bone broken in motorcycling)

The key is to find good quality, comfortable knee guards. The good ones are very thin, use quality memory foam with a hard shell and fit your leg/knee well.

If you've not ridden with dirt bike boots on ...you're in for a treat! At first you'll think you've got two stubs for feet ... you won't feel shifter and brake. Don't panic ... in a few hour or days riding all will come good.

Your brain will adjust, you'll get used to the numb feel. NOTE: you may have to make an adjustment to your shift lever when wearing the big dirt bike boots. Fatter toe area than road boots. Easily done.
Thanks for the info, ridden off road on my CRF and my knee guards fit well in my motocross boots. Yeah I know the feeling of not being able to feel the shifter and rear brake, it took me awhile to adjust

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I ride almost every day in a variety of footwear and this last summer bought a pair of Meindl hiking boots to wear on the days when both riding and walking, however I was wearing a pair of Daytona touring boots when I had a very low speed off in town, my right foot got caught under the bike and the twisting fractured my ankle, the accident was on August 18th, 4 bone screws later and I am just getting to the point where I can walk without crutches, I can't see me ever using those hiking boots for riding from now on, even my touring boots didn't give me enough protection when I needed it and a broken ankle is a serious pain in the butt.
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