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george,
one more advice, take one size bigger :-)
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Yes, the Altberg 'Hogg Lite' has held up really well AND you can hike in them.
Altberg.co.uk.
Last trips (Africa & SA) I wore a Sidi version of the CTB.
But next trip would use the Altbergs, with maybe knee/ shin guards under my trousers.

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I sound like an advert for Hein Gericke but they have a new boot out that is similar to a MX boot but has a Goretex membrane they look something like the old MX boots used too. 2 buckles on the foot area and a velcro closure further up the boot.
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I've been using used ex-British army boots - cost IR£20. I wasnt expecting them to be waterproof and I can vouch that they definitely arent. Then again neither were the IR£230 Daytona Goretex ones that I got !

I met a retired US army guy the other day (he was only 37 by the way - had a good pension and over 100 acres in Texas!!!) he advised the following...
1) clean the boot with alcohol - in the US the have this stuff called rubbing alcohol that he mentioned in particular
2) use a normal dye on the cleaned boot
3) get a can of that water proof spray stuff and lash it on the boots
4) cover that spray with regular polish
5) repeat steps 3 and 4 often

Dont know if it works but I'm gonna give it a try.

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"A hundred acres in Texas" might be enough to support one cow grazing, as long as the cow was on a diet. I think the guy was teasing you. It's mostly wasteland (range) there, that's why the ranchers have such big spreads.
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But you must admit: retired at 37... that's nice!
What did I do wrong?

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Just spent 11 days riding down the west coast of Ireland (Eire) - two up on an XTZ660. Only covered 1500 miles but wore my new SIDI COURIER boots straight out of the box, all day every day.

Fabulous boots - easy to adjust day to day or hour to hour as your comfort and riding style changes. Not TOO big and clumpy, not too rigid.

Walked around a fair bit - no problems -

Only SUGGESTION - don't buy mail order - Got mine - a supposed 41 on the box through Cheapest - didn't notice until 2 days in that they had a little 42 on the boot... only number anywhere on the boot.

Got insoles and works a treat as long as you wear big socks.

Fab boots - comfy - light enough and worth every penny.....

Tony.

http://www.dmaracing.com/sidicourierf.html - check it out.
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hi
the trip goes well for the moment :-)
bmw kalahari boots are so good and confortable
i even wear them during the day when not biking

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I use the Altberg Desert Boots. They are lightweight and are made of suede with cordura sections which let air in - great in hot weather. And to my mind they are the most stylish items of footwear I've ever owned! They wouldn't be as robust as conventional leather boots if your foot was hit by a car or a rock, but I think they'd be fine for sliding down the road in, even at high speed. They are quite high and have some ankle padding.

They don't have a reinforced patch to protect the boot from the gear lever, so eventually there will be a small bald patch on the suede. The gear lever also rubs on the bottom section of the lace, so I've replaced that lace with a zip tie. Works fine. Or you can simply miss out one of the eyelets when you're lacing them. There are so many eyelets it doesn't seem to make much difference.

Let's see if I can post a picture here from the altberg web site:

solved by Grant - note that you have to have an IMAGE address in the link - not the html page.

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Nope, that didn't work! Go to www.altberg.co.uk/bgdesert.htm
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I use DAYTONA offroad boots. Goretex layer, kevlar protectors but they are still much soft fo ordinary walking. But if You want use it for hardcore riding - no way you may hurt yourself.

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Sorry for this error! I mean to soft for offroad riding for traveling - great!

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Hi,

I have those Alpine Stars and I tried them for during a holiday. I think they're the safest, but I don't think I'm going to wear them during my Africa trip next year. You can't really walk on them and you can't put them in your boxes to walk a bit on slippers or something, because they are so big. I think I'm gonna wear mountainboots.

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When it comes to boots I don't go with compromises. Most bikers in daily life are injured or by the bike that drops on the leg or by a car hitting them from aside.
I almost lost my left foot because you're ancle on a bike just seems to sit exactly on the hight af the car-bumper...
Also, I like to play around, not afraid of some dirt / mud road.
That's why I have been riding with Alpine Star Tech 8.
Ok, people think you're comming from Skying holiday....
They are bulky and flashy.

BUT it is the safest out there. Once on the road you don't need to worry when there is a stretch a bit like off road showing up.
Also I have the impression to have more control over the bike because the boots follow the bikes movement more then 'souple' boots would do.

Mine have gone over 30.000km now and I think I can do another 30.000 with them.
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Hi all,

I suppose the people who use working boots combine them with cross shin-protectors off-road? Or am I just dumb?

I use them with custom made, fat-leather shin protectors on my bike (have a Yamaha DT175 for my work, but I´m in the process of adquiring a real bike now;-), they do a great job protecting against brush, stones, dogs and falling (not that I´m experienced in that :-)) but I wouldn´t like the feeling of getting hit side-ways by a car... They have laces on the back and the front goes up above the knee. They´re not confortable for walking, but they´re easy to get rid of.

Bolivian artisans do a great job on making custom-made accesible to poor devils!

Comments appreciated!

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