As a longboarder, I know road rash very well at speeds like 20-35mph, and it isn't fun at all lol.

I'm really liking the pumas, but I know there sneakers are very narrow, and I have pretty wide feet. Are there boots the same way?

 

From what I hear, the boots are cut very similar to their driving shoes... VERY NARROW

 

That's what I expected. Damn!

 

The Pumas are AWESOME. They don't seem like they are extremely narrow, at least no more than their casual shoes.





But there is one drawback.




SQUEAKY

 

I wear my boots every time a ride. They're a pair of POS Vega's that fall apart after like 5000 miles, so I'm always buying new ones. Unfortunately, I can't find any other boot that's as comfortable as these under $100, so I just keep buying these. I know they're safe cuz I've grazed a few curbs with them while swerving around some dick who slammed on his brakes, and came out unscathed (though I tore the sole open once).

http://www.amazon.com/Vega-Matrix-Bl.../dp/B002QF06N8

I find them on eBay all the time for ~$50

 

I learned to ride bikes in my normal sneakers but when I took the MSF course they had the footwear requirement and I switched to steel toed boots from my Marine days, haven't looked back.

 

I wear timberland boots, but not steel toe.

I heard from a few veteran riders that steel toe'd boots are a bad idea, because if they bend they will cut your toes off. Just sayin...

 

Find some cheap oxtars, if they still make them. I got mine for 90 bucks. They are race boots so they are a bit stiff, but I feel completely naked and vulnerable without them. Only time you notice the comfort issue is walking around, and even then they really are not that bad imo.

 

Aye, I have heard before incidents where steel toe boots have severed toes. I think mythbusters tested some years ago what it would take to cause the severing but don't remember the results.

If something did happen and my toes were cut off, I feel the damage would be much worse had I been wearing normal boots at the time. I would rather have them severed off and be able to re-attached then have them crushed, in either case I might lose them anyway.

I would stick to riding with whichever you feel safer in.

 

Yeah I think the option of having your toes severed or crushed is a lose lose lol.

On a semi-related note I remember at my MSF course 1 girl showed up the first day in leather high heels, needless to say she was sent home.