i was just wondering why all the frank thomas gear is cheaper than others like icon, alpinestar, dianese? is it quality or just name?

 

more than likely name...i have never heard of frank thomas

 

I asked the same question at Cycle Gear before I bought my Frank Thomas SP Tech Boots. I was comparing them to the Alpinestars SMX which were $130 more expensive. The sales guy told me there wasn't much difference other than the name. That being said I bought the FT and wore them everytime I rode for around 7k miles before the side part broke. I took them back to complain and they gave me a brand new pair for free and said FT stands behind their equipment. Needless to say I like my boots, especially when they were on sale for $150 at CylceGear.

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1..._SEB085-BZ-8_G

 

frank thomas is cycle gear's brand. i have a frank thomas suit and some xti gloves. the suit held up pretty good after a 60 mph lowside. its not the best stuff but definately is good for the price.

 

Oh, I forgot to mention that I tried on both pairs of boots for about an hour. I kept switching back and forth and walking around the store. I couldn't really tell much of a difference. I'm not saying FT is better than Alpinestars but to justify spending another $130 I didn't see it.

 

I never knew anyone that had there gear so never used it, but thats awesome that they replaced your boots. There gear doesnt look bad at all either.

 

know of several ppl that has FT and even crashed tested em with great results. One was even a guy that had a get off while doin a 100+mph wheelie n loosing it. His gear save his *** and he only had some bruising and a dislocated shoulder. Believe his FT leathers were even usable afterwards too. Well his helmet was toast as was the bike lol.

 

Yep the FT gear holds up alot better than a t-shirt, jeans and flip flops....Buddy of mine layed his over and the FT gear just had a few scuffs on it after it was all said and done. Bike on the other hand was fuxed.....=-)

 

well thank you all

 

When I first started riding I would wear sneakers or some sort of hiking type boot (I know not so smart). But after a slow speed fall over in a parking lot and messing up my ankle pretty good I decided to get some actual riding boots once I was able to ride again. I could not afford the "name" brand boots at the time so a trip to my local cycle gear hooked me up with a pair of the frank thomas boots for a great price. Granted they do not have all the high end features of the pricier boots, but I feel they are good fitting well made boots that will provide a huge improvement in safety to my feet and ankles should I ever have another accident.