You laugh Trout, but when I did my MSF back in the day we watched an old school movie where a guy was in an accident and the car ran over his foot. Luckily... he had steel toe boots on. Unluckily... the steel insert severed his toes off. The doctor said he probably would have been better off bare foot...

 

Yeah i think ive seen that video somewhere.. Or heard the story on it..

 

Ditto bro..these are the main reason why I wear boots.. had a thought "just imagine wearing sneakers like some do and the laces fly into and get caught in the chain/sprocket? OUCH..

 

The material and stitching is different as well. A pair of Nike Jordans or LeBrons will shred during a wreck with any extended sliding. The types of leather used is different, with the cowhide and lorica used in riding boots / shoes having higher resistance to sheering and abrasion. And the stitching used to assemble the boots being designed to resist sheering as well.

 

Note to self.... don't let cars run over my feet.
And I never listen to doctors anyway. Except for this one doctor who told my wife that she should be having sex with me 5 times/day. I was like "I told you, woman!!"
Yeah, that doctor was pretty cool but the rest of them suck.

 

I work commercial construction. Even though a steel toe isn't required, you wouldn't
catch me out of mine. If an impact/crushing blow will crush a steel-toe, them babies
were toast anyway. And for any lesser impact, I'm the one that walks away. The biggest gripe I hear from fellow workers is top-of toe rub. I guess I'm lucky, not an issue.

There! I feel better! Had to get my say in, on that old cut-off-your-toe argument.

Before I got my Sidi's, I wore a Doc Martin boot. Got em brand-new at Goodwill for $5.
No, a good general work-boot doesn't give enhanced protection, but it will (by it's mere construction) hit most of the high-points for a bikers needs.

The best argument against them, really, comes down to them not really being water-proof. Anything with a loose toungue isn't gonna be. I was a little surprised that rain-ability hasn't been mentioned, on the pro side of the argument for a bike-specific boot.

By the way, I love my Sidi's. If you can afford them, definetly worth the freight. I got lucky and picked up a slightly-used pair that fit me for $75 from craiglist. Other-wise, I'd still be wearing my Doc's.

Ern

 

Replacing the chain and sprockets on my F4 the other day, guess what was found, underneath the front sprocket cover? A shoelace, all kinds of wrapped/twisted around the bolt that holds the sprocket on. It didn't come from any of my household's footwear, so I'm kinda guessing it came from the person who dumped the bike, which is how I got it cheap and wrecked!

 

I don't think you understand the action here guys. If your foot is flat on the ground and something falls/rolls over it. The boot will hold up cuz that is what it is designed to do.

Now go to the closet and pull your boot out. Bend the toe section upward while holding the rest of the sole. See how the top of the steel cover performs a sheering action down toward the bottom of the inner cusion? Now imagine if there was serious force behind that toe being bent backward. Now imagine how easily that could happen when involved in a motorcycle accident.

It is totally your call, but I would give it serious thought.

 

Who / What is this comment directed towards F3? The Steel toe boot wearers?

 

Yeah, Ern and Trout. They both seemed to be defending the idea of wearing the steel toe boots for riding. Just wanted to elaborate a bit for the readers who may be considering going in that direction and also for their own sake.