what's up tired of wearing my redwings to ride. going for a pair of cowboy boots, i keep hearing NOT to buy any leather soled boots due to loss of traction. Not a guy who really cares.
I ride in tony lamas occaisionaly, not my favorite though as they are a little dicey on sand it gravel. I wear a pair of double H wellingtons a lot while riding, fit like cowboy boots, but have a vibram sole.
If you don't care, get some leather soled cowboy boots and let us know how they worked out for you.
I've ridden in mine with no issues, but find them to be hotter than my normal trail boots that I wear.
How much do you want to spend? If money is no object, it's hard to go wrong with a pair of Lucchese's. Pick a pair that you like the style of and ride on.
It's about pavement at intersections.
Pavement is petroleum based, poorly maintained cars and trucks leak oils.
Engines, transmissions, air conditioning pumps and other auto components are designed to expel moisture.
All of that plies up at intersections, stop signs and stop lights.
Now here comes Mr. Happy motorcycle guy riding along in traffic and he stops at a semaphore intersection in city traffic. He puts his foot down to balance the bike while waiting for the light to change.
But his leather sole hit's that oily spot the truck left 10minutes ago, just after the luxury cars air conditioning pump left water on top of 4 minutes ago.
Mr. Happy and so happy any more, because his leather sole boot slipped and now he needs help picking his bike up off it's side.
Even if you can save the bike from tipping on it's side,, having your foot slip on messy tar -- ain't fun.
That's why they don't recommend leather soles.
It's about pavement at intersections.
Pavement is petroleum based, poorly maintained cars and trucks leak oils.
Engines, transmissions, air conditioning pumps and other auto components are designed to expel moisture.
All of that plies up at intersections, stop signs and stop lights.
Now here comes Mr. Happy motorcycle guy riding along in traffic and he stops at a semaphore intersection in city traffic. He puts his foot down to balance the bike while waiting for the light to change.
But his leather sole hit's that oily spot the truck left 10minutes ago, just after the luxury cars air conditioning pump left water on top of 4 minutes ago.
Mr. Happy and so happy any more, because his leather sole boot slipped and now he needs help picking his bike up off it's side.
Even if you can save the bike from tipping on it's side,, having your foot slip on messy tar -- ain't fun.
That's why they don't recommend leather soles.
I get that and I've had my foot slip before, but I use my feet to balance the bike, not to catch it. So it was pretty easy to pull my foot back in and try again without any sense of panic.
I have leather soled boots that I occasionally wear around, they're nice but I notice them being slippery just walking in them. I haven't ridden in them and wouldn't want to really.
08-21-2015, 06:13 PM
Cowboy Boots
