Cowboy boots. Anyone have these Chippewa Boots?
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From: Gray's Creek NC
+1, I only wear lug sole Chippewas on the bike. Sand or gravel can put you down quick.
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I've been wearing DoubleH Work Western AG7 boots for years, not only for riding but pretty much all the time when I'm not wearing dress shoes. I'm on my 3rd pair now. They're extremely comfy, very well made and they have a Vibram sole which is a must when riding.
http://www.doublehboots.com/mens-col...n.asp?catid=51
http://www.doublehboots.com/mens-col...n.asp?catid=51
Last edited by frenchbiker; Oct 16, 2010 at 09:02 AM.
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From: Canada...west coast
Those boots look nothing like cowboy boots. They're just engineer boots with that ostrich skin. Whatever...
Just make sure you get a work sole. Leather soles can be dangerous on the bike. Ask me how I know.
By "western riders" do you mean cowboys? Because plenty out here wear black boots.
Just make sure you get a work sole. Leather soles can be dangerous on the bike. Ask me how I know.
By "western riders" do you mean cowboys? Because plenty out here wear black boots.
The boot pictured by the OP is an Engineer boot and not a Cowboy boot...
I wear Cowboy boots while motorcycle riding and horse riding...we native westerners could always tell the dudes from back east by their black boots. May have been a regional thing.......
Love your state, always feel at home there............happy trails.......
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Native Alberta guy here.....we are somewhat like you Montana guys, just a little 'rougher around the edges'.......
The boot pictured by the OP is an Engineer boot and not a Cowboy boot...
I wear Cowboy boots while motorcycle riding and horse riding...we native westerners could always tell the dudes from back east by their black boots. May have been a regional thing.......
Love your state, always feel at home there............happy trails.......
The boot pictured by the OP is an Engineer boot and not a Cowboy boot...
I wear Cowboy boots while motorcycle riding and horse riding...we native westerners could always tell the dudes from back east by their black boots. May have been a regional thing.......
Love your state, always feel at home there............happy trails.......
Alberta's gorgeous. It's like Montana+ (the mountains are more mountainous, the high plains are higher, and you folks do rodeo like no one else). This is the first year in over a decade that I missed the Stampede. Dang. But I will be up for some skiing
The best thing about going up to AB is the ride; some beautiful scenery on some pretty empty roads.
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From: Acton, CA
These are not cowboy boots... these are identified by Chippewa as motorcycle or harness boots. Also, they have a Vibram lug sole - excellent reputation, oil-resistant, and having had my pair for 3+ years, I can tell you they do not slip on pretty much any surface, wet or dry.
I don't understand why the Ostrich style boots would be made in China... Chippewa prides itself in making their boots in the USA... since 1902. Btw, Chippewa is now under the Justin name, as is Tony Lama and a couple of others. I've visited one of their factories in Texas - and got a tour... they are still all handmade, with the exception of the decorative sewing on their real cowboy boots. Where did you see that they were made in China?
I don't understand why the Ostrich style boots would be made in China... Chippewa prides itself in making their boots in the USA... since 1902. Btw, Chippewa is now under the Justin name, as is Tony Lama and a couple of others. I've visited one of their factories in Texas - and got a tour... they are still all handmade, with the exception of the decorative sewing on their real cowboy boots. Where did you see that they were made in China?
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Really? I live in South Texas and wear cowboy boots everyday. They are the official "shoe" of Texas. I wear Twisted X boots http://www.twistedxboots.com/Htm/MRS0003.htm & http://www.twistedxboots.com/Htm/MHM0004.htm, jeans, and a dress shirt to work; and yes I drive my Road King everyday it isn't raining.
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