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08-22-2005, 1:28 PM
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     Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
Bike(s): CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 Posts: 11,098
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| Boots with good ankle support? Looking for a new pair or boots...something with great ankle support and protection. Anyone have the A/S Supertech...and does it provide greater ankle support than the SMX? Thanks
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop | |
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08-22-2005, 1:36 PM
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| Resigned to pursue other interests.  Join Date: 05-01-2001 Location: Raleigh, NC
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08-22-2005, 1:38 PM
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Quote:
This is the top of the line. Pricey, ~$800, but if it saves you from what happened, it's money well spent right? A friend destroyed his ankle in a crash, and would not ride in another boot if it was free afterwards. | |
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08-22-2005, 1:41 PM
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Holy crap, price went way up. $950 now.  Gotta love the weak dollar...http://www.helimot.com/catalog/boots...ity_data.shtml |
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08-22-2005, 1:43 PM
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| Mr. Brownstone Join Date: 02-07-2002 Location: UT
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Don't you have a machine and some aluminum stock laying aroud the garage? |
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08-22-2005, 1:51 PM
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| Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Wanted a pair of Daytonas for awhile...but hard to find a place to try on a pair... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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08-22-2005, 1:53 PM
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| Join Date: 08-01-2001 Location: Lost
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Quote:
 They aren't the most comfy off the bike, but they're real nice on. | |
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08-22-2005, 1:55 PM
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| Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? This pair I don't care about off the bike comfort too much...they will be track only...whereas my old pair did double duty. I'm not sure any boot would have prevented my injury...but it may have reduced the damage a bit...  At $950 bones, a pair of Daytonas won't make it into my gear bag though... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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08-22-2005, 1:58 PM
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| Join Date: 08-01-2001 Location: Lost
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? I charged them and paid them off over time. I have enough joint problems as it is. |
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08-22-2005, 2:01 PM
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 | Re: Boots with good ankle support? have you looked at Sidi's?
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08-22-2005, 2:04 PM
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| Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
Bike(s): CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 Posts: 11,098
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? My SMX boots show very little abrasion damage from the incident, as the primary damage to my foot came from torsion and flexion. I think if I had done this when the boots were new, there would have been substantially less injury, as the boots were much stiffer before they got "broken in"... At any rate, they are still serviceable...but I want to replace them with something having more ankle support...  Edit: Sidis don't fit my feet...I'm in between sizes...wife is just the opposite... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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08-22-2005, 2:15 PM
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  Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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  | Re: Boots with good ankle support? Which SMX boots did you have Bake? The SMX Supertech boots have an inner boot with ankle support, and go for much less than the Daytona's. I believe they are around $300. |
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08-22-2005, 2:26 PM
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| Just repeating what ever I hear...  Join Date: 01-28-2003 Location: Nose in a book...
Bike(s): 2004 GSXR 600 Age: 31 Posts: 6,319
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? I have the SMX Supertech. I like the support, but the zipper up the back of the leg SUCKS! I've blown the zipper on the left boot twice now. I really like the high end Teknic. I forget the model name, but they have two zippers up the front of the shell and a more full "bootie" on the inside w/ what looks like (as I haven't tried them on to know for sure) more support than the A*'s I have now. Also, when I crashed at Grattan I tumbled a few times in the kitty litter and planted my foot once. I came out w/ a very light sprain. I still rode that day. I didn't walk well that night. Next day I was almost good as new. W/ a lesser boot I believe I would have broken my ankle. HD |
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08-22-2005, 3:21 PM
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Quote:
http://teknicgear.com/catalog.php?styleid=1&pid=13 | |
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08-22-2005, 3:23 PM
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08-22-2005, 3:27 PM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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08-22-2005, 3:46 PM
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Daytona makes a less expensive version of the Security. It's called the Evo Basic and is still pricey at $450 (it may have gone up as well). The only difference is the hard inner boot is machine made plastic instead of the hand-made carbon fiber that the Security has. If you fax a tracing of your foot to Helimot, they'll get you fitted. A much less expensive option that offers nearly the same protection as the Daytonas is the Alpinestars Supertech. They also have the hinged hard inner boot. HondaGal has the Daytona Evo Basics and I have the Supertechs. Hers are more rigid and a bit more sturdy, but I think the Supertechs will protect nearly as well for a lot less money. I like the fact that they aren't as stiff, makes it easier to shift and stuff, at least for me. |
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08-23-2005, 8:05 AM
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Haven't tried the Daytonas, but I switched from the Alpinestars Supertechs to Sidi Vertigo Corsas and based on my "feel" I'd say the Vertigo's have equal or better ankle support with Supertechs. Also, the the "fit" adjustment mechanism in the Vertigos is far superior to any other race boot I have ever tested, almost ski boot level, (I have tested older Sidi Race Carbon, Supertechs naturally and Oxtar race boots) and IMHO having a good tight fit is very important when it comes to security. I never got as good "feel" with the bike with Supertechs that I have with Sidis (before Supertechs I had Sidi Vert 2's) and Supertech's truly suck when it comes to putting them on and walking in the pits. The back zipper is a real pain in the ass. |
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08-23-2005, 8:14 AM
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| Just repeating what ever I hear... Join Date: 01-28-2003 Location: Nose in a book...
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08-23-2005, 8:16 AM
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| Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
Bike(s): CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 Posts: 11,098
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Damn...the Supertech is not sounding like a great option... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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08-23-2005, 8:18 AM
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| Just repeating what ever I hear... Join Date: 01-28-2003 Location: Nose in a book...
Bike(s): 2004 GSXR 600 Age: 31 Posts: 6,319
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| Re: Boots with good ankle support? Quote:
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08-23-2005, 8:26 AM
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