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After searching for a pair of boots that would handle most types of street riding as well as off road adventures, I settled on the Combat Lite boots by Aerostich. These boots are made by the well known boot company, Sidi to Aerostich's specifications. Two types of soles are available - the wedge or cleated. I chose the cleated model which has a continuous single level (no heel cutout) sole. The wedge sole model has a traditional style heel. I reasoned the cleated sole would give slightly more support while standing on the pegs when riding my dual sport but not interfere noticeably when on the sport tourer. If you like the feel of a heel resting against the pegs you might be happier with the wedge sole. Although no claim to being waterproof is made, the design makes them extremely water resistant-trust me.
The Combat Lites are 3 inches shorter than the traditional Combat Touring boots (11" vs. 14") but are certainly no light weights. My Euro size 44 (10 USA) pair weigh just over 5 lbs. These boots take a long, long time to break in. They give stiffness a whole new meaning out of the box. Although I'm not endorsing this method, I finally wrapped each boot in an old towel and worked the instep area over with a hammer!
How do they work in the real world? Quite well. At the race track they might be little clunky and on the flipside, they would be a tad light for all out motocross. But for anything in between these two extremes, they work great. I have several thousand miles on mine while riding in all types of weather and on a variety of bikes and terrain. With a light application of mink oil, they still look brand new.
(www.riderwarehouse.com)
The Combat Lites are 3 inches shorter than the traditional Combat Touring boots (11" vs. 14") but are certainly no light weights. My Euro size 44 (10 USA) pair weigh just over 5 lbs. These boots take a long, long time to break in. They give stiffness a whole new meaning out of the box. Although I'm not endorsing this method, I finally wrapped each boot in an old towel and worked the instep area over with a hammer!
How do they work in the real world? Quite well. At the race track they might be little clunky and on the flipside, they would be a tad light for all out motocross. But for anything in between these two extremes, they work great. I have several thousand miles on mine while riding in all types of weather and on a variety of bikes and terrain. With a light application of mink oil, they still look brand new.
(www.riderwarehouse.com)