My boots saved my legs today

[fireball]

this will be the most random product review you will ever read......... (maybe)

set out this morning for kayak training for work at 7am this morning in the work van but for some weird reason i put my boots on, not normal considering i was not riding.

did training all was well a little cold so decided to jump in the car with my fellow instructors (instead of the cold slow van) once again had my boots on, still odd!

then about 5mins from our destination for hot showers lunch and a beer we had a car accident, i was behind the driver and the crash sent me into her seat, my legs were smashed into the bar thingies on her seat at a good rate of speed.....

one guy ended up with a broken arm, after the cops showed up and all paper work etc was done the cop said i was very lucky to walk away with out broken legs thanks to the fact i was wearing motorcycle boots!


i love my FORMCA BOOTS goes to show some of your gear all the time is a good thing even when in a car! come tomorrow when the bruising starts to get more colour i will be thankful its only bruising compared to what might have been

[mbazza]

Makes you think about protection, doesn't it! Cheers.:niceone:

[Zapf]

they should make it composory to wear motorcycle gear in cars.... we will all be safer :)

[gijoe1313]

:gob: Crikey, I guess you listened to your inner biker voice! Glad to hear you are okay from the event! ATGATT to the fore once again...

[swbarnett]

One question - were you wearing your seatbelt?

[howdamnhard]

Glad your OK.Wearing a helmet in a cage is even safer,but most find it uncomfortable.:banana:

[Maki]

A couple of friends of mine once wore helmets while driving a cage. They were stopped by the cops and told to take the helmets off!

[fireball]

A couple of friends of mine once wore helmets while driving a cage. They were stopped by the cops and told to take the helmets off!


yeah one would assume the helmets were considered a distraction

[Trudes]

Glad you're ok chick, obviously your sixth sense had kicked in and made you put your boots on!!:)

[NOMIS]

A couple of friends of mine once wore helmets while driving a cage. They were stopped by the cops and told to take the helmets off!

had this happen something about not being able to identify the people in the vhiechle, bullshit if you ask me.

[EJK]

Scent of irony lady! :lol: Close call tho :niceone:

[McDuck]

Congrats.I prefer to wear boots when driving, given they are normal work boots not riding i prefer to have them. (until i get my feet tangled up under the pedals)

[Zapf]

A couple of friends of mine once wore helmets while driving a cage. They were stopped by the cops and told to take the helmets off!

Wonder what rights he has for asking people to remove safety equipment.

[Zuki Bandit]

Go the biker boots!

[NZsarge]

That was fortuitous.

[fireball]

its amazing how many shades of purple your legs can go :yes:

[McDuck]

Post pics? I was a little gutted after my slide, not one bruise :(

[fireball]

Post pics? I was a little gutted after my slide, not one bruise :(

will do after work and im off for a ride now :banana:

[McDuck]

will do after work and im off for a ride now :banana:

I wish i could join you :( (riding that is)

[swbarnett]

Post pics? I was a little gutted after my slide, not one bruise :(
My wife only had one bruise after she flew here CBR1000 over a car - started at the ankle and finished half way up the thigh.

[LilSel]

One question - were you wearing your seatbelt?

No she wasnt...
I already told her off tho!!!

[McDuck]

I already told her off tho!!!

good...................................

[Blossom]

Glad to hear you are ok... :clap:
I got a bueat big black bruise right between me puppies (boobs to you men folk)after my last car crash.Took 5 weeks to go away. Wish I had taken pics now.:weep:

[mitchilin]

Gotta tell the truth here,but I do not feel that an average pair of m/c boots would have more protection than a pair of steelcaps.I work in an industry where steelcaps are mandatory.For me,to step into a pair of SIDI's after years of steelcaps was like wearing socks.

[McDuck]

Gotta tell the truth here,but I do not feel that an average pair of m/c boots would have more protection than a pair of steelcaps.I work in an industry where steelcaps are mandatory.For me,to step into a pair of SIDI's after years of steelcaps was like wearing socks.

I sort of know what you mean, i am wearing a pair of steel caps a bit (need to on the orchard) so i really like the feel of them. Hell if i have to do any decent running i would damn near chose the steel caps because of the protection they give my ankle if i step in a hole etc. But then again i also like wearing my motorbike boots for the same reason but i would not wear them around much.

[swbarnett]

Gotta tell the truth here,but I do not feel that an average pair of m/c boots would have more protection than a pair of steelcaps.I work in an industry where steelcaps are mandatory.For me,to step into a pair of SIDI's after years of steelcaps was like wearing socks.
The trouble with steel caps is that they cut your toes off if anything heavy enough lands on them. My father worked in a laminated timber factory and they used fibreglass toes caps instead. If a packet of wood fell on them (think approx. 2m by 2m by 4m or more of wood) they would absorb the initial impact and shatter leaving your toes damaged but still attached to your feet. Steel caps would bend at the back and leave you without toes.

[McDuck]

The trouble with steel caps is that they cut your toes off if anything heavy enough lands on them. My father worked in a laminated timber factory and they used fibreglass toes caps instead. If a packet of wood fell on them (think approx. 2m by 2m by 4m or more of wood) they would absorb the initial impact and shatter leaving your toes damaged but still attached to your feet. Steel caps would bend at the back and leave you without toes.

Well myth busters could not put enough force onto a steal cap to even come close to bending it. On the other hand if they were to drop a sharpened steel beem at them the cap could guide the beem toward the ankle meaning that you lost a few mill more of toe than you otherwise would have.

[McDuck]

Well myth busters could not put enough force onto a steal cap to even come close to bending it. On the other hand if they were to drop a sharpened steel beem at them the cap could guide the beem toward the ankle meaning that you lost a few mill more of toe than you otherwise would have.


Given this dosnt go as far as to say that this si the case with every steel cap ever made, and could will have happened with a steel cap made when the tech was new.

[fireball]

steel caps wouldnt have done shit, where i did the damage to my legs was up my shins and random bruising is just under my knee on my left leg.....

will take a pic when im not so tired so you can see what i mean.

[McDuck]

steel caps wouldnt have done shit, where i did the damage to my legs was up my shins and random bruising is just under my knee on my left leg.....

will take a pic when im not so tired so you can see what i mean.

Lol isnt it amazing how an argument can change.

BTW with the wood thing, wouldn't the wood deform? (Given i know jack shit about laminated timber)

[swbarnett]

Well myth busters could not put enough force onto a steal cap to even come close to bending it. On the other hand if they were to drop a sharpened steel beem at them the cap could guide the beem toward the ankle meaning that you lost a few mill more of toe than you otherwise would have.
They changed when one of their workers lost their toes in exactly this manner. This was a few years ago, the technology's probably marched on a bit by now.

[swbarnett]

BTW with the wood thing, wouldn't the wood deform? (Given i know jack shit about laminated timber)
You'd think so but no. Wood is more solid than you'd think over short distances.

[LilSel]

They changed when one of their workers lost their toes in exactly this manner. This was a few years ago, the technology's probably marched on a bit by now.

yep... they are much safer nowdays... we sell boots at work... have one thats cut in half length ways so you can see what its made up of.
Steel Blue are an awesome brand of boots *looks at feet* I have mine on now :niceone: If anyone in akld wants quality boots we are doing a 'run out' on our overstock. fire a PM :)

[Trudes]

I used to work at a Horse riding stable, wore steelcapped boots to work, saved my toes many times when being trod on, but the buggers soon learnt to stand on you just above where the steel cap ended. Still have the marks to prove it... fat bastards!!:(

[McDuck]

yep... they are much safer nowdays... we sell boots at work... have one thats cut in half length ways so you can see what its made up of.
Steel Blue are an awesome brand of boots *looks at feet* I have mine on now :niceone: If anyone in akld wants quality boots we are doing a 'run out' on our overstock. fire a PM :)

Yea man steel blue are the best, i have my pair and am saving for a second (one of the formal looking ones for meetings etc)

[LilSel]

Yea man steel blue are the best, i have my pair and am saving for a second (one of the formal looking ones for meetings etc)

choice!... yeah I've sold a few pairs n they are recommended by podiatrists etc... got dad a new pair last week... he loves them!!

Well... once you've saved a bit... flick me a pm with what style you like n ill come back to you with a price :)

mine are the callendura (sp?) so are not 'up the ankle boots', good for everything, I go to meetings with them on, visit customers & can go onto building sites etc as they meet the regulations :)

[McDuck]

choice!... yeah I've sold a few pairs n they are recommended by podiatrists etc... got dad a new pair last week... he loves them!!

Well... once you've saved a bit... flick me a pm with what style you like n ill come back to you with a price :)

mine are the callendura (sp?) so are not 'up the ankle boots', good for everything, I go to meetings with them on, visit customers & can go onto building sites etc as they meet the regulations :)

That is about what i want :yes:
But riding gear comes first :(

[LilSel]

That is about what i want :yes:
But riding gear comes first :(

Fair enough... you may be suprised at the price I can do for ya too :)

[fireball]

here is one of the bruises

[Trudes]

Owwwww, pretty shades!!:2thumbsup

[rphenix]

they should make it composory to wear motorcycle gear in cars.... we will all be safer :)

And what with Market forces the price of gear would come down substantially as no-longer a specialty item :)

[twotyred]

Glad your OK.Wearing a helmet in a cage is even safer,but most find it uncomfortable.:banana:

I remember reading an article a few years back( wish I had a link) from the UK that said that compulsary helmets in cars would quarter the number of fatal and severe injuries during accidents...

glad I ride one of those "dangerous" motorbicycle thingies...

[fireball]

Owwwww, pretty shades!!:2thumbsup

it keeps changing colours too! i fell off the abseil tower at work the other night gave it a good bash..... i was happy my lanyards caught me otherwise id be mushed fireball! but i tell you what the words that came out of my mouth..... glad the kids werent around!

[alanzs]

Lucky guy... Great boots...

[fireball]

Lucky guy... Great boots...

shit lol must remember to pack my penis next time:shutup::shutup::shutup::laugh:

[howdamnhard]

I got a bueat big black bruise right between me puppies (boobs to you men folk)after my last car crash.Took 5 weeks to go away. Wish I had taken pics now.:weep:
So do we,ha,ha!:rofl::rofl::rofl: