Gumboots

**Motu** · 31st March 2005, 16:49

Originally Posted by Ixion

Used to wear the lace up sort. With the steel shank. Only thing really with ordinary gummies is that they might get tiddlywinked off in a bingle. The lace up ones are as good as leather boots for that.

Problem with gummies on a bike is that your feet get f****ing cold.

I used to have a pair of those too - toe cap and steel shank,bloody good boots.We used to ride off road on tracks cleared with a slasher through gorse - those boots were covered in pimples from all the gorse needles imbeded in them.

**Ixion** · 31st March 2005, 17:04

Originally Posted by Motu

I used to have a pair of those too - toe cap and steel shank,bloody good boots.We used to ride off road on tracks cleared with a slasher through gorse - those boots were covered in pimples from all the gorse needles imbeded in them.

The boots kept gorse spines out OK. And if you wrapped some puttees around your legs they were OK too. But , oh man, if you happened to come off right into a pile of the gorse that had been slashed and dumped in a big spikey pile. Oh man, that was painful. And the gorse spines were nasty when they broke off under the skin. Used to get all pussy and have to open them up with a razor and needle and squeeze out the pus and the little broken off bit of gorse that was causing it.

**Bonez** · 31st March 2005, 19:38

Originally Posted by NC30_chick

It was raining quiet hard this morning and I noticed a dude riding his "something" Triumph in gumboots...

Dumb, comes to mind.

Para rubber yellows and gummies are the best wet weather gear bar non. Get out more gal.

**Krusti** · 31st March 2005, 19:57

Originally Posted by NC30_chick

It was raining quiet hard this morning and I noticed a dude riding his "something" Triumph in gumboots...

Dumb, comes to mind.

Feckin towny girly soft Wellywoods. I wear mine every day on the bike. Ever tryed to get cow shit off leather. Harden up

Now which pair?

**wkid_one** · 31st March 2005, 20:00

Originally Posted by White trash

That was fucken me!

Piss off and get your own, those are mine.

Somehow - I kinda knew you had a latex and rubber fetish!

**XTC** · 31st March 2005, 20:09

Went to mitre 10 looking for those gumdals they have on TV for those really hot summer rides...... Must have been out of stock. :spudwhat:
Anyone know where i can get some??

**Holy Roller** · 31st March 2005, 20:37

Worn the old steel cap gumboots to the last two cold kiwis due to excess water leaking from the sky. A couple pair of wooley socks didn't go amiss. The gumboots are generally higher than leather boots giving more overlap of the wet weather trou, cold dry feet are better than cold wet feet

**Aitch** · 31st March 2005, 21:21

What's a good boot for commuting and the odd trip out of town. (And if some smart arse suggest I should try riding a bike instead of a boot I'll

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**inlinefour** · 31st March 2005, 22:15

What about the dumbarses who wear sneekers or even jandels?

Wanna pair of bike boots? Go Stylmartin or simular.

**handy_dog** · 31st March 2005, 22:57

Never had a problem a problem wearing the rubber boots. Black with a Yellow sole - got a pair. Wore them over to the Woodstock Rally recently, expecting West Coast sunshine but instead got 30deg days and cooke : my feet.

**Holy Roller** · 31st March 2005, 23:02

Any pair of boots that give support to the ankles. If you have the mulah then a pr of bike boots from the bike shop heaps of options to choose from, if not then work boots are fine even Johnny Rebs are fine (mine have worn out for the second time) though I wear steel caps work boots as I need them at work and work issues them every year. For the longer rides out of town I use the forestry high calf length steelcaps lace ups. Around town just the old slip ons. I'm too old to be worried about style and too tight to spend the cash on fancy do dads.

safe

**sAsLEX** · 31st March 2005, 23:20

Originally Posted by Ixion

The boots kept gorse spines out OK. And if you wrapped some puttees around your legs they were OK too. But , oh man, if you happened to come off right into a pile of the gorse that had been slashed and dumped in a big spikey pile. Oh man, that was painful. And the gorse spines were nasty when they broke off under the skin. Used to get all pussy and have to open them up with a razor and needle and squeeze out the pus and the little broken off bit of gorse that was causing it.

spent a day clearing gorse over a month ago, still find the odd spine in my hands!!

I wear a pair of John Bull Combat boots to uni as they are easier to walk around in than riding boots if I aint being bothered changing. The soles on theses are about to wear right through anyone know of anyone that is good at resoleing???

**Holy Roller** · 31st March 2005, 23:47

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

The soles on theses are about to wear right through anyone know of anyone that is good at resoleing???

Check these guys out and ask to see repair work that has been done when asking for a quote.

Belmont Shoe Repairs
198 a Bayswater Ave Belmont Auckland
0-9-445 3953

Takapuna Shoe Repairs
7/467 Lake Rd Takapuna Auckland
0-9-488 0102

Mister Minit NZ Ltd
Shore City Takapuna Auckland
0-9-489 8060

John Roberts Shoe Repairs
52 East Coast Rd Milford Auckland
0-9-410 7508

Shoe Man
Shop 1 Parkway Arcade 5460 Hurstmere Rd Rd
Takapuna Auckland
0-9-488 9190

We have a guy that comes to town every thursday in his land cruiser kitted out to repair shoes and bags he does a really great job he is based in Vegas, resoled my Johnny Rebs though now they have worn out again.