I have been wearing steel cap or combat boots all my working career. The ones that I like these days are a brand called Steel Blue, they are well made, are a relatively flexible boot and are like wearing slippers compared to the others. I wear them most days, on hunting trips and on the bike. The nitrile soles last well and don't dissolve in chemicals. I get about 18 months out of a pair at work. I have 2 clean pairs I wear on the bike, one is a nice brown mid length boot I wear on my vintage bike, the second is a tall black logging bomber boot I wear on the Harley. Ok none of my bikes are road razors, but the Harley has a great gear box for shit kicker boots, it just works that way.

Why would you not wear steel cap boots, I wear armored clothing these days incl the boots. As a young fella I once hit a possum at night with my foot wearing std shoes and broke a toe.