Need some advice on Boots

[Juan]

My adivce..... Wear them....it hurts when you don't!!!!

I use Sidi boots, don't go out in rain unless i have to......although they leaked on our way back from Donington...lots!!!

[Zapf]

Thanks for the offer, but being a communter as well, I don't get to ride when the weather feels like letting me... so waterproof (well if it says so in the blurb) is a must.

Apologies to you vifferman, I searched, found a neat list, notepaded it and then couldn't remember where I had found it or who had posted it.

Popped into Motomail today to try some different ones on (also had fun making the girl take out 5-7 different boxes ). I wasn't wearing my cordura pants (coz of uni) and am wondering. Can any of you actually get your pants into the boot?? I had jeans on, and some were even a struggle with just that. Somebody I saw on the 22 ride was wearing them outside and had the elastic in front of the heal...

Must be my enormous calf muscles...

always over the top if u don't want water coming in also depends on what style leathers u wear....

[Pixie]

Waterproof boots. Dream on. No such thing. What you need, my son, is a pair of gaiters , from your friendly local Army Surplus.Cheap as chips, add heaps of dubbin, and then you will indeed be waterproofed. And extra protection too.

Ive got 'em.Never had my boots leak in 8 years.
As for gators what about all the chickens you have to feed them, and the pissed off neighbours when dogs start to go missing?

[Pixie]

Mine are Oxtars. Claim to be waterproof with magicalWossinamemembrane and all.

Not TOO bad, but not waterproof. I suspect it comes down from the leg hole , not through the leather. And they do get soggy too.

Plus of them is you can walk quite normally in them.

Now, with GAITERS over the top, I hope for true waterproofness.

Down the leghole doesn't count,that's a pants problem.

[Gremlin]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-33256329.htm
"nordic" brand

I was looking at those too, but from the pic, it didn't look like there was a rubber pad on the left boot, which is where I need it.

I have nordic gloves, and haven't found anything wrong, so I reckon Nordic is trustworthy.

The other boots I am looking at are hansa boots on trademe. Speaking to y_ild_1 (Lee is her actual name), they seem like a good boot, but Lee is having trouble getting stock. Anybody with experience of hansa??