Boots or gloves?

[bosslady]

I need gloves and I need boots, waterproof ones. But, I can only afford to buy one of these as I have my eye on specific a*'s ones. Which do you think is more important than the other?

[Maha]

Gloves, your hands are most important to keep workable/dry and warm while riding a bike.
You can always spray your boots with Tana water proofer (or something similar) until you can afford to spring for new ones...
Miss a trackday here and there and you'll have new boots sooner..

[nerrrd]

Gloves, your hands are most important to keep workable/dry and warm while riding a bike.
You can always spray your boots with Tana water proofer (or something similar) until you can afford to spring for new ones...

+1 for gloves. Was surprised how cold my hands got when my cheap non-waterproof summer gloves got wet even with the heated grips/handguards combo in the rain last weekend, and the temp was still pretty warm. Only going to get colder now.

Also could maybe put a plastic bag inside your boots to keep your feet dry/warm in the meantime.

[Drew]

Gloves!

Close this fuckin thread now, while there is an unchallenged opinion voiced by more than two people!

[nzspokes]

Well if your old boots are rubbish, get boots. Ya feet get messed up the most in a crash. If ya boots are ok then put plastic rubbish bags over ya socks then ya sorted.

Then buy gloves.

[Ocean1]

Aye, glubs.

If your boots arent' waterproof put your trou over them. If the trou don't fit outside you can get/make gaiters. Easy.

PS, if you've got XXL hands I've got A* winter glubs here you can have for a small commercial consideration.

[Akzle]

do you finger yourself or foot yourself?

(get gloves, ffs)

[Hitcher]

Warning: They're not interchangeable. Gloves go on your hands. Boots go on your feet.

[Drew]

do you finger yourself or foot yourself?

(get gloves, ffs)

Funny story about that. Prolly get shot if I say anything more though.

[dino3310]

Gloves .

[FJRider]

do you finger yourself or foot yourself?

(get gloves, ffs)

Depends on whose finger or foot she uses ... They may already have good gloves/boots ...

[Subike]

Got to be gloves girl,

[sil3nt]

Unless you wank with your feet you gotta save them hands.

[cynna]

Well if your old boots are rubbish, get boots. Ya feet get messed up the most in a crash. If ya boots are ok then put plastic rubbish bags over ya socks then ya sorted.

Then buy gloves.

bread bags are good - u dont rustle like a weirdo

[Mrs Shrek]

Don't know whether this will help, found it in online trading on kb TCX Explorer 3 waterproof boots size 41 - As new
Also got a size chart on bike gear (kb) then you could get boots and gloves
Don't usually like second hand shoes but when I started out I found a pair that fitted and in new condition.
Also bark busters and heated grips keep those hands toasty warm even in Central Otago