My boots saved my legs today

[fireball]

its amazing how many shades of purple your legs can go

[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

[McDuck]

will do after work and im off for a ride now

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...
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.

[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)