Riding boots

[Real_Wolf]

I did some reading a while back into the whole toe-caps-cutting-off-your-toes thing after getting a pair for work and it seemed pretty clear back then that if it was a big enough weight to make the caps deform enough to cut your toes off, chances are they were toast anyway!

Actually, I remember hearing something, though not necessarily from a reliable source, but it sounds plausible.

it was that should a weight drop with sufficient weight onto your toes that this happens, I can't remember if it was designed or just a side effect, but the slicing off of your toes meant it would be easy to graft them back on than having them completely crushed by the weight which would be significant

[Squiggles]

I did some reading a while back into the whole toe-caps-cutting-off-your-toes thing after getting a pair for work and it seemed pretty clear back then that if it was a big enough weight to make the caps deform enough to cut your toes off, chances are they were toast anyway!

Hardly scientific but i believe mythbusters attempted it and takes a helluvalot of weight

[motorbyclist]

I'm slightly paranoid about the combination of laces and pegs since i saw someone who couldn't get their foot down at the lights......

lol after my first two drops on my L plate i've since always made sure that my feet are untangled before coming to a halt

Would the 'top' boots have saved it though? and how common is this in occurence?

my higher end boots have the normal toe slider, stiff sole and ankle brace, but also offer shin guards and stupid looking heel thingies (so after flipping over the bonnet of a car you dont smash both heels on the road and end up unable to walk for a period of time)

Hardly scientific but i believe mythbusters attempted it and takes a helluvalot of weight

as much as some numpty in a 3000kg SUV driving over your foot? divide by four and it's still a fair bit of weight....


if you're worried about foot squishing, buy motox boots; they're heavy and awkward for both road riding and walking, but you can kick trees at speed and more

[jono035]

as much as some numpty in a 3000kg SUV driving over your foot? divide by four and it's still a fair bit of weight...

You'd be doing well to get the full weight on your foot, especially with bigger tires. I had my old boss basically park the work truck on my foot while wearing steel caps, didn't notice until I tried to walk away... Swearing ensued...

[jono035]

As requested by Mr Dodge:

I dropped the bike at 30km/hr on sunday due to a poorly thought out left hand turn into what was a patch of gravel in the centre of a wide, perfectly sealed intersection. Big scuffs on all my cordura (which did it's job perfectly, saving me from what would have been a severe knee, elbow and hand injury).

The boots, however, were water-proof RJays boots with stiff leather but no ankle support. Because of this, a minor drop has broken my ankle in a way that, for a couple of days, looked like it was going to require plates, screws and serious rehab time after a week in hospital.

Take from this what you will, but I will be buying boots with solid ankle supports (racing boot style) and wearing these from now on. I will NEVER wear most of the boots suggested in this thread.

Don't expect this to change anyones mind, but just let me say this: Reduction on a broken ankle with an unstable mortise is done a) in a very violent manner and b) without any form of pain relief. Most painful thing I have EVER experienced.

Edit: Drop was entirely my fault due to making a turn into a patch or road that I hadn't scanned before hand, being on the front brake and not letting off in time when I saw the gravel. Front wheel locked and it lowsided with my ankle still under the bike and it coming down across my knee. Entirely my fault, but doesn't mean I don't wish they hadn't sent someone to sweep up the goddamn road.

[motorbyclist]

did you go down with the ship or jump clear?

ie did the bike crush the bone or did you do some impressive ankle twisting?

EDIT: is the bike ok?

EDIT EDIT: guts bro - how long you off walking/riding for?

[Squiggles]

As requested by Mr Dodge:

I wanted a review of the moon-boot.

[jono035]

did you go down with the ship or jump clear?

ie did the bike crush the bone or did you do some impressive ankle twisting?

EDIT: is the bike ok?

EDIT EDIT: guts bro - how long you off walking/riding for?

Neither I'd say, I think it was more the front wheel went down and I kinda carried on face first. Certainly didn't get any of that 'happened in slow motion' effect going on, it was more like oo look, gravel, I better ease off the front braWHAM ouch bikestillrunningbikestillrunninghitoffswitchhitoff switch whew... fall over because left ankle isn't working anymore.

Wasn't so much a crush as I think the bike pinned my foot and I turned as I was pitched off, twisting the ankle a bit.

Bike is ok, pulverized the mirror and indicator, some pretty big gouges out of the fairings but the magic of MEK will sort that out. Most gutting thing was that it bent the mirror/fairing mounting bar that I remember you mentioning several times. Looks like it'll bend back ok though, was a simple bend at the bottom joint, will hit it with the blowtorch and swing it around, might get it blasted and repainted.

Well it's my left foot so I can still drive (the accord is an auto). 2 weeks in plaster then 4 in fibreglass/moonboot (yeah, yeah, I'll be sure to post a review of that Stephen. Perhaps you can post a review of how it feels up your ass!). Was talking to a hardcase triumph cruiser rider in the hospital who said to just get a piece of rubber and glue it to the heel of the moonboot to give me some way of hooking the shifter up and I'll be good to go...

Shouldn't be any rehab time though, which I'm thankful for, can just step straight out and get straight back on the bike, which I'm already looking forward to.

[Dare]

Shouldn't be any rehab time though, which I'm thankful for, can just step straight out and get straight back on the bike, which I'm already looking forward to.

Glad to hear it. If pain is a lesson then bikers are at the back of the class firing spit wads at each other.

[Danae]

Ooooh, I have plain leather boots with no real ankle support I guess...but I can't exactly afford awesum racing boots.

[jono035]

Ooooh, I have plain leather boots with no real ankle support I guess...but I can't exactly afford awesum racing boots.

Oh, I wouldn't worry about it too much, it's not exactly a life or death issue. As I see it, it could easily be the difference between walking away and 6 weeks in a cast, however.

On a similar note, the guy in the bed opposite to me (who was morphined into oblivion the entire time I was there) broke his left leg in several places and ruptured all the tendons in it as well when riding a 50cc scooter... Caught the belly of it going around a corner and high-sided it.