Living The Life

Living The Life

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Riding Gear Upgrade - Riding Boots

I have a nice pair of upscale general purpose boots from Red Wing.  I've always like their boots.  They stand up to a lot of wear and tear before starting to fall apart.  They come up above my ankle.  They are water proof and insulated.  I started with those as my riding boots.

Then I went to the dealership to look at upgrading some of my riding gear.  The sales lady showed me riding boots and said "All I have to do is ask someone to try these on.  They sell themselves."  I think I've heard that before.  But she was right.

I had one of my normal boots on one foot and the other riding boot on the other.  I tried skidding each of them across the floor.  The riding boot would stop, excellent traction.  On slippery roads, on gravel, on who knows what, that is what I want to be wearing.  Also they had a much more thicker sole around the back of your foot, you could feel the extra height and thickness.  And they came up higher.

The kind I ended up getting was Harley-Davidson Felix.  I've been out riding in them, very happy with them.  I'm still glad I started with my regular boots.  After all I didn't know how this motorcycle "thing" was going to go.  But now that I'm getting into it, time for even more riding gear upgrades.


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