[dbriannelson]

And yet another alternative.

Chippewa Euro motorcycle boots. Wore the first pair for eighteen months all the time. The liner gave out before anything else. On the second pair now. No ankle ball armor or anything, but double leather on the tops for the shifter, a good sticky sole, a significant heel, and when worn under dress trousers look like standard engineer boots, or outside leathers, like a sorta old-fashioned racing boot.

Lowsided once in them and sprained an ankle, but nothing short of a tightly-laced jump boot would have been better.

-Don

 

[ewolnosaj]

Not as fashionable, but how about a pair of surplus army boots?

 

[95Monster]

My brother in law raced a couple of seasons in CCS wearing surplus army boots. They passed tech inspection and were an afforable alternative for him.

I wear Dainese touring boots or full armoured race boots depending on the ride. Now that I'm in sunny California, I have been riding in tennis shoes occasionally but know better. Aerostich's Combat Touring Boots look to be the ticket. But I wonder how comfortable they'd be for extended wear at your destination. My advise (that I never follow) would be to get some solid MC riding boots and take alternate shoes in a backpack or tank bag.

 

[mjcpa99]

I have ridden often in Doc's. I fell once in a corner on a road up in No Cal, no injuries to speak of. The Doc's did the job. They are very comfortable on and off the bike. I imagine if you take a serious crash another boot may offer more protection, but these are a good alternative to tennis shoes.

Mike

 

[Guest]

I've been riding with my steel-toed Dr. Martin boots but somehow I dont feel as connected to the shifter cause of the steel toe. I dont know... maybe I just have to get used to it....

 

[Tarik]

I ride in a pair of Docs. 8 hole lace-ups. I crashed in them before at about 30mph and scuffed them up pretty good, but sustained no injuries. I have to admit I'd rather ride in dedicated boots, but I don't splurge because I feel the Docs protect, and it's MORE $ I've got to spend.
Just my $0.02, but my Docs have worked great til now, but with all this talk of boots, I might have to bite the bullet.
The Docs have decent rash/slide protection (like in my crash), but no impact protection.
Something to think about. A broken ankle would suck. Ouch.

 

[Lead_Teeth]

Yeah, and that's what I'm concerened about- the lack of impact protection. I'm worried about my ankles and my shins. The thought of a peg driving into my ankle makes me cringe.