difference between MX and street boots?

   Why do motocross/off-road boots have so many buckles?   What's the
rationale for that?

 Magnulus wrote:

One two, buckle my shoe
Three four, slam the door
Five six, make it stick
Seven eight, lay it straight
Nine ten, do it again.

SQ

 


My Alpinestars have laces, but they're covered with a velcro patch so as not
to get tangled in anything.

Works just fine.

 

Well, the questions you have to ask yourself are whether you are going
to wear the motorcycle boots all day, and if you are going to walk
around in them, or just use them for riding.

Some motorcycle boots are no good for walking, the sole is too thin
and the heel is meant to hold your foot on a footpeg.

In the typical scooter feet-forward position, the thickness of the
soles is not important, because your feet are on floorboards instead
of footpegs and you don't need the boot to be as flexible in the ankle
as a motorcycle boot is, because you're not shifting gears, you have
an automatic transmission.

High top basketball shoes would provide adequate ankle protection, or
you could buy a pair of ladies' Doc Martins and wear long socks and
just roll the tops of your socks down over the knotted laces.

 ЖдЙжЛиЛФЦфЩ wrote:

Thanks!  I don't think it's a good idea to ride my scooter
with lace-up boots (which aren't very comfortable to walk
around in either) so I think I'll get some motorcycle boots
and, if I'm not heading right back home, maybe put some
running shoes in the rear fairing.  I didn't think it was
a problem until I read here and got a visual of my long
laces caught up in something.

Kind regards,
Nancy

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