I just started wearing TCX "Sport" riding shoes to offer a little more ancle protection and a hard sole for comfort on the pegs. I have nothing but good to say about them, I can wear them all day on and off the bike. They are just vented enough to wick out moisture when my feet get hot and still not so vented that my feet get cold in the evening on the last bit of my ride home. Under $100, true to size compared to the Vans I've been wearing for way too many years
I'm telling you man, from someone who has wore it all, I had full height race boots and it was too much for me. Couldn't stand them off the bike for any longer period of time. Wore sneakers forever and I know it's not smart. The SMX3 are right in the middle. Comfortable off the bike. Walked around at the bike blessing for 2+ hours, hung around at a few watering holes. Rode quite a bit during the day too. Never felt like I wanted to get of my feet due to footwear.
Protection + comfort. (I should be a salesman for A*'s)
SiDi ST. Air all day, and go with a full boot no matter what you choose. Don't jeopardize safety for a small bit of comfort. I'd rather have a bit discomfort off the bike than a lifelong discomfort from an injury.
FYI My SiDi ST Airs are comfortable off the bike, full flex. Can even heel toe shift my Z06 in them.
SiDi ST. Air all day, and go with a full boot no matter what you choose. Don't jeopardize safety for a small bit of comfort. I'd rather have a bit discomfort off the bike than a lifelong discomfort from an injury.
I don't know... when I looked at the potential for injury it seemed to me that a fair number of pelvic injuries were from a twisted foot in a full-boot that transferred the energy upwards instead of letting the tibia break first. I think I prefer my injury below the knee.
A full-boot has a tendency to be left in the closet for a lack of convenience, which is less safe than a half-boot that gets worn regularly.
I wear separate knee/shin protectors in lieu of a full boot. Just a more comfortable setup, though it does leave my tibia at risk which I'm OK with.
<---- I am not a professional. I am not a doctor. I am an A-hole. Do not base a decision on my personal interpretation of information.
John Hinds (RIP) did a few great lectures on accident injury evaluation in a race environment that was pretty enlightening.
A few short searches on You-Tube will locate the video's.
Ok, that's why we racers wear, and are required to wear full boots. If an ankle boot were better we would be required to wear those.
Personally, I've wrecked a multitude of times at speeds in angles basically unobtainable on the street, and believe me when I tell you wearing full boots is a must. To add, the streets are more dangerous with obstacles that can inflict damage beyond the value in which protective gear was created.
Like someone pulling a left in front of you. You can see it coming, you flash the high beam, you rev the motor, you sit bolt upright, hi-viz and all... still they feel the need. So you back off, give them space, and just face palm yourself.
So glad you could clear up the whole full-boot dilema.
<----- palm to face, shaking head in disapointment.
If I can see it coming, I don't flash lights, rev motor, or anything else for that matter, but maneuver myself out from that position. Majority of humans are selfishly stupid, to expect anything more than something short of mediocre from them is putting yourself in a undesirable position. The way you weigh the risk on how you want to interact with that is up to you and you alone.
Then they look straight ahead, smug and prowd of themselves. They have established lane supremacy.
Good on you. Hope you get to work on time, hope your day is awesome. I will learn from your bad-azz-ness and just yeild to you a little sooner next time.
I'll guess that you suit up in your full race gear to buzz to the store real quick to grab whatever? Or you don't ride the streets any more because you are sooooo bad-azz at the track? Commute to work on your bike do you? Never exceed the speed limit, and signal 200ft before a lane change.
Well no point in remaining bent at the cager. This is my turn anyway.
Guy, I'm a semi-pro, fully sponsored Expert CCS/ASRA multi regional multi class champion, and a CCS ROC Superbike National Champion. Whatever level that lays in your " bad-azz" hierarchy so be it.
I do street ride occasionally in group rides with other racers like me, and no we don't ride the fool because we have ZERO to prove. We are geared up appropriately for the ride. No I don't ride to a convenient store, that's stupid when you have a truck.
The other half of your conversation I have no idea who you are talking to. Are you referring to the pretend person in your hypothetical scenerio?
Simply, the OP asked for opinions on footwear, I gave him my professional opinion. Others gave theirs. It's their decision to decide. That's how this works.
Don't take things personally when others have a difference in opinion it's bad for your health doc. ?
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Mental embolism? Guess you would change lanes on me too Ha!
If I were closer I'd buy you a beer and give you a pat on the back. It's ok, you'll be fine. You can try again tomorrow :grin
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