PRoductreviews Sidi Crossfi re 2 boots By Christopher P. Baker #126077


NEVER PURCHASE A WEAR ITEM by mail-order on the eve of a major trip! I know, I know…but logic be damned. Two years ago I took a shine to Forma’s ruggedly handsome Adventure boot and ordered a pair online mere days before setting out to learn badass off-road techniques at California’s Rawhyde Academy. Now, I’m no “Dog Star” when it comes to math, but I do know that the 45 Euro- size boots that arrived at my door were no 10.5 U.S. equivalents. In fact, they were big enough to fit a Sas- quatch. “Send ‘em back, Baker!” said the


left side of my brain. “Nothing a dou- ble pair of ski socks can’t cure,” replied my dominant right side, signing off on two years in which I clodhopped around like Herman Munster. Other than that, I adored ‘em. The rally in Hamburg proved an


inspirational place and time to upgrade. I tried on half a dozen marques and types before easing into an eye-catching pair of Sidi Crossfire 2s. If there could be a motorcyclist’s equivalent of Cinderella’s slipper, this was it. They were as snug and form- fittingly comfy as a pair of sneakers. With a major off-road trip to Baja California coming up, this newest evolution of Italian company Sidi’s top-of-the-line off-road boot had me sold. I ordered a pair from Moton- ation, the company that represents Sidi in the USA. The Crossfire is intended as a seri-


ous off-road/adventure boot designed, above all, for maximum protection and comfort. But trust the Italians to conjure such sophisticated Lamborghini-like styling. Imagine


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