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Sidi All Road Gore-Tex boots By Reid Dalland #69187
I RECEIVED A PAIR OF SIDI ALL Road Gore-Tex Boots hours before leaving for a long weekend trip to the annual MOV Rally in Vermont, and I was a little apprehensive over wearing them on a multi-day, multi-surface ride without a “break in” period. Ini- tially I would be traveling for a few hundred miles on the interstate to get to the rally, and throughout the week- end I would be riding a combination of twisty Vermont back roads and a variety of dirt and Class Four dirt roads. There would also be a consid- erable amount of walking around the rally site. If the boots didn’t fit well, I
was going to be uncomfortable and would surely regret my decision. Fortunately, I was comfortable the entire weekend. The Sidi All Road Boot was described to
me by a Sidi representative in this way: “The All Road Gore-Tex Boot is designed for, as it says, all roads. Street, gravel, dirt, etc. I would wear them myself for light off- road journeys.” Out of the box, I found them to be very comfortable. The upper Velcro “flap” closures and two Velcro strap adjusters make them easy to get into and to adjust for comfort. There is a set of heavy duty, red plastic “over locking” teeth that engage when you set the Velcro straps, which really lock the straps in place. The
boots have a stiff lug sole, and the toe and heel of the boot are well reinforced. There is a gaiter that goes to the top of the boot across the boot opening, and small, protec- tive disks on either side of the boot protect the ankle bone. The front of the boot has light padding. I am surprised by the mini- mal amount of protection this padding would provide for the shin. Other boots that I own have significantly more protec- tion there. These are the first pair of boots I have
owned that are made entirely of manmade materials, Technomicro (synthetic leather) and Cordura, which makes them lighter than leather boots, and they seem to dry
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BMW OWNERS NEWS February 2016
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