This is exactly the kind of review i was looking for on these boots. Thanks for going in depth on the damage and injuries sustained. I feel much better about my purchase 🤙🏽
Great review.. great channel. Hope your friend get well. I have important question and i hope you can answer it. How do you compare this boot with Dainse Torque 3 Out vented ? I’m just struggling which one I should go with. I have busa but I’m just street rider no race or tracking and I have wild feet.
Well 3 weeks after this video been uploaded i had my accident, got t-boned by a granny, and i had regular leather boots - get the riding boots, better have this kind of fractures than an open minced fracture along with broken ankle bones, been 9 months already and still cant walk as before
The bike was a Yamaha XSR900, not the biggest bike but definitely heavier than your 125. My best guess is that the weight did play a factor in this crash. I hope this helps, best of luck and be safe!
Great questions! It was mainly a low side but both front and rear tires slid out when they hit the "gravel" in the middle of a public road. He was going around a right hand turn and the speed was around 25-30 mph. The rider made contact almost immediately with the bike crushing his leg (I'll talk more about his leg injuries in the boot review) and slid across the opposite lane and into the ditch. Best guess as far as slide time is just a few seconds at the most. I hope this makes sense and if you have any more questions just let me know.
@@cyclegearguide1493 I guess counter-intuitively leg injuries might happen more severely with lower speed accidents, due to the bike falling on the leg and foot. With higher speed accidents I think the bike tends to slide away further, and is more likely to clear the leg before it hits the ground. But the higher speed comes with a whole lot of other risks and possbilities of injury, so I guess a broken leg can be considered a lucky outcome after all.
Yes! He did have frame sliders on his bike which worked great to minimize the damage to the bike. Unfortunately it didn’t give his leg the clearance that would have prevented the fractures.
Nice review but I'm gonna push back a little bit. Breaking your leg like that is not specific to riding a motorcycle - it can happen in any number of ways such as a car accident, playing sports, falling off a ladder or a bicycle, hiking, etc. Now are you gonna wear motorcycle boots (or equivalent) in any of those situations? No of course not. You can also break your leg like that in a place not protected by the boots. So while I do get your point which is totally valid, I don't think it should turn anyone off from short boots completely but rather convince you that you should always have a pair of long boots with decent ankle protection in your gear bag and that you wear them most of the time. I have long and short boots - I love to wear the short boots to work (or on any commute), to bike nights and demo days. My long boots are for aggressive riding or when I just feel the need for extra protection that day no matter the type of ride. Now I will mention this fantastic feature about the Alpinestars SMX-6 - with those you get short boot comfort with long boot protection; I've sat on bar stools and in restaurant booths in complete comfort. But on a hot day where I'm not going on an aggressive ride (or when I'm going to do a bit of walking) I'd rather wear my shorties. Also if you wear shorties I recommend high end ones that are basically a race boot cut in half.
This is exactly the kind of review i was looking for on these boots. Thanks for going in depth on the damage and injuries sustained. I feel much better about my purchase 🤙🏽
Plenty of venting. I bet the airflow is good.
Excellent review.
Great review.. great channel. Hope your friend get well.
I have important question and i hope you can answer it.
How do you compare this boot with Dainse Torque 3 Out vented ? I’m just struggling which one I should go with. I have busa but I’m just street rider no race or tracking and I have wild feet.
Great review and insight, thanks, looking to get the Drystar version of these boots and now my mind is made up
i wonder if the supertech r protect better than these.
Well 3 weeks after this video been uploaded i had my accident, got t-boned by a granny, and i had regular leather boots - get the riding boots, better have this kind of fractures than an open minced fracture along with broken ankle bones, been 9 months already and still cant walk as before
Was the weight of the bike a factor? I ride a small-bore honda Trail 125. Like to stay w/ low boot if possible…
The bike was a Yamaha XSR900, not the biggest bike but definitely heavier than your 125. My best guess is that the weight did play a factor in this crash. I hope this helps, best of luck and be safe!
Was he at the track or the street? And how fast was he going?
Great questions! It was mainly a low side but both front and rear tires slid out when they hit the "gravel" in the middle of a public road. He was going around a right hand turn and the speed was around 25-30 mph. The rider made contact almost immediately with the bike crushing his leg (I'll talk more about his leg injuries in the boot review) and slid across the opposite lane and into the ditch. Best guess as far as slide time is just a few seconds at the most. I hope this makes sense and if you have any more questions just let me know.
@@cyclegearguide1493 I guess counter-intuitively leg injuries might happen more severely with lower speed accidents, due to the bike falling on the leg and foot. With higher speed accidents I think the bike tends to slide away further, and is more likely to clear the leg before it hits the ground. But the higher speed comes with a whole lot of other risks and possbilities of injury, so I guess a broken leg can be considered a lucky outcome after all.
Did he have an crash bars or frame sliders? I'd imagine that would have gave his bike more space to not crush his leg.
Yes! He did have frame sliders on his bike which worked great to minimize the damage to the bike. Unfortunately it didn’t give his leg the clearance that would have prevented the fractures.
bro where are u long time since the last video hope ur doing well,, bought half of my gear because of ur video 😅😅 drive safe
Nice review but I'm gonna push back a little bit. Breaking your leg like that is not specific to riding a motorcycle - it can happen in any number of ways such as a car accident, playing sports, falling off a ladder or a bicycle, hiking, etc. Now are you gonna wear motorcycle boots (or equivalent) in any of those situations? No of course not. You can also break your leg like that in a place not protected by the boots. So while I do get your point which is totally valid, I don't think it should turn anyone off from short boots completely but rather convince you that you should always have a pair of long boots with decent ankle protection in your gear bag and that you wear them most of the time. I have long and short boots - I love to wear the short boots to work (or on any commute), to bike nights and demo days. My long boots are for aggressive riding or when I just feel the need for extra protection that day no matter the type of ride. Now I will mention this fantastic feature about the Alpinestars SMX-6 - with those you get short boot comfort with long boot protection; I've sat on bar stools and in restaurant booths in complete comfort. But on a hot day where I'm not going on an aggressive ride (or when I'm going to do a bit of walking) I'd rather wear my shorties. Also if you wear shorties I recommend high end ones that are basically a race boot cut in half.