Do you wear boots when riding?

[Big F]

Not a silly question... I may be in the miniority on this, but I have been riding Spyders for over 10 years and wear shorts and tennies.. also wear sandals on some occasions. I have owned 4 Spyders and rode many, many thousands of miles and NO issues what I wear..
Ride safe by watching out for the indiots on America's highways..
BIG F

[ARtraveler]

Well here we go, another debate whether to wear boots when riding our Spyders. Haven't I seen this before with something to do about tires or oil Sorry to disappoint everybody but I wear tennis shoes when I ride my Spyder. Now I want to hear about how dangerous it is to ride without boots.

Nah............................................... .let us not go there.

I have no problem even with those who choose to ride bare foot. It's not my feet, it's theirs.

[Chasdog]

I’m new to the Spyder but have been an atgatt 2 wheel rider for years and even though the spyder seems much safer I wear over the ankle boots when riding as well as motorcycle pants ,jacket and gloves.

[shakin_jake]

My arthritis makes wearing boots and being able to “hit the brake” difficult, so I wear oxford shoes. For me, that “feels” like the safer option!

~~~You might consider trying a pair of these Bruce-






Easy to get your feet into. Doc Marten. I have other doc Marten boots



These were purchased on sale



Here’s another pair, bought at the same time/30 or 40% off sale. BTW, neither of these two pairs are good to wear under wet conditions, yet they’re excellent dry weather boots, and not so much for riding protection



I wear DM 3 eyelet shoes too, posed along with one of my other hobbies/obsessions (Seiko dive watches=:-)

[cruisinTX]

I wear Rocky Delta Force boots as part of my ATGATT. Been using them first getting back into cycling in April of 2000 after a 20 year hiatus. They are a very durable boot with a fair amount of stiffness to protect the ankles and heavy lug sole but still at an affordable price. Easy enough to walk in even for this 67-year old guy with arthritis.

[CloverHillCrawler]

Steel toe tactical boots while I am out on "long" rides, regular over the ankle boots for commuting.

[RapidSpyder]

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The tan gives it away how I roll, around town anyway.

[Northofthesix]

I wear lace up boots almost all the time whether I am riding or not; not motorcycle specific but durable and with a couple coats of Mink Oil as waterproof as any of the Tourmaster boots I bought during my Yamaha Venture days. I find the boots (made by Blackwell and/ or Furrow, sold in Canada through Boathouse stores and online) incredibly comfortable and durable, and when you wait for the inevitable clearance sales every fall for summer styles, incredibly inexpensive. Just have to watch to make sure they are leather since they also make what they call "Vegan Leather", but I routinely have found quite serviceable leather boots above the ankle for under $40 Cdn.

[thereverend]

I wear over the ankle boots all the time when on the spyder.

[askitee]

yes always

[kbrojako]

100% of the time. I have 2 pairs of TCX riding boots.