tripe wrote:Wore out a pair of Roadstars after 4 years daily use and upgraded to a pair of Goretex Daytona Evo's. Tried them all on at a London dealer and then ordered them over the phone from these chaps in Germany. http://nord2.nordbike.de/index.jsp;jses ... 7d5733f646
Saved over £125. Just make sure you order the ones that fit.
They don't let in a drop, even after the ride through last nights downpour.
Henry
Another vote here for the Daytona EVO GTX.
had mine going on 2 years now I think (can't even remember when I got them!) and they're still good. I do a regular 3-4 hours of riding every day.
Ade B wrote:
currently sporting Daytona Road Star Goretex and can't really fault em except the sole has silly little nobbles which pick up mud/chewing gum/shite something chronic (and then deposit it on the living room floor)...
Daytona NonStop Goretex boots, 50,000 miles, no leaks. Says it all.
Just bought another pair of Daytonas to replace them as the sole on my first pair was somewhat worn. I managed to found a slightly used pair on e-bay for £65 rather than the £200 retail price.
I had tried Altberg boots. Excellent quality but the sole is more like a hiking boot and I lost too much feel for the brake and gear levers when wearing them. Never leaked even in Scottish winters but way to warm for summer use / continental touring.
About 15 years ago I came by a set of "Snobo Rainshakers" - catchy name I think not. These were standard issue for many police forces. They're not very trendy looking, they even have a little Union Jack label on the back (great for those days out with the BSA club). However they are without doubt the best and most waterproof boots I have ever had. I have used them through a lot of winters and they are still going strong.
I had a quick surf and it seems they are now being made/sold by Altberg Bootmakers in Richmond, N.Yorks as the Altberg Clubman Classic
I have been wearing some BMW Goretex lined boots for the last several years and ridden thru some 'gully washers" . Even when everything else leaked they kept my feet dry.
Also have a pair of Oxtar Jupiter boots and the only water I have had inside weas from runoff from the rain pants. Even went to Colorado and walked around in the snow for a few days, feet dry and comfy.
Harry Lime wrote:Well, a Goretex lining sounds like a great idea, but where does the sweat go? Past the otherwise waterproof out lining?
Err... well, yeah, that's the idea. Gore-tex breathes and so does leather to a certain degree.
HG sales patter along the lines of 'put wet hands into goretex glove and immerse in bucket of water, sometime later remove from water, remove glove and hey presto dry hand'.
Me-109 wrote:Though it's too late for Bailey in this instance, you can always supplement a normal (non-gtx) pair of boots with some Sealskins socks. These are socks with a goretex or similar membrane inside them. Keep your feet warm as well as dry and are not too thick either.
Here,here. During recent wet trip to Scotland i found out my Frank Thomas Aqua boots were less than waterproof. Bought a pair of Sealskins for the ride home and hey presto, wet boots but bone dry feet
As a bonus, Sealskins can be worn with any boots so your not just limited to using your fully waterproof gotex winter boots in the middle of a typical British (wet) summer!
This week's rain has undermined the Gaffer tape I have used for the last 5 years to cover a small hole in my SiDi black rains...(carefully inserted by a Ford Transit rusty bumper)
I now discover, as I sit here with wet feet (the other leaked for the first time this Morning) and sodden gloves (it was sunny when I left home this Morning, so didn't tuck them into my sleeves) that everything is sooooo expensive... The Black Rains are £50 more...
So its Daytona or Altberg then! The expense of it all!
Even my sailing storm trousers sprang a leak this Morning...though my new Rukka triousers are supposedly waiting for me at the post office...I found out only now.
Can't speak for the Altberg (although they look like the business) but tried on Black Rains when getting the Daytonas - the Daytonas are in a different league in terms of fit and comfort.
So far so good (also the newish HG goretex pants) following yesterday's morning downpour. Stayed warm & dry..
Ade B wrote:
currently sporting Daytona Road Star Goretex and can't really fault em except the sole has silly little nobbles which pick up mud/chewing gum/shite something chronic (and then deposit it on the living room floor)...
I take it you're not married then!
7 years and still talking
The floor is in our live/work unit and originally came from an old school building - I can get away with such misdemeanors provided I sweep up (now & again)
