Moose Racing Adult Motorcycle Boots
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Second only to the motorcycle helmet, MX riding boots improve your overall riding experience by making you a more convinced rider. Other pieces of dirt bike riding gear, such as the chest protector, elbow guards, etc. are great but their primary intent is to protect you in a fall or collision. I can’t count how a heap of times my feet have slammed into rocks, stumps and logs that did not lead to a crash but could have lead to a foot injury had I not been wearing MX riding boots. Foot pegs on a dirt bike may cause a lot of severe injuries. Foot pegs are fundamentally a sharp, jagged piece of aluminum designed to provide an uttermost non-slip surface. This sharp foot peg, coupled with a good pair of MX riding boots makes you feel genuinely connected with the bike and will take your riding to the next level. However, if you have ever tried to kick-start a dirt bike wearing a regular pair of work boots, you are very conscious of how close your calf comes to the foot peg. I know a girl who has a nasty scar from attempting to kick-start a dirt bike. She in a literal sense had a gouge taken out of her calf. Now, she has motocross boots. Another mutual injury that people get when riding without MX boots is to their shin. Your foot could come off the foot peg and slam back into it breaking your tibia. You could also scrap the skin off you shin when your leg slips down over the jagged peg.
There is no chance of these types of injuries when you ride with motocross boots. When riding in the northeast you will encounter lots of mud. Ranging in size from a swimming pool to a little lake, mud-puddles may be an daunting obstacle to navigate. Many motocross riding boots extend up to just under your knee and are quintessentially water proof or resistant. MX riding boots make riding in the mud fun and help keep your feet dry. The gains of wearing motocross riding boots
I personally ride with a pair of motocross boots made by Moose Riding Equipment (M1 Boot). I like them very much because they seem to extend further up the leg than most others motocross boots plus the foot area of the boot is a tough rigid plastic. My feet would have been crushed various times without that. The shin area also holds hard plastic parts. My friends have mx boots made by Thor. They look great and are very comfortable; they just don’t seem as beefy as the M1. The cost was also a factor for me. I only had $100 to make this purchase. Prices range from $100 – $500. I am sure the higher end boots would be better than the less pricey ones. The point is, if you are going out to ride then protect you feet. One x-ray at the doctor’s office will cost more than $100. |
