+2 I bought my SMX+ at last years London Bike show at Excel. At the show I tried mainly Sidi, Dianese & when I finally tried the SMX - boy how much more comfortable they were compared to the rest. I am tempted to go again to Excel in Feb & get a pair of Supertech's & sell the SMX on ebay
Sidi ST's. All the looks and protection of the Vortice, but easier to put on. Got mine for £250 a year ago.
+1 just bought a pair on Fleebay £175 inc postage there £249 in my local bike shop. Bought from GhostBiker
Bought a pair of these yesterday its the first time I have owned boots that I need fecking instuctions on how to put them on . . After a couple of goes I was getting the hang of it they look awesome though just need to allow an extra 5 mins when you're meeting mates .
Me too mate! I found that you need to sit and play with them for half hour and get used to the buckle system. Now I understand them I can get them on and off fairly quickly and there are a few ways to make your life easier to fit them. Otherwise I just admire them while spending the extra time tinkering with them to get them on
Are they still squeaking ??...I have the ST Gore and I've tried all kinds of potions to stop sounding like an old hinge when I walk lol
I have always had alpinestars but got tempted away by the sidi vortices boot but never again I had them 6 mths and sold them through eBay they were extremely uncomfortable a pain in the butt to do up and I couldn't get them to stop squeaking never again so I went back to alpinestars SMX boot and had them over a year now and are so comfy will be buying a newer pair soon
Lol Yes they still squeak. It doesn't bother me that much though, in fact I kind of like it. I have heard of all the cures and potions, but never bothered trying any of them. It's not just ST's though, it's Sidi's in general as my old vertebra did it also.
if you think the smx are comfy, wait to you get the supertech R's on you feet…….. I've had about 5 different pairs of boots, but am now onto my second pair of supertec's… I even still use my old pair when racing in the wet
