How? or is it impossible?
Time. Wear them lots. While those ones you saw yesterday aren't strictly motox boots, they took about three weeks of hard use before they became anywhere near comfortable.
Whinging Courier says... The Alpinestar Tech 4s I have are monstrous compared to the HG Ralleys you've got. They are completely devoid of any flex.
Most likely, they'll stay that way for eons. MX boots are designed to be (sorry) tough as old boots. One day, if you're lucky, you may get a bit of ankle flex in them. But generally foot finesse isn't something required much on an MX track and bike. Stopping you busting your ankles is. I've got a pair of Tech 6s. Fine boots they are too, just not quite as 'precise' as my Daytona road boots or my Alpine starts SMX race boots. -- Alex BMW R1150GS DIAABTCOD#3 MSWF#4 UKRMFBC#6 Ibw#35 BOB#8 http://www.team-ukrm.co.uk Windy's "little soldier"
Still got the old problem? Can you not empty one of Mr Auvache's colostomy bags into 'em? As someone else said, wearing them is the best way to break them in - if they are leather, wiping the leather with milk can help break down the fibres which helps the boot give to your foot.
I just wore my ones a lot, with a pair of nice comfy socks to ease the blister factor. They do break in, but it takes time, as WC said. My Fly boots were like plaster casts when I first bought them, but have now become flexable in all the right places. If you want to speed up the breaking in a bit, I've heard that putting WD40 or diesel on them helps supple the leather up a bit[1]. [1]I've not experience of this method though, I just heard it in good faith from a friend.
My AStars Tech 5's were very comfortable from day one. Are you trying to wear them on your road bike, that would be really uncomfortable.
Simple: you pay someone to wear them for a few weeks for you. Even better if they're walking up Snowdon this weekend.
I'm in the happy position of being able to confirm this. It's like Tiny fucking Tim without the music. He can sway back and forth at ludicrous angles without falling over, until he dares to actually take a step. When he does try to walk (well, as much as his skinny spicky bandy leggies will allow him to) then it's like the pissed squid from 19 Leagues Beneath The Cruel Sea, it is. Hop, skip, stumble, scurry - crunch he goes - and then he's on his back trying to wave his legs in the air - but the poor little **** can't even do that because the boots are so heavy. If Doctor Frankie had thought about this, he's have consigned Loz and his MX boots to the Bin Of Failed Prototypes pretty fucking quickly. See heem? Hee's Clown Shoes, he ees!
They will soften up a bit eventually, but they'll always be stiffer than road boots. The first time you clout a rock with your toes at 40mph, or get your foot caught between the bike & the side of a rut, you'll be very glad of their 'solid' construction! Changing gear & using the rear brake requires more leg movement rather than just flexing your ankle, as you've probably discovered. They'll also have bugger all grip on mud unless you went for the treaded trail sole rather than the smooth MX version.
<VVBG> I use some sidi leather care grease stuff which tamed my TAE-Flex's after about a month. Cheers Paul.
Poppycock. I wore my MX boots on my Blackbird for 2 years. No problems once you can get the ankle to flex ;-) Cheers, Paul.
Preston Kemp () wrote: : Changing gear & using the rear brake requires more leg movement rather : than just flexing your ankle, as you've probably discovered. They'll : also have bugger all grip on mud unless you went for the treaded trail : sole rather than the smooth MX version. I used to do trials and have a pair of Alpinestar trials boots which have been soaked and dried so many times that the leather is solid. They'd give far better protection than my road boots but using them on the CBR is a non starter. I think you can get leather softner from outdoors shops - something from the Nikwax range? Blair. '97 CBR600
B.G. Finlay IT Services () wrote: : I think you can get leather softner from outdoors shops - something : from the Nikwax range? http://www.nikwax.co.uk/uk/footwear.asp Blair. '97 CBR600
