I was reminded again yesterday that my right motorcycle boot has thrown in the towel on its waterproofness. I’ve had them for a couple-three years now, so it’s probably time to look anyway.
Sadly, good boots aren’t cheap, so it’s going to be a battle of wills to see how long I can hold out before actually springing for a new pair. It comes down to (more or less) “when do my wet feet bug me enough to drop three bills to fix it?”
Once that day comes, though, then I get the additional battle of choosing where I place my mark on the scale between “walking comfort” and “protection” since the two are really kind of mutually exclusive ideas in a motorcycle boot: for walking you want flexibility; for protection you want not flexibility.
I could replace it with (essentially) the same boot I’ve got now which is one I’d really feel OK about crashing in, or I could go to something more walkable but with more flex and less armor.
Can’t have everything, sadly, but I figure either way I’m still doing better than most of the people I see riding around here…
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