Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

If I have the chance of getting some boots online for nealy half price but they only have the size above and below the size of the boots I have now........ should I go up or down ? Or not risk it as they aren't the same brand and no-one seems to stock them so I can't try them on ????

Jenny

go up...you can always wear a thicker sock

pinched feet and toes from a smaller boot is not too comfortable while riding
and the boots these days tend not to stretch (unlike any old leather boots which shrink and swell with moisture )

Thanks Smitty

no probs


just a further thought...
you can always add an ortho footbed and heel pads as well to a boot thats too big

Well, that solves that little problem. They've just sold the last pair of boots that were 1 size up, I think going 2 sizes up would be just too much.

Jenny

its a sign. just wait and keep looking. youll score a better deal

I wouldn't go to a wrong size with boots. Too easy for them to come off when you need them to stay on and sizes change between brands just to make matters worse.

Probably a sign that they sold out of them.

Nick

if you've got the time check em out at a store that sells that brand try one size larger and test fit mit thick sox
as above a bit

What brand? Euro vs US vs Ruddville Republic of China is an issue too. But personally, there's a lot of stuff I'd buy online... and footwear isn't one of them. Baggy trousers is one thing; blisters and degloving wounds are something completely different. I'd buy boots on special from a local store, if price is an issue. You're going to spend a lot of time in those boots.