das boot?????

[aeronca]

i am currently waiting for my new pair of sidi discovery boots. have any of you out there got a pair? if so, do you like or dislike them?  and most importantly, are they truley water proof/resistant? :?:  thanks     eric

[Stretch]

I don't have Discoverys, but I do have a pair of Sidi On Road boots...



They're wonderful.  Soft leather, comfy to ride and walk in, and completely waterproof.

Older models were made with Sympatex, which is essentially a European rival to Gore-Tex.  This year, Sidi started making them with Gore-Tex, shooting for better sales in the American market with the Gore-Tex brand recognition.

If they were lost or stolen, I would immediately buy another pair.

Look on eBay.  NewEnough.com frequently has overstocked and discontinued boots on eBay with no reserve.

The On Roads retail for $275, and I got mine brand new in the box for $125 shipped.

[aeronca]

man they look nice. i was going to mail order mine, but the local yamaha dealer said he could get them for me for $237.00 so i jumped on them. the only real concern i have is the waterproof membrane called "tepor". never heard of it.

[Stretch]

Tepor is another European competitor of Gore-Tex.

[aeronca]

right on. thanks. now if i could just get the damn bike to run right, i'll be able to enjoy them.

[aeronca]

well i finally got my boots - there wicked nice. i highly recomend them.

[TigerTrax]

So... Stretch....

I wear a size 15... what are yorz?

[Stretch]

Euro 48.

I wear 14's, and these are a tad large, but that leaves room for thick wool socks in cooler weather.

I love my Sidi's.

[blacktiger]

Stretch.... Do your's have a different outsole than the one pictured above?  According to Sidi, 48 and up have a "Champion Air Sole".  The photo on the New Enough site makes it look like a completely different outsole.  Trying to figure out if the outsole is replaceable when worn out....I wear a 15, and there aren't a lot of folks making them.

Thanks,
Coleman

[Stretch]

Yep, different sole than what's pictured for the smaller sizes (riders with inadequate feets )

[aeronca]

you know what they say, big feet - more expencive boots 8)

[Stretch]

'Zacktly.

[ChrisN]

I recently purchased my first pair of Sidi boots and went for the Couriers

http://www.bikersdirect.co.uk/bikersdirect/Files/710977

I'll keep you posted on how they perform

[Tonto]

The Courier is the U.k name for the Discovery, (U.S.A), I have had a pair for almost a year now and they are brilliant, they have saved my shins from nasty knocks a few times and the metal toe cap saved me from breaking a toe or two when I came too close to a large boulder, (the tips have gone now as they wore down to nothing), they are completely waterproof, I can wear them all day off the bike if I have to, the only bad point is they squeak and nothing I do seems to make any difference.

[aeronca]

you said it brother. it's been a week or so i got mine and were having the rain of the century and there good to go. breaking in well too. :D