General Chat

[Tim Dykes]

Hello all,  picked up a pair of Gaerne G-React boots.  Couple of Q's.
Is a molded sole better than a stitched on sole?
Don't know, molded sole is a bit of a new thing though Alpinestar has a boot with a molded sole, Rowan has some. 
Do I need the enduro type sole (Grip like a hiking boot) or is the standard, fairly smooth sole, OK?
Get the ones with grip, for walking up slippery red clay hills. The smooth ones are for
motocross, they don't walk.
I have noticed the better boots in their range all have stitched soles.
Anyone looking for boots I can give you some feed back on these, or do a write up and post it here.

[Serge C]

Stitched-on soles can be replaced, although my time at a shoe repair place would tell me that replacing bike boot soles would cost about the same as a new pair of boots!

Some boots have replacable inserts in the foot peg area.  I think that is a better indication of their 'appropriateness' for our kind of riding.

As Tim says, go for the ones with 'grip/tread' patterns.  Sliding backwards down a hill you can't ride up (let alone walk up), is no fun at all!

[Fireypete]

I could be wrong but,the moulded soles seem to be a bit bigger in the toe area.
I got my Sidi chargers because they were alot flatter/narrower in toe area for gear changes.

The gaerne are "flatter" in the toe area compared to a few others I tried, so getting under a gear lever should be a bit easier.  Gaerne don't import the enduro style sole in Oz. So I think I will be  "slip sliding away"*
*who sung that oldie??
* I may buy some cramp ons, big steel bstrds

[MarcL]

no wonder you quote Yoda, you know stuff !!!