Serious bench racing: Astars boots or Gaerne?!

Ive always worn A Stars, friends too, but a few have switched to the Gaerne's and swear by them.

Sidi or Gaerne. No thanks to the A-Stars.....

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Gaerne.....

My son has been wearing Gaerne SG10's for the last 5 years.
He wore A-Stars for a couple years but said the Gaerne fits and feel better on his feet.

Well made all the way around and they consistently clean up well and look good as long as you have them.

Gaerne SG 12.... best boots money can buy!

SG-10, can't afford to keep soles in Alpinestars.

I've owned both brands and have had excellent results from both. Quality.

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Yep

Gaerne!

Had Astars for a few years, poor soles don't last long.

Once you try Gaerne, you'll ever wonder why you had a bootie in your boot in the 1st place.

Got sick of replacing soles on A-Star. Switched to SG10 and man what a difference. More comfortable, last forever and no break in time.

ive worn a-stars since 96 and just got a pair of sg12's and they are by far the best boots that i have worn

Gaerne.

ASTARS Tech 10... Only the Best..!!

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SiDi great quality plus MUCH lighter than my A-10s

Just bought my 2nd pair of sg10's.

Alpinestars seem to have gone down in quality over the past few years. I had an old 02 model pair of Tech 8s from when I started riding...and while I went through soles pretty quickly, the rest of the boot stayed intact. I did like to run sharp pegs on my old 125 though, so part of that is on me. I also have an 07 pair...the soles lasted a tiny bit longer, but still managed to get chewed up easily. However, the buckles in these dont want to stay shut (mainly the ankle and ones on top of the foot) and overall not lasting as long. I will say they did a great job protecting my ankles when I cased an 85ft triple a couple years back, though. I managed to break my left tib/fib in 5 places overall, with the majority of the breaks just above my ankle, but no damage to the ankle itself.



I like the Sidi boots, but from what I hear they arent for people who wear knee braces...so I will be going Gaerne soon.

Ocelots..lol..j/k.

im sick of having my last 3 pairs of alpinestars sitting in a shelf because the damn soles wont last i bought a pair of diadoras hopefully they hold up.

Shattered a toe and broke a bone in my foot 2 weeks ago in SG-12s, never had a problem with tech 10s. That said, I now have a fresh pair of Sidi to break in. Wasn't much of a fan of the tech 10s either.

i bought a pair of A stars and wore them at the last outdoor national and then acouple times practicing and the sole has almost peeled completely off. I will be getting Gaerne next time for sure.

Gaerne for sure

Yup.. love mine.

Astars by far, go ride any of the imitators and feel the difference

Gaerne no question

Alpinestars used to be the best. Not anymore. They are just living off of their name now. Bought a pair of Gaerne SG10's last year. Best boots ever. Very strong, very well made and super comfortable. And they cost less than Alpinestars.

Nothing beats Italian made boots and Alpinestars doesn't make boots in Italy anymore.