New generation Berik boots

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 7:53pm
Were the old ones that bad?







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mauidex 12/28/2011 12:46pm
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look kinda cool but if Carmichael couldn't sell them for sure not going to make a dent anytime soon, IMO
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peelout 12/28/2011 12:49pm
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probably as close to a production Nike boot as we're gonna get...

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flarider 12/28/2011 12:49pm
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That ship has sailed
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mauidex 12/28/2011 12:50pm
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and sunk

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stillwelding 12/28/2011 1:06pm
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mauidex wrote:
and sunk
Ha Ha! Musta had some money when RC was wearin them. Or at least RC had some money.
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mxtech1 12/28/2011 1:10pm
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They just look like they are made of inferior materials. I have heard nothing but bad complaints about boots with only 3 straps because they don't distribute the pressure evenly and can cause pinching. The toes look really soft because they don't have a hard rubber or steel cap. There's no bump on the heel for heel-shifting.

They might make a good play riding or trail boot, but if you're a racer go with something more conventional and proven.
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newmann 12/28/2011 1:22pm
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The more I see the Star Wars crap,




the more I want this.

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FreshTopEnd 12/28/2011 1:33pm
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"Were the old ones that bad?"



Almost as bad as their checks . . .
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newmann 12/28/2011 1:36pm
12/28/2011 1:36pm
FreshTopEnd wrote:
"Were the old ones that bad?"



Almost as bad as their checks . . .
Laughing

I saw a motorhome headed down IH 10 here in southeast Texas a week or teo ago with the big Berik eyes logo on it. Had to do a double take. Musta' been the repo man driving.
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peelout 12/28/2011 1:39pm
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newmann wrote:
:laugh: I saw a motorhome headed down IH 10 here in southeast Texas a week or teo ago with the big Berik eyes logo on it...
Laughing

I saw a motorhome headed down IH 10 here in southeast Texas a week or teo ago with the big Berik eyes logo on it. Had to do a double take. Musta' been the repo man driving.
there's a Nitro Circus 5th wheel rig for sale a couple miles from my place... looks pretty bad ass
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KellyMac 12/28/2011 1:43pm
12/28/2011 1:43pm
I have a pair of the old one's, I think they're great boots!!
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SMITH201 12/28/2011 2:24pm
12/28/2011 2:24pm Edited Date/Time 12/28/2011 2:26pm
I had the RC replicas. Wearing them in my profile pic. They were really good boots!
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agency399 12/28/2011 4:20pm
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SMITH201 wrote:
I had the RC replicas. Wearing them in my profile pic. They were really good boots!
Same here, have had mine since 06. Prolly only ride 10 times a year these days though.
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Deetsmx 12/28/2011 4:24pm
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What's with the new sole trend on all the boots nowadays. They look good on tech-10's, but I have yet to see another boot that it looks good on. I'm guessing replacing them isn't an option either unless they have inserts. Isn't Berik big in road racing? I know the old boots were junk in my experience, curious as to how these are. Besides the sole they look decent to me.
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Tiki 12/28/2011 5:19pm
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
"Were the old ones that bad?"



Almost as bad as their checks . . .
Except the rubber fell off the boots, the checks at least bounced.
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mjskier 12/28/2011 5:30pm
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And people complain about Sidi chewing up the side of the bike. At least they don't have exposed screw heads!
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Flatliner 12/28/2011 6:23pm
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I had the rc boots, no complaints. Lasted as long as my tech 8's, and not quite as long as my oxtar's.
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BESTY #72 12/28/2011 6:30pm
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mauidex wrote:
look kinda cool but if Carmichael couldn't sell them for sure not going to make a dent anytime soon, IMO
Haha, yeah. The ones actually endorsed and even branded by the GOAT were no go-ers.. These things aren't going to sell for sh*t!

I like the carbon style material and that's it. The boot kind of looks like a Nike boot, crossed with a tech 10 and in the inner leg of an SG10. Which, as it was made by berik leads to an awful outcome..

As berik are more of a road bike company as opposed to offroad and they're ventures appear to fail every time. I can guarantee kawi's new team manager and ex-super bike guru will face the same fate...

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-espionage- 12/28/2011 6:36pm
12/28/2011 6:36pm
I had a pair of the old one that I got for pretty cheap after they stopped making them. I thought they were great boots imo. Running Tech 10's now but defiantly would like to try out a new set of Beriks.
swedishfishmx 12/28/2011 7:11pm
12/28/2011 7:11pm
I had 2 perr. One was the RC replica and the other was the standard one. I'll pass.
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MX_Andrew83 12/28/2011 7:16pm
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I had a set of the RC boots, I really liked them. Rode on them for a couple of years, and then switched to tech-8's. I still keep them as spares.
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wow123 12/28/2011 8:12pm
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amazing what crap they can pull outa china!
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TerryB 12/28/2011 9:26pm
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Looks only? As good or better than anything out there.
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SLAPAHO 12/28/2011 9:46pm
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the 1st ones sucked ass, shit padding, shit buckles, shit everything. RC musta got paid a lotta money to front those pieces of shit, straight junk. wore em once and sold them. anyone that says they're good has never worn a real boot.
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mauidex 12/28/2011 11:55pm
12/28/2011 11:55pm
over 1M for a 2 year program............and I personally know this as I was initially involved in the deal
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ocscottie 12/29/2011 12:03am
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mauidex wrote:
over 1M for a 2 year program............and I personally know this as I was initially involved in the deal
Damn...nice paycheck! I gave Magoo a ration of shit for wearing those fugly ass Lazer helmets way back in the day, he said for 75k a year (what they paid him) he would wear a bucket!! Sure that doesnt compare to a cool Mill. but this was in like '84 Cool
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mauidex 12/29/2011 12:11am
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yeah big big plans that went south.............big hat no cattle guy from Italy who owned factories in China..........guy had a huge hard on against alpine stars over some road race deals so he was gonna show em who's boss...........yeah RC big winner in that one
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MCfan4life 12/29/2011 2:54am
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Isn't Berik big in road racing?

Yes. Very!

I had a set of RC Berik's and quite liked them until I did this while wearing them!





No, I don't wear them any more...
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ocscottie 12/29/2011 4:23am
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HOLY SHIT Col!!

Damn dude, that made the phantom pains in my legs totally freak out...that is a brutally gnar break man! Did you have the external fixators and all that hardware?
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danman 12/29/2011 7:34am
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MCfan4life wrote:
[b]Isn't Berik big in road racing?[/b] Yes. Very! I had a set of RC Berik's and quite liked them until I did this while wearing them...
Isn't Berik big in road racing?

Yes. Very!

I had a set of RC Berik's and quite liked them until I did this while wearing them!





No, I don't wear them any more...
Not sure I'd blame the boot. I had a similar break with Tech 8's. Some accidents just can't be prevented, no matter how good the equipment.

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