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I just have no reason to replace my SRS 2's. Replaced the soles once so far and the rest of the boot is still mint.
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Example, if someone is able to destroy SG-12 soles (not easy to do) they will get pissed and switch to another boot. But if they wore any other boot, exactly the same way as they wore their SG12s, the results would have probably been worse.
On a welt sole boot, the bottom sole can be easily replaced. Often, the base midsole can be repaired / replaced too. Both rubber compounds are pretty sturdy, and it takes a really long time to wear through both to the point the boots are destroyed.
As long as you stay up on them, the hand-tool replaceable sole of the Crossfire SRS is a great feature. Most people do. But if you neglect them and wear into the base, the boots become unserviceable.
HTH.
BP
i have even bought a back up pair but currently im still wearing this same used par i bought two years ago and the sole is holding up great.
That said, those boots did not do their job.
T7s are soft overall and have too much forefoot flex for off road IMO. Like this:
You absolutely, positively cannot do that on a Crossfire SRS or most any welt sole boot (stitched on sole). They behave very differently on a frontal strike.
I wish more people were aware of this, instead of only considering the comfort.
Frontal impacts are super common off road. You don't have to look hard to see they don't end well when there is a lot of forefoot flex.
For fun, google "Lisfranc fracture".
BP
That soft toe box has also cost many wins and championships for guys like Herlings, Justin Cooper, and Jason Anderson.
Force is not a zero sum game. That said, you eventually arrive at theories and guessing, which is complex. People do not like complex thoughts, so they tend to simplify it into "if you stop injury A, then injury B automatically happens somewhere else". It doesn't.
Most of us have experienced incidents similar to mvd61. Once I drilled a rock hidden behind a sagebrush at about 25 - 30. My leg whipped back so hard I thought I was going to kick myself in the back of the head. Ended up with a mild hip sprain, but nothing serious.
But that is just one incident, which means very little. Best to look for patterns, not anecdotes.
I see so, so many people getting bit by the soft forefoot thing. Sure looks like a pattern.
BP
I will admit I am an off roader, not MX. Off road, there are lots of things to hit with the front of your boot. On the track, not as much.
But still, too many people are choosing boots without even thinking about how much stiffness the forefoot has. We all say no to more protection at some point, but it should always be something people analyze, a well considered choice.
One last thing: it would take me days to explain and defend this position (and I will end up in the weeds anyway), but "buy the most comfortable boots you can find" is terrible advice. The focus should be on DESIGN - what materials, hinge, sole, buckles, flex, etc., and then to see if you like the comfort enough to use them.
Instead, the industry points riders at comfort and styling, because it distracts from quality, durability, protection, etc.
Hope that helps.
BP
I ride almost exclusively MX. I'm sure we've all experienced things like foot slipping a peg and getting sucked under the back tire, foot going in someone else's wheel in a crash, foot getting slammed between 2 bikes banging in the 1st turn, foot somehow finding the only cantaloupe sized rock on the track, etc. I've taken numerous impacts to the forefoot where I immediately understood my foot would be in a lot more pain if the toe box had been softer.
Herlings, Cooper, and Anderson are MX only and all have had badly mangled feet in soft toe boxes.
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Honestly take a hammer to the toolbox of a SRS and hit it… You will not feel it.
I would recommend doing that with any boot to try on
I saw a thread (on here I think, but a year or two ago) about how the welt sole on their Gaerne had hung up in a rut and injured them? I thought "damn, that's some freak accident" followed by "how does 3/16" or 1/4" or however much overhang there is cause a problem?"
Surprisingly, there were a handful of people agreeing or having had similar issues. This can't be legit, can it?
They seem to have gotten lighter over the years, love the comfort and performance.
Got a new pair this spring, first day out and my riding buddy ran the boots over with his truck. Boot laying flat on tarmac, directly under the tyre, no damage to the boot - looked just like new. Stood on the sideline watching my new 500$ boot get squished, very surprised no buckles broke, and boot didn’t loose any stiffness compared to the boot that were not run over.
Early SG-12s were wider across the toebox. They have gone through at least one revision making them less wide externally. That means at least some have complained about what you described.
Good post.
BP
I don’t ride nearly as much as I used to, so durability isn’t that big of a deal. Might try some Sidi’s at some point, but I’m more than happy with the 10’s for now.
I will add, I REALLY miss my Italian Tech 8’s from the mid-late 00’s. I don’t know why they stand out to me, but man, they were such an epic boot.
Best boots I've ever owned? TBH, some Thors from around 2012'ish..... they've held up well, fit awesome, and have done their job without issue since day one... oh and.. def didn't break the bank either...
First time ever had something like this happen. Been wearing 8's for a long time now.
Nah…I’ll stick with the Sidi SRS…spend $40 on the replacement sole and do it myself in about 10 minutes…way better business model from Sidi…
I run Gaerne and Forma boots (just had Gaerne soles installed on my Forma Predator II boots).
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