Has this happened to anyone else's SG12's?

JamesOliver
Edited Date/Time 4/14/2017 4:05pm
They're only 3 rides old and the big plastic part that makes up the second strap/part of the back has split. Is this common? Can you get a replacement for it or is it possibly covered under warranty or something?





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mxb2
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mxb2 4/14/2017 1:50pm
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Contact gaerne, their customer service is awesome.
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Nope... mine are 2 years old and look new!
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Any suggestions for breaking these in? I have 2 rides on them. First time I could only ride about 5 minutes with them and my ankle and calf were getting really tight. I came in and put in my well worn Alpinestars and rode the rest of the day with no issues. Between rides I wore them around the house for about a 1/2 hour and didn't have any issues. Went riding the other day and lasted about 10 minutes before I had to pull in and change boots again. They feel super comfortable when I first put them on and walk in them but motion to shift really seems hard in them.

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jtiger12 4/14/2017 4:05pm
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Holy mackerel. I have 3 seasons on mine and about 80 hours on the bike. That has not happened
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smoothies862 4/14/2017 4:28pm
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nothing but great for me as well. I don't know how old they are,lol. maybe when did sg12's come out? bulletproof and still comfy. I never noticed any issues on break in either. customer service worth a shot.
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Mini Elsinore 4/14/2017 4:57pm
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Agree w/ TG---looks like a foot-peg issue.
Foot swag is hard on boots! Smile
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I love my SG10's.....but damn it...it took like 3 months to break them bastards in! Damn near sold them and got some sidi crossfires.
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racerx217 4/14/2017 6:11pm
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mxb2 wrote:
Contact gaerne, their customer service is awesome.
lol right last time i did that they had me send them out and get fixed, got them back riveted together... after showing them pics of their shotty repair they just snuffed it off as fixed....
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mxb2 4/14/2017 7:12pm
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mxb2 wrote:
Contact gaerne, their customer service is awesome.
racerx217 wrote:
lol right last time i did that they had me send them out and get fixed, got them back riveted together... after showing them pics of...
lol right last time i did that they had me send them out and get fixed, got them back riveted together... after showing them pics of their shotty repair they just snuffed it off as fixed....
Guess I caught them on a good day Cheerful
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TheGetFresh 4/14/2017 7:31pm
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yak651 wrote:
Any suggestions for breaking these in? I have 2 rides on them. First time I could only ride about 5 minutes with them and my ankle...
Any suggestions for breaking these in? I have 2 rides on them. First time I could only ride about 5 minutes with them and my ankle and calf were getting really tight. I came in and put in my well worn Alpinestars and rode the rest of the day with no issues. Between rides I wore them around the house for about a 1/2 hour and didn't have any issues. Went riding the other day and lasted about 10 minutes before I had to pull in and change boots again. They feel super comfortable when I first put them on and walk in them but motion to shift really seems hard in them.
you might have some foot pronation causing that. The insole of The sg 12 is pretty flat. If you have your arches on the pegs you could be stressing your legs and ankles to hold form. Maybe try some insoles with a hard plastic heel cup and arch.
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FGR01 4/14/2017 8:09pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
I love my SG10's.....but damn it...it took like 3 months to break them bastards in! Damn near sold them and got some sidi crossfires.
This is funny because I can wear a pair of 6 yr old SG-10's and a pair brand new right out of the box back-to-back and they pretty much feel identical to me. One of the things I like most about Gaerne's hinged boots is I consider them to require zero break in.
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yzjs7 4/14/2017 8:21pm
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I didn't have mine snap but mine got caught by the
Peg and took a slice out in that same spot

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