ridecamp@endurance.net: Re boots

Re boots

Ann Hatfield (keithr@nocdc.bc.ca)
Mon, 12 May 1997 22:41:04 -0700

I have used cheap Cordura hiking boots for much of my mild-weather riding.
They are the type with a modicum of heel, not the wedge-shaped sole; it's
not quite enough but not much less than what those expensive riding
boot/running shoe things have. My much more expensive Gore-Tex boots were
a bust as they leaked as briskly as the cheap ones. Dirty Gore-Tex leaks,
I understand, and who can bother to keep ridng boots that darned clean!
The cheap Cordura boots dry within a day if you have just swum a river, and
don't feel too bad shortly after, at least they don't squelch. Available at
chain strore such as WorkWearhouse and WorkWear World.

In winter I wear "Canada boots" or felt packs. You must have a good wide
stirrup so as not to get hung up in them as they are broad, deep and
clunky. They lace up over a leather gusset and so are quite waterproof.
They have a good tread and some heel and usually a short steel shank so you
can walk fairly well in them on trails, side hills, etc. They bend
reasonably well at the ankle but not nearly so well as the low hiking boots
or a pair of Western ropers, say. They do the trick in the cold, though,
and that is what we need autumn through spring in this area and the
Rockies.

Ann

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