new riding boots by Bata

[stormrider]

https://www.bata.com/us/news/news/news.php?id=577#

 

[Dale Franks]

"Motor Sandals"

You gotta be kiddin' me.

Want some riding shorts and wifebeater t-shirt to go along with those. Maybe a sporty baseball cap to wear, to keep off the sun.

 

[jekirby]

That's just plain screwed up. That was thought up by a fashion designer and not anyone who knows about the subject with which they speak.

 

[Knifemaker]

I don't think the words "sandal" and "foot protection" could ever be used together...but leave it to some idiot to do it anyway...

The advertising push is going to be fun to see. Am sure sales will be strong. We of course forget that riders in India do not wear any shoes at all, so even sandals would be an inprovement??

KM

 

[ponyfool]

These were engineered for motorcyclists? It's no wonder 500 people die in a single vehicle bus accident over there!

 

[Crash Cash]

That's ok.... we'll introduce them to this newfangled American invention called "the product liability lawsuit", brought to you by the same folks that sued Bell Helmets for not ensuring that their client actually wore a helmet. I think a sharp lawyer can turn "engineered for motorcyclists" into "give us a big pile of cash" with very little difficulty.

 

[ponyfool]

brought to you by the same folks that sued Bell Helmets for not ensuring that their client actually wore a helmet.

Where'd you get that from? What source? I'm just curious.

 

[wfooshee]

"Engineered for bickers (sic)"

I say, let the bickering begin!

 

[Fred W]

brought to you by the same folks that sued Bell Helmets for not ensuring that their client actually wore a helmet.

Where'd you get that from? What source? I'm just curious.

Yeah, I never heard that before either.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Wow! Those are about as stupid as those Jason face mask things some other ding-dongs are selling. One will help you lose a foot while the other only takes away your pride.

 

[Stephen]

There NOT for motorcycles! :yahoo:

See: It is a sandal specifically designed and engineered for bickers.

We don't have 'bickers' in this country.

 

[TriggerT]

Well thank God they can be used without the back-strap, for a "Slipper" feel. Otherwise they would just be WAY to constrictive feeling.

 

[squeezer]

Who's setting up the group buy?

 

[Kevin Daly]

Oh Jesus, maybe its the sake from the sushi bar but thats just plane ridicules

Who's setting up the group buy?

ha ha yeah count me in!

 

[swingman3]

Bangladesh. Oh Hell. Motorcycle gear is the least of their worries. And there is a "toe bumper".

 

[Caba]

Hey!! The BATA home town is just a couple hours from me here in Slovakia!

I could pick up a few hundred pairs and distribute at NAFO!

OK, Group Buy on the Way! :blink:

Fits right in with the Dartmouth English professor that is suing her students for creating a "hostile work environment" because they argued with her lecture on "ecofeminism". (Came straight from the Wall Street Journal).

 

[Fred W]

Fits right in with the Dartmouth English professor that is suing her students for creating a "hostile work environment" because they argued with her lecture on "ecofeminism". (Came straight from the Wall Street Journal).

Wrong. She is not / did not sue her students. She only threatened to sue them in an email message.

link

Non-story. Next...

 

[teerex51]

(...) We of course forget that riders in India do not wear any shoes at all, so even sandals would be an inprovement??KM

Absolutely. Foot injuries are expected to decrease 79% according to the design team.

The marketing whiz-kids at Bata are currently developing a His+Hers+Hers set that's going to sell like hot cakes at 2,700 Taka or $39.99.

Stef

 

[Scab]

I can really see the safety benefit here. I mean, if you shower with these on at your favorite campground, your chances of athlete's foot should be nil.