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<blockquote data-quote="AKjitsu" data-source="post: 1124199" data-attributes="member: 29587"><p>I’ll put in another vote for tactical/mil boots. They’re all day comfortable. In fact, they’re my daily footwear. Avoids having to pack extra footwear when you’re on the road. They don’t have any armor (other than optional steel toes) but, I don’t know how important that is. I’ve done my share of crashing on the track and have yet to experience an event where ankle armor would have mattered. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen but I don’t see it as a high probability risk. The ankle support is, to me, quite adequate. There is such a thing as too much ankle rigidity. Look at the skiers. If the ankle can’t flex at all the side thrust is going to go somewhere else; like the knee.</p><p></p><p>Where the tac boots excel is on loose, slippery surfaces. Excellent grip on loose sand, oil on the gas station lot, etc. And for those of us cursed with hobbit-length legs, that extra sole thickness provided by deep cleats is a real blessing at the stoplight.</p><p></p><p>You can get rain-proof, high air flow; the options are numerous. Good places to shop for these are the police supply houses like LA Police Gear.</p><p></p><p>If you do decide to go this route I’d dab a little Tuff Toe on the left one so that the shifter doesn’t retire the boots before their useful life ends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AKjitsu, post: 1124199, member: 29587"] I’ll put in another vote for tactical/mil boots. They’re all day comfortable. In fact, they’re my daily footwear. Avoids having to pack extra footwear when you’re on the road. They don’t have any armor (other than optional steel toes) but, I don’t know how important that is. I’ve done my share of crashing on the track and have yet to experience an event where ankle armor would have mattered. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen but I don’t see it as a high probability risk. The ankle support is, to me, quite adequate. There is such a thing as too much ankle rigidity. Look at the skiers. If the ankle can’t flex at all the side thrust is going to go somewhere else; like the knee. Where the tac boots excel is on loose, slippery surfaces. Excellent grip on loose sand, oil on the gas station lot, etc. And for those of us cursed with hobbit-length legs, that extra sole thickness provided by deep cleats is a real blessing at the stoplight. You can get rain-proof, high air flow; the options are numerous. Good places to shop for these are the police supply houses like LA Police Gear. If you do decide to go this route I’d dab a little Tuff Toe on the left one so that the shifter doesn’t retire the boots before their useful life ends. [/QUOTE]
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