boots

[Buzter]

Anybody ever wear offroad boots for street riding..  Would they work.  I want some that are pretty stiff. I don't really like alot of street boots.

[mike]

I guess they would work..  but IMHO MX boots are usually real heavy and stiff compared to street boots...  riding positions and styles are completely different...  In MX you always spend tons of time standing, which almost never happens on the street...  I kinda apreciate the ankle movement in street boots to make shifting easier while in the seated.  Just make sure to use some boots with side ankle armor...  even then ankles are easy to break;  I broke my right ankle just from impact in a MX boot on a YZ250 (the ankle didn't twist and the ligaments faired well, but the inpact broke the ankle straight through the growth plate...  They said it would have shattered without a good armored boot).

Also, check out the street/track boots.  I have a pair of alpine stars that are pretty stiff, and have ankle and shin armor.  They're much better armored than the leather street only boots, but not as heavy and stiff as MX boots.
Here's a couple examples:

Alpinestars - S-MX 3 Road / Racing Boot


Alpinestars Street Boot


Alpinestars Tech 6 MX Boot

[PeteSC]

I have big feet, (14), a lot of street boots don't fit...and I actually like more support.
  I usually wear lace up type boots.  (I know...the laces can get caught...etc.)
  Most of the the time I wear Rocky Magnums, which are a police type lace up boot, kind of between Nam Jungle boots, and normal combat boots.  They're pretty light, comfortable to walk and stand in, inexpensive if you hunt on the 'net.  ($60 or so)
  I like the ability to lace them up fairly tightly.   They have varying models, with different soles.  Try to get a sole with a defined heel and sole, not the 'flat' soles you see on workboots at times.
  They're not re-soleable, and I end up dragging a toe on the right boot....and replace them every 2 years or so.
  I did buy a pair of motorcross boots, but the damn things are so uncomfortable, I don't see me wearing them on the street.

[tacoman]

I have MotoX boots but don't use them on the street.  They have way more protection than you need.  Dirt biking you're always getting rocks/branchs kicked up and you just plain fall more.  They would work though, tough to walk in.  Kind of like walking in ski boots.  Check out Icon, they just came out with a motoX style street boot.  Very similar, just not as tall and have a more forgiving ankle so you can walk in them.

[NCBANDIT]

I wear sidi vertigo boots and love 'em, they are comfortable enough to walk around in while stopped, but I wouldn't want to go hiking in them. I think it kind of depends on your style of riding. I ride pretty aggressively in the twisties so the possibility of a lowside is inevitable, therefore the ankle protection and padding around the ankle and such is a very good thing. I haven't worn my motocross boots in a long time, but these street boots are a 100 times more forgiving. MX boots take along time to break in and get comfortable.

Another thing to remember, mx boots have a softer sole compound and will tend to grab if you ever had to put a foot down. My sidi's will grab slightly but won't jerk your foot behind you.