hello,

i just ordered a new pair of alpinestart tech 6's that should be here within a week. and i was wondering if you guys have any secrets on breaking in your riding boots? i heard something about soaking them but i can't remember it. this is my first pair of boots and i want to break them in good so i don't abandom them after just paying 250$. i already put my shifter up a little bit to accomidate for the big boots. thanks

matt

 

Walk around the house with the bottoms buckles done and the upppers done loosly...this will work the flexibility of a boot...make sure you do this before you ride in them or your mom will be pissed...I wouldn't recommend getting them wet on purpose

Rock on

 

i heard something like soaking boots in hot water for a few minutes then to make them soggy then walk around in them for them to break in to your feet. thats all i can remember about it.

 

You might be surprised how comfertable they are right off the get go

 

sorry for all the questions/comments. but i am really looking forward to a new track where they require boots. I have seen stories and tipis on here that said it took them a long time to break in their boots. so i don't want to get my boots and spend all winter breaking them in. I figure i will just wear them non stop around my house until i get sick of them. unless i can find any other things to help break them in. matt

 

What you heard is true. They are hard to break in. I'm sure some are easier than others, but I've yet to see anyone at the track that just loves their's right from the start. After some twisting, beating, and standing on them while their bent over I can stand to wear mine all day at the track. I think it also has a lot to do with how much plastic is on them. I was unable to find a pair that were all leather on the outside.

 

I have a relatively new pair of Tech 6's myself. The reason those boots are stiff, is to provide ankle support. You don't want to "break" them in so much that they loses their ankle support. That defeats the whole purpose of wearing the boot in the first place!! Walk around for a while, and loosen them up enough that you can shift and brake (loosen them up front to back, not side to side). That's all you need to do.

If flex is what you wanted, you could have bought any number of cheaper/inferior boots (and gotten way less protection)!! Let the boot do its job. In a few years, they will be so "broken in" that you will be throwing them away because they will have no ankle support left. Don't accelerate the process artificially.

 

From my personal experience, the cheaper boots are stiffer. They have more plastic on the outside.

 

ok. i think i understand now. i know i want them to be stiff but i don't want them to be so stiff i can't shift or do anything.