they were both tec -9's alpine-stars.

 

the buckles broke and the sole's wore out before you could evean flex your ankle enough to shift without using your leg.

 

tech 9's? i havent ever seen any of those, did you mean tech 8's?

 

yea whatever something like that, the most expensive one's alpine stars made. I ride in construction boots since my crash and burn.

 

Well, hopefully these will last me a while. The main reason I bought them was to protect my ankles. I also injured my ankle when I broke my collar bone a couple of months ago and I thought if I had some riding boots I wouldn't have hurt it.

 

yea there good for that.