Im only a 3 year sport atv rider and I bought some Thor T-30's back then. I only wore them for 20 minutes and put them back in the box and I now wear steel toe hiking boots intead. The t-30's are so stiff I cannot pivot my ankle to shift with them on. I tried leaving them in contorted positions using vice clamps for 2 months and no-go.

Anyone have any quick break-in tips.

 

wear em for a few days while not riding.

 

Four ATV boots are better, try Four stuff, its specificly made for ATV riders

 

I've ridden since I was 5 or 6 and I have never had riding boots. I just use work boots to. I know they're at least partially plastic are they mainly leather? If so, my brother uses this stuff on his work boots that makes them break in immediately. After wearing them for a week, it's like you've had them for years. Only thing is, it smells kinda funky for a while but who really cares right?

 

Back in the day the advice was to jump in the shower/tub and get them soaked. I mean absolutely sloshing inside and out with warm water. Walk around for a half hour or so and you would be good to go. Not sure if that procedure still holds true? In any case, you need time to get used to the boots and there inherent stiffness. It took me about three days of riding to really get used to mine, and they were already broken in(freebies from my little bro) 20 minutes with brand new boots doesn't sound like enough time for that.

 

just wear them man...normally they should only take a day trip or so. Ive worn my alpinestar tech 6's for all summer and would never switch back to shoes, or steel toe cat boots. My younger brother wears tech 10's and they are also really good. In order to shift properly on quads with boots you have to move your shift leaver up at least one cog or 2 (i have mine up 1)

 

I used this method for many years until i started buying alpinestars. I would fill them with warm water for about a hour and then put them on and walk around in them for a couple hours.

 

They aren't suposed to flex to much! That is the whole point of a boot........to protect your ankle from over flexing in a crash!

I actually have 3 different pairs of boots, all Alpinestars. For desert cross-country, I prefer a moderately stiff boot, so I wear the Tech 6. When doing technical riding on the utilities, I wear the Tech 4, which has a lugged sole and is fairly flexable. For racing, the very very stiff Tech 8's.

 

True, but you cant really compare alpinestars to chinese Thors.

 

I have thors.......and they are pretty new. They aren't stiff after you break them in.......and like said above, they are supposed to be kinda stiff......and probably way stiffer than your work boots. You just need to get used to them, and also wear them around the house for a week or so.....and wear them every time you ride.....you will eventually want them on. They also keep your leg from getting burned, and keep your shifting toe in shape too.......