nauree....oxstar riding boots......

    i know nauree got the oxstar riding boots i did, and i forgot who else, anyway, does anyone else sqeak like a motherfckr when you walk in them? they are driving me crazy when i walk in them. as far as riding in them though, they are great.

rofl my name is in the subject. Ya they sqeak but so? Your not suppost to be walkin around in them much.

what are you supposed to do in them fly? if so i need to take mine back for new ones.

You suppost to ride in the boots. Theyre not ment for walking around in. There only purpose is to protect your feet and ankles.

yeah i never really thought of real riding boots as both show and go. Brutally good at what they DO do, not so much at what they dont.

..sigh.. no boots for me for a while.. you guys are lucky to have such things.

Tangent: i wonder what im going to do when we run out of oil and i cant ride my bike (as i know it) anymore.

im not runnign a marathon in them im just talking about the 100 feet from my bike to my desk, where 3-4 coworkers are staring at me like WTF is that loud noise lol. i even scare the cat and my 2 year old away. anyways, its no big deal, and i LOVE riding in the boots, they are great.

most riding boots squeak. my sidis did too when new.
 
i just lubed them and they stopped and never came back.

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ORIGINAL: Tahoe SC

most riding boots squeak. my sidis did too when new.

i just lubed them and they stopped and never came back.

+1 lube em with sumtin, and even seen where one guy put electrical tape in between the thingies on the back of the ankles.

When I got mine they squeaked a little bit so I put the silicone lube on them and now one is silent as ever but the other ones is louder than before.  My buddies at work knew exactly when I came into work everday.  I just put up wiht it now since i don't walk very far in them.

I got the same boots Hayden, mine also make lots of noise, like skiing boots kind of...they came with that little bottle of silicone, right?  Use it on the areas that slide, those plastic "straps" on the back of the boots.  I think as you lube them, and as they break-in, they won't be as bad.
 
At first I found it hard to upshift with the boots on, but as they break in they are getting better and easier to ride in...took some getting used to.
 
People have commented to me on why do your boots make so much noise, and I say, cause if I crash at least I know I'll be able to walk from the ankle down. lol

LOL JFUNK, yeah i get more and more shit every day that i walk into work. and dammit i threw the silicon away. grrrrrr. its ok, ill go out to the recon shop and get some.

+1 after the first day of shifting and breaking them in they are better. they actually get even better every day. i love em now.

you guys actually wear your boots to work?  i dont wear mine unless i hit the hill country.

dunno tahoe, i never heard a squeak out of my sidi's from day 1.

rrascoe, i wear mine to work no problem but it's not the big racing type, it's the ones that blend easily and look somewhat like regular boots

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ORIGINAL: Nauree

You suppost to ride in the boots. Theyre not ment for walking around in.

"These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do one of these days these boots ..."

kb, your avatar reminds me of this video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cX3Dc7DNSpw

I don't wear mine when I ride to work...I wear them when I am planning on doing more riding than walking.
 
And mine don't really "squeak," it's like a plastic rubbing sound...like ski boots.