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Do I ever have boots!
Most of the boots today just bite, it's all how cheaply can we make them.
The Red Wing Heritage Series are well made, the "regular" Red Wings are a mix of imported leathers and/or imported boots, the Irish Setter line is from Asia.
I had a cobbler sew on shifter patches on my old Red Wing Heritage Engineers (discontinued) or wear one of their less expensive lace up models on a bike.
The Heritage ones can have new heels and soles put on by a cobbler, the molded ones require a trip back to the factory and for the price, they obviously want you to buy a new pair.
Do you need waterproof, insulated, something for warmer weather? There's no one boot does all.
I gave up on motorcycle-specific boots years ago, they just wore out or fell apart.
While I think of it, engineer boots usually come with a tall heel. They'll slide your foot all the way forward but you can get a lower heel stuck on so you can actually walk normally in them.
Most of the boots today just bite, it's all how cheaply can we make them.
The Red Wing Heritage Series are well made, the "regular" Red Wings are a mix of imported leathers and/or imported boots, the Irish Setter line is from Asia.
I had a cobbler sew on shifter patches on my old Red Wing Heritage Engineers (discontinued) or wear one of their less expensive lace up models on a bike.
The Heritage ones can have new heels and soles put on by a cobbler, the molded ones require a trip back to the factory and for the price, they obviously want you to buy a new pair.
Do you need waterproof, insulated, something for warmer weather? There's no one boot does all.
I gave up on motorcycle-specific boots years ago, they just wore out or fell apart.
While I think of it, engineer boots usually come with a tall heel. They'll slide your foot all the way forward but you can get a lower heel stuck on so you can actually walk normally in them.
