What goes bad on your old boots first?

the waterproof membrane, 'cept (so far so good) on my Gore-Tex lined BMW Allrounds. i live and ride in vancouver, so the rain is the big challenge...

So far, it seems that the soles are going first on my B-2s, but then again anytime i go anywhere on the bike i don't carry other shoes with me.

the sole at the ball of the foot because the pegs on my bikes have aggressive knurling

the buckles one the side I always crash on (right boot).

the boot itself (crashing) my supertechs have a strap on the back so velcro is not a problem. You might want to look into gaerne (sp?) boots as well.

leaftye said:

As for me, my velcro goes bad first. I'm about to replace the velcro for the third time. I'll probably never wear out my soles first since I usually have a set of walking shoes waiting for me at my destination. I'm curious to hear how others have had their boots fail on them.

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My feet

my boots just "wear out" kinda like a helmet, they become so loose fitting that I just need to buy new boots, sometimes some stiching gives way,

velcro on boots ?

toe sliders here!!

toes.

but thats cuz i wear 'em offroad

The smell.

the toe sliders and then the boot where the toe sliders used to be

Mine get dusty and full of spyders,in the closet over 90°

I always end up seperating the rubber "sole" from the leather foot of the "boot". Then I have to use "shoe Goo" to glue the 2 back together again. My Joe Rocket's have been repaired 3-4 times this way. Had it with my Sidi's and A*'s too. Somethin about the way I walk/ride I guess....

Toe sliders! I get lazy with my toes and kill them.