I recently talked to the author of this article from Racked.com about the increase in options for women's gear over the past decade.
https://www.racked.com/2017/7/26/16003312/biker-women-style
There are many things we're not seeing in the growth of women's gear but it's nice to see more options surface, even if it doesn't necessarily work for 100% of the women riders out there.
Thrilled to report that 2 weeks after I bought these beautiful boots, they fit great. A teeny bit long in the toes but I can live with that. What I couldn't live with was the pain over my instep. I've logged a little over 400 miles in them so far and they're working out really well. I'm hoping to do a video overview of them this week so stay tuned.
Last year I wrote about the newest women's motorcycle boots from Dainese, the Torque D1's, the first true women's motorcycle boot that offers real ankle support. What this means they make it incredibly difficult for you to twist your ankle. Of course, the impact protection is also incredibly supportive as well.
I didn't think I could wear these. I still am not 100% sure. My problem was that as a woman with a very small, wide foot boots like these from Dainese are incredibly difficult to wear.
Typically I size into a US 6.5-7 (7 if it's a narrower shoe) which translates to about a Euro 36-37. These are a Euro 38. My feet are also incredibly high at the instep. My other weird issue is that I have a small cyst on the top of my left foot, so that makes wearing any tight shoes (like if I lace my shoes too tight) especially painful.
Since these are fairly difficult to get my foot into so I had to size up.
I've been wearing them around the house for about a total of 1.5 hours and luckily I haven't felt any pinching or piercing pain anywhere. Just tightness from a new pair of boots, especially race boots. They're just not easy.
I did find that crossing my legs while sitting on a kitchen stool did make my toes go numb... so I recommend not doing that ;D
I've also added my super insoles to still give me the extra heel height that I like having.
They seem to fit okay, of course I removed the insoles that came with the boots but it certainly makes the heel and ankle space a bit tighter. I'm hoping as I keep breaking them in they only get better!
Just a little test ride.. in the kitchen! Always take your gear for a test ride at home so you can see what it might feel like to wear things for more than 2-3 minutes.
Breaking in new boots isn't fun. It can be a pain in the ass really. But I really wanted the extra ankle support that these boots offer that my old Sidis don't even though they took great care of my feet when I crashed two years ago.. I'm also doing a track day next month so I want to be ready for that too.
Also, I'm trying to sell my new-used Sidis (not the ones I actually crashed in) if you know anyone who might be interested.
These are gently used, barely worn.
I bought them from a friend who only used them a few times also.
Read my full review of these way back when I got my first pair.
Also check out my post about riding motorcycles while short, because I use these along with special insoles to boost my height a little bit as well.
These normally cost $275.00 new.
