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scared of my foot being crushed under the bike.
True they might not help with that or protect your shin. But imo they are a summer choice instead of regular trainers /non-bike boots with limited or no protection - ie a substitute for normal shoes, not proper bike boots.
I've got a pair of the TCX S-Street* WP which are similar. Don't know about the A* but I assume like the TCX and StylMartin versions they have ankle protection baked in both sides plus a hard toe/heal.
Mine are pretty beef. Although if I was to buy a new pair I'd probably choose the non-WP version as they are meant to be cooler and I'd choose other footwear if rain was a concern.
*A pair of the leather S-Street are going cheap on ebay at the moment.
hugo7-
Yeah indeed.
I do occasionally go somewhere close and just wear my big mountaineering boots, they're solid. But no where near my proper boots.
I think becasue of cycling, I just take safety super serious. It only takes a small ankle sprain to mess things up for me. Really I should probably not ride a motorbike!I once rode in t-shirts, shorts and trainers doing a good speed. Damn it was liberatingly scary.
skinny
Fair enough. I've not seen them in the flesh. But still, I'll stick to boots.
I get scared of my foot being crushed under the bike. Or twisting an ankle, I near did that when I put my foot down funny once, but my boots held my ankle in line.