| For the past season I've been riding with the Sidi | | | | gives a very good grip even on wet pedals. There's a |
| Streetburner short, or more like mid length, | | | | toe shifter and a slider too. |
| motorcycle boots. They are essentially Sidi Vertigo | | | | The cool thing about Sidi Streetburners or Sidi boots |
| Corsas cut short. I personally favor these because I | | | | in general is that all the parts that could break are |
| think that the mid length boots give enough | | | | changeable. Just a few screws on each of them. |
| protection for the ankle while being more | | | | New ones cost around $10-$30 depending on the |
| comfortable in everyday street use than full length | | | | part and you can find them either online or your |
| boots. | | | | closest motorcycle store with Sidis. This means that |
| Protection wise these boots are quite satisfactory. | | | | when something breaks, you don't have to replace |
| They have the same system Sidi uses in it's longer | | | | the whole shoe, you can just buy a cheap little part |
| boots, the Techno II, basically a strap across the | | | | and it's as good as new. |
| foot that holds it in place keeping the toes from | | | | I could only come up with one downside of the Sidi |
| smashing to the front end of the boot in an accident. | | | | Streetburners. The fact that they're short. Naturally, |
| The heel of the boots have a shock absorbing cup | | | | the lack of protection for the shin area follows, but it |
| around them reducing the impact there. They are | | | | also means that you can't get in to most of the |
| long enough to cover the achilles tendon, too. The | | | | track days and you will need another pair for that. |
| boots are very sturdy, they don't swing around much | | | | Overall, though they are a great pair of boots for |
| and I think my feet will be rather safe in these. | | | | their purpose, which is street riding. Out of all the |
| The boots are packed with features. They have a | | | | boots I looked through when I was buying a pair, the |
| small closeable air vent in the side, it's all it requires to | | | | Sidis stood out with lots of features and a quality |
| keep the boots cool, a nice feature most boots don't | | | | finish. They retail at about $250. |
| have. The whole outsole of the boots is rubber and | | | | |