RUST Magazine: RUST#33
RUST 33 brings you a pair of retro Yam's, the SCR950 and XSR900, two very different beasts! Jonny Walker and Taddy Blazusiak talk all things Extreme Enduro, RUST reports on Snowquake, we take a first look at our Triumph Street Twin long termer and have a geography lesson learning more about the stunning Kyrgyzstan with Compass Expeditions.
RUST 33 brings you a pair of retro Yam's, the SCR950 and XSR900, two very different beasts! Jonny Walker and Taddy Blazusiak talk all things Extreme Enduro, RUST reports on Snowquake, we take a first look at our Triumph Street Twin long termer and have a geography lesson learning more about the stunning Kyrgyzstan with Compass Expeditions.
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LATEST GEAR<br />
TCX Fuel Waterproof Boot<br />
£199.99 / $279.99<br />
Contact: www.tcxboots.com www.nevis.uk.com<br />
I’ve been looking for a low profile boot for a while. I have a garage full of<br />
armour-plated robo-boots, but what I’ve been needing is a pair of boots<br />
that I can wear like ordinary shoes, for those more casual rides, kind of<br />
a ride-to-work boot.<br />
I thought my Alpinestars Tech-Ts might do, and they’re close to what<br />
I need, but they’re still a competition motorcycle boot and walking into<br />
someone’s house or office they’ll still raise an eyebrow or two.<br />
Then along came TCX with this great boot from their Vintage Series.<br />
Sure, it’s still more of a boot than a shoe, but it’s super-stylish in that, yes,<br />
vintage way, and so they’re definitely casual. I also very much like that<br />
this is a waterproof boot, that’s a level of functionality that should come<br />
standard in a road boot. Also it’s just so simple: full grain (oiled) leather,<br />
replaceable commando-type sole and a zip up the calf (protected by a<br />
flap on the inside to maintain the waterproofing).<br />
The simplicity means you can walk around in all-day comfort.<br />
Obviously this means less crash protection – but, given the layering of<br />
the leather and the ankle-protecting soft inserts there’s a lot more than<br />
if you rode in shoes or non-motorcycling boots. They look the part, but<br />
aren’t ostentatious, especially work under jeans. So far I rate the comfort<br />
(almost zero break-in required), the feel (your foot isn’t isolated from the<br />
controls) and the look (msart-casual?!); and after an hour in rain my feet<br />
were still dry. I’ll check back in with a further used and abused report<br />
later.<br />
JB<br />
www.rustsports.com 33