Just had to share this. http://dualsport-sd.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8429-a-piece-of-history/ Fixed the link.
Wow, that's pretty cool. I pay more than that, I wouldn't even care if they were my size. I sure the heck wouldn't wear them. Just polish them and put them up on the mantel.
Nice. Here is a slightly better link, it took me a minute to go to figure out that I should go to the top of the page http://dualsport-sd.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8429-a-piece-of-history/page__p__85469#entry85469 Looks like that forum has switched to new software.
Thanks for pointing that out. I went and fixed the link in the first post now. Yes, I'm not sure I like the new software and format, but it is what is it is and what we got.
Whoa! Cool boots! Give `em a good coat of some leather conditioning stuff and keep `em lookin' good! We just picked up a pair of gajillion-dollar Sidi Crossfires for a friend of ours. He wanted all black but we told him all they had were the black ones with blue on them. I think I'm going to steal your photo and send it to him, showing him the blue on his new Sidi boots WoodsChick
I intend to wipe 'em down with some Lysol to kill off the mildew and then put generous amounts of leather conditioner and water repellent stuff on 'em.
Awesome find !! Thanks for reminding me how old I am ! One of my riding buddies back in the day had a pair if those while we were still in the old telephone "Lineman" boots....... Don't thow away the box either........
That box has kicked the bucket. Water damage and mildew have taken their toll through the years and although the top looks like it is in one piece, the bottom is falling to tatters. If I wasn't already up to my eyeballs in "collectible" trash, I would consider keeping it. Some photos will have to do. It isn't fit for storing the boots anymore. They need to stay out in circulating air to keep the mildew at bay and are already lined up with all my other dirt boots under the "MX" clothing rack in the hall.
Wow, that's a really great find. Quite a coincidence too, as I've just seen a (later, I think) pair adorning the feet of blogger (and classic tracker) Greaser Mike... http://greasermike.blogspot.com/ I'm glad they're cuddled up with your other riding gear and not sat in a glass case!
Not only do I have the vintage boots, but I just brought home a pair of Gary Semic's old Hallman GP pants. Crappity, he was a tiny guy when he raced back in the early 70s.
Bwah.....I don't think that these had ever been washed before I tossed them into the washing machine this morning. They aren't just clean now....they're OXYCLEAN!
The boots were. The pants may look good from the back but are in pretty ratty condition. The leather cleaned up nicely, but some of the lining has decomposed and come apart. The knees are shredded and there is a rip in one of the shins. Lucklily, they didn't cost me anything.
