I wear Alpinestars Toucans and last week I went down and sprained my ankle. I'm wondering since I do mostly off-road if I should switch to an MX boot?
I see pics of lots of guys who ride ADV bikes wearing them. My "concerns" if you will;
Are they so stiff that there is no real movement at the ankle for shifting. Does shifting become an entire leg movement as opposed to ankle movement?
Is the toe area so large that its hard to get under the shifter?
How are they off the bike for walking. I don't mean like I'm going to take a 10 mile hike, but like maybe what you'd do if you stop at some point of interest?
Lastly would an MX boot that keeps the lower leg/ankle more "stable" move the "twist point" higher? Meaning If my ankle didn't move and I still had that twisting motion when I went down would an MX boot transfer that twisting motion to my knee ala a ski boot? Moving the "sprain" to the knee instead?
Thanks for any help!
I see pics of lots of guys who ride ADV bikes wearing them. My "concerns" if you will;
Are they so stiff that there is no real movement at the ankle for shifting. Does shifting become an entire leg movement as opposed to ankle movement?
Is the toe area so large that its hard to get under the shifter?
How are they off the bike for walking. I don't mean like I'm going to take a 10 mile hike, but like maybe what you'd do if you stop at some point of interest?
Lastly would an MX boot that keeps the lower leg/ankle more "stable" move the "twist point" higher? Meaning If my ankle didn't move and I still had that twisting motion when I went down would an MX boot transfer that twisting motion to my knee ala a ski boot? Moving the "sprain" to the knee instead?
Thanks for any help!