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Forma ADV Tourer Dry boots in brown
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Forma ADV Tourer Dry boots in brown Product Information
The issue is that a proper adventure boot will be quite heavy and stiff, and a touch cumbersome. And as such not particularly nice to walk around in. This, in contrast, is the boot you buy if you’ve got an adventure bike, but use it mostly for commuting and touring. And there’s nothing amiss here. 95% of adventure bikes never go near a speck of mud. The mistake many road-going, adventure bikers make is to get themselves a set of heavy, off-road boots to go with the peaked helmet, vented jacket and metal panniers. But they’re not the kind of boots you want to be wearing when you walk into the office. And they’re not the kind of boots that are going to be nice to walk around a medieval village in when you’re away on tour.
The chassis of the Adventure Tourer is a full-grain, oiled leather. Up the inner side of the boot there’s a suede-like panel for extra grip. The sole may look a little more rutted than the sole of a pure road boot, but that’s just about the look. Even Forma acknowledge that the sole has a compound designed for touring. There’s a hardened toe cap; you also get pucks in the ankle, a hard counter in the heel, and a tough TPU protector on the shin. On the toe there’s a plastic gearchange pad. Entry and exit come via a Velcro adjustable flap, a Velcro belt at the shin and a buckle across the forefoot.
The boot is waterproof, being fully lined with a Drytex tubular liner. For comfort, there’s extra padding at the top of the shaft, both at the front and the back of the boot. There’s also some concertina padding in the forefoot and the heel. There’s memory foam inside the boot for comfort, as well as what Forma call their Air Pump System in the sole, although no pumping is required!
Specification
- Full-grain, oil-treated leather with suede inserts
- Dual Flex midsole
- Outer sole with adventure/touring compound
- Hardened toe cap
- Plastic gearchange pad
- Hardened toe cap
- Protective pucks in the ankles
- Hardened counter in the heel
- Padded collar front and rear
- Closure by means of velcro flap, Velcro buckle and plastic buckle
- Drytex tubular, waterproof lining
- Memory foam inserts for comfort
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Reviews
Dave M: Great boots
I already owned a pair of FORMA adventure boots and Im happy with them so when I wanted something more roadtouring focused FORMA seemed an obvious choice. These boots were all day comfortable straight out the box. They offer a good level of protection on the road without being too bulky. I havent tried them for a long period in torrential rain yet but they have been completely waterproof in the rain they have been tested in and I have no reason to doubt theyll be anything else even when touring in torrential rain. I went for the brown as I did with my adventure boots as I just prefer the look of them over the black. I have no doubt theyll give years of great service and I even bought them in the sale so definitely a win win situation. I would definitely recommend these boots for roadtouring use but Ill still wear my adventure boots when I venture off road. Ive been more than happy with my experience of FORMA boots and Motorlegends and think they represent great value fur money.
M. Hargreaves: Great boots
Used these on a recent tour of the Lakes and a bit of light green lane riding. Very comfortable and not stiff like some full blown adventure boots. Would definitely recommend.
iDavid: Comfortable Boots
Very comfortable boots that are higher and have more protection than my old boots. Note that I ordered them in my regulare biker boot size but they were a little tight. Exchanged them for one metric size up and they fitted perfectly.
