An Old Spaghetti Western Shootout

Alpinestars SMX Plus vs. Sidi Vertigo. Preference?


Modified by socal at 4:46 AM 2/11/2005

I got a pair of the SIDIs and I like them. They are a little pricey at $360.XX something but they fit, don't bark at my heels like my old boots did. I like the adjustment factor but was worried a little about how it would hold up. I talked with the people who I bought them from and was told that they are fully guaranteed which means that if they break they will be repaired at no cost to me. So far so good but I haven't spent a lot of time in them yet.

I've got a pair of SMX Plus's. They fit great and have great peg feel on the bike. I like the internal lace cuff, seems to fit better than the boots that don't have any kind of fit device over the forefoot. Only complaint I have about them is that they are noisy to walk around in, but that isn't what I got them for .
Oh yeah, and they held up great when I lowsided last year. Just scraped the replaceable toe and calf sliders.

Went for the SIDI's a few weeks back, the "plain" vertigo's are $260, the corsa's are 360. Tought to beat for 260