Boot Split

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I grabbed a new pair of Chippewa engineer boots (model 27899). They're steel toe and marketed as bike boots.

I've been riding with them for a week now but the left toe is started to split. When I shift gears, the shifter makes contact with my foots just below the steel toe. The downward pressure and the edge of the steel toe seems to causing the split.

Has anyone else had this happen to their boots?
Does anyone actually use the tips of their toes to shift?
WTF??
 

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I wear Blundstone Steel toes and have never had an issue, my shifter conacts the same place and hasn't worn or cracked.

Warranty is a great thing

Aaron
 
I wear lowa hiking boots without steel tows and have 3 years of riding and not a spot of wear, and I hit the shifter in about the same place.
 
I hit the shifter with the area where the nuckle of my big toe would be...

do you have a rubber piece around the shifter nob? should help a bunch.
 
Never had that happen to my HH steel toe engineers and they're really old.
 
I have the rubber on the shift. It's just these boots. Chippewa said to send them back to the store for an exchange/refund...but it's an online store and the post office is on strike. Ughhghghghggghh.

Thanks for the sanity check. At least I know that I'm not just riding like a moron.
 
I've had the same pair of Get'aGrip boots for ten years and never had a problem. They have extra leather on the toe and bolt on soles for easy replacement. Best boots I ever bought.
 
I have a pair of get-a-grip blundstone-type boots. They're great and were only $40. I wish I could get another pair.
 
my steel toe split just like yours. That was more due to shifting on a friend's bike with a busted shifter tip.
 
I talked with Chippewa. They said to bring the boots to a local shop that sells their boots (Boot Master on Yonge). They'll work with the store to get me a new pair....even though I didn't even buy the boots there. So far it sounds good. We'll see how it all works out.
 
hope all goes well chippewa's arent cheap, i always were my pf flyer sneakers... yeah i know you can save it ok saftey stacies LOL.
 
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