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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Snyder View Post
    I have the ST AIR
    I looked at those but I think the ST has a poly/composite support just like my Gaernes G-RW.
    The higher end Sidi's are metal or Carbon Fiber, but I don't know if the design is better or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle Coles View Post
    I have the Sidi Vortices specifically because I went to a store and tried to bend them all different ways at the ankle and picked the ones that seemed the most secure to me. I've sprained my ankles pretty bad twice (playing basketball) and broken one (football) so that was at the top of my list. I wasn't impressed with the A* boots even with their ankle support I could still get the boot to fold at the ankle if I pushed on it the right way. Maybe they are better now (that was 2 years ago). Fortunately I haven't had to test my Sidi's but man they feel like armored tanks for my feet/ankles.
    This is the reason I ride vortices.

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    In 2004, I sprained my ankle really bad. I was wearing Sidi's. They told me I came off the bike around 85mph and was around 10 feet in the air. It was by far the worst crash I've ever been in. To this day I will never wear anything else but top of the line Sidi's. I can say without a doubt that I should've had 2 broken ankles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jordan Pence View Post
    This is the reason I ride vortices.
    Me too. Had the bike come down on top of my right ankle after a nice vertical start. Worth the money. Less than a ER deductible.
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    Same here.. had the bike come down hard on the foot/ankle.. yes I had bruising..but nothing broken.. I was very happy with the Sidi..

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    We haven't been very impressed with the A*s. They don't seem to offer the same level of protection as Sidi. My son has crash tested his Sidi Mag-1s on 3 occasions. Most recently at speed at TWS last weekend. He came away with a hand injury, but absolutely no injuries to his feet or ankles. I had to order some replacement parts for the boots, but I'll take that any day over an injury. He says they're extremely comfortable and I feel like they offer excellent protection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jordan Pence View Post
    This is the reason I ride vortices.
    agreed. I just wish they weren't such a pain in the *** to put on.
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