Notices
Adaptive Cycling: Handcycles, Amputee Adaptation, Visual Impairment, and Other Needs Have a need for adaptive equipment to ride to compensate for a disability or loss of limb or function? This area is for discussion among those of us in the cycling world that are coming back from traumatic circumstances and tell the world, "No, you are not going to beat me down!"

Leg/foot amps...about Boots?

Old 11-29-17, 08:11 AM
  #1  
Juan Foote
LBKA (formerly punkncat)
Thread Starter
 
Juan Foote's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Jawja
Posts: 4,299

Bikes: Spec Roubaix SL4, GT Traffic 1.0

Mentioned: 17 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2208 Post(s)
Liked 960 Times in 686 Posts
Leg/foot amps...about Boots?

Sorry, not a cycling question.

Since my amputation I have not been able to find a high, supportive boot that my prosthesis will fit in. I had to throw away several pairs of good boots simply because I couldn't get them on one foot. I have been using some low "tennis shoe" type boots but need something higher and more supportive for another (outside cycling) activity.

I have found a couple of brands that offer boots with zippers. My past experience and pretty much every review I read indicates that the failing point will be the zipper, much faster than the boot itself will wear out. Every boot I have tried without a zipper will not open at the "tongue" enough to get my foot in, so even buying the boot lace zipper set (that I could replace) is not an option.

I had considered that with the wounded warrior and other programs out there that perhaps some of you might be aware of a boot company that would be willing to sell two different heights of boot, with the same sole?
IE, get a high boot for my good side and an ankle boot that my prosthesis will fit into for the other, but equipped with the same height sole/padding so as not to throw my gait off.

Can anyone make a suggestion short of having a custom boot made, assuming I could even find a place to do that any more?

Thanks

Last edited by Juan Foote; 11-29-17 at 08:16 AM.
Juan Foote is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Campag4life
Road Cycling
77
01-14-19 07:25 AM
gif4445
Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
5
08-29-18 05:07 AM
dss8653
Road Cycling
14
07-14-14 03:27 PM
jrickards
Commuting
6
09-27-12 02:04 PM
BGrayvy
Pacific Northwest
3
03-22-11 09:39 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.