TCX Stelvio riding boots: Pics & Impressions after a 300 km ride

The boots were completely drenched from the inside after riding through heavy rains & took quite a while to dry.

BHPian shyamg28 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

I know nobody asked, but I'm sharing some pics of the TCX Stelvio high-rise boots.

Went on a 300 km ride with them. Slightly challenging with up-shifting as of now. Unfortunately rode through smashing rain for a brief period of an hour, and the boots were drenched from inside. Of course, I wasn't wearing any rain gear at all so it had to happen. Took quite a while for them to dry so the lesson learnt is to never let them get wet lol.

Importantly, that solid invincible feeling is confidence-inspiring. I have adjusted the gear lever to bring it up further for now. Still need to test it. Maybe an extended lever would've been ideal. From the marks on my boots, it's evident that I was unable to slide the entire front under the gear lever. In any case, a blacked-out contact patch might have been better.

Also would've preferred the black boots just to mask all the black that's getting rubbed on it. The V Strom has these rubber contact patches to allow the rider's foot to rest on the footpegs and that has rubbed more black onto the boots. Not a real problem, in fact, only looks more rugged that way

Serrated footpegs would probably notch up the grip and confidence level even more.

Here's what BHPian Weathered had to say on the matter:

A friend & I have the same pair of boots and your observations pretty much mimic my experience. It took me 3-4 rides for them to break in and settle down, in the sense to get a hang of shifting gears up, especially 4th gear & above. I was thinking of adjusting the gear lever, but the stock rubberized gear lever on my 390 felt slippery with the boots, so I have just replaced them with the ones from 390 adventure which is wider and the lever position is not as sporty. A ride this weekend should give an idea if it makes a difference in grip & upshifting. Otherwise, they were comfortable from day 1 and great value, with no complaints at all. Thanks for the tip to avoid using them wet!

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