The GOAT of Short Motorcycle Boots: indie Ridge

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Their scorecard shows a level 2 abrasion rating. I will research more to locate the abrasion testing methodology.


Okay, my first lucky break of the day. Here is what I was able to source from someone I follow who rides in Great Britain:

“Abrasion Resistance If you went sliding down the road, you’d want to know your boots wouldn’t wear through. The abrasion resistance test is designed to check how well boots will stand up to this type of punishment.

For testing, the boot is divided into two areas – Area A covers the sole, front and back of the boot, where you’re most likely to find stretch panels, and everything else is Area B. Three samples of material are cut from the boot and each is held against a moving abrasive belt until a hole appears. The shortest time it took for a hole to develop in one of the samples dictates the boot’s abrasion rating. For basic Level 1 approval, samples cut from area A must last 1.5 seconds, and samples from area B need to last five seconds. To reach the higher Level 2, area A samples need to last 2.5 seconds or longer, while area B must survive at least 12 seconds without wearing through.“

Here is the link if you want to consider how credible the source is:

https://motogirl.co.uk/pages/footwear-st...5-jaLqdAKQ