A few years ago I got my first pair of really good boots for a trip I was taking overseas. They were 6-inch, moc-toe leather with standard laces and a great anti-slip rubber sole. I had no idea this would be the start of a new love affair with an inanimate object. I wore those boots every damn day and rode thousands of kilometres in them until I literally wore holes through the soles and the stitching came undone at the toe. I tossed around the idea of replacing them but at the last minute I had my ol? faithful's re-soled and stitched and now they?re good, if not better, than new. Now I am officially one of those old people who say shit like, ?you can?t beat a good pair of boots?. And you know what" It?s true. So when I was given the opportunity to review a pair of Forma Naxos riding boots for the website, I was a little dubious of how they would compare with my beloved boots.
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