:) Although this is subject to personal preference, I bought, last year, a pair of "Vega Nitro TechSport Motorcycle Boots". They are a sporty type of boot, all black, with front shin and rear calf "plastic" armour, double leather heal, reinforced "gear change" area, outside slider's, zipper with a velcro cover, water proof and sooooooo comfortable. I paid $125.00 (Canadian).
If you are looking at buying, receiving/giving as a Christmas present a pair of good ridin' boot's, I would look at the "Vega Nitro TechSport Motorcycle Boots".
They have new pairs on E-bay or google Vega Nitro TechSport Motorcycle Boots.
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Any suggestions for fat feet?
I haven't been able to find anything other than hiking boots to fit me :P
I have high volume feet - 10.5 EE ~ EEE (US). I found the AlpineStar SMX-4s fit me very well. Couldn't get into any other brand, or style of AlpineStars for that matter, I tried on unless I went up at least 2 sizes. AlpineStars are sized in Euro sizing. I bought a pair in size 45 & they fit great. I tried Sidi & Joe Rockets in several models & none of them fit.
SMX-4 styling is a little more toward the race side but they are meant as a hybrid sport / track boot. I think they say something about it like For the sport rider who may (or may not) take an occasional track day. The black ones are pretty sedate looking but they are available in racier red or blue, too.
www.NewEnough.com (http://www.newenough.com) has them for about $180 as does www.kneedraggers.com (http://www.kneedraggers.com). I bought mine from Kneedraggers & found them to be great to deal with. Haven't ordered anything from New Enough but I've heard nothing but great reports about them. Most places realize fit is important & will let you return them for a different size or credit on future purchases. Some may even refund your money.
There were not many boots available for me to try on locally so I did lots of research, checking out various websites to find out as much as I could about fit & return policies. Never tried on the AlpineStars before I bought them but after having them for an entire riding season, I highly recommend them.
Warm in 35 (F) wet / snowy weather & never overheated in them - even at temps nearing 100 (F). Not advertised as waterproof, but they have kept my feet dry on several rain & snow rides - one was an all day 350 mile excursion, at speeds as high as 85 MPH.
There may be others that fit wide or fat feet, but I couldn't find them. Hope this helps!
H2O