No one ever expect to put the gear to test, but I had a crash experience where a 40mph car rammed a standing still me from behind. I had my boots on.. and my JR Atomic pants, also my Schuberth C3 helmet.
Apart from some obvious pain, I had not a single cut nor bruise.... nothing. The level of protection was more than enough and you can see the stress received by the boots just by looking at all the scratch marks and a broken toe slider.
Will never ride again without my gear on.

Ive owned the white/red for over a year and a half now. I'm a little OCD when it comes to wearable products. So here are my quick thoughts on my experience with these shoes:

- The size comes a little larger than my worn shoe size. id recommend going a bit smaller if you are on the fence.
- These shoes get hot inside. very poor ventilation if none at all.
- I've noticed the buckle come undone on its own a few times. no big deal, but it says something about the build construction if you need to double check everytime you clip them on. It is a little unnerving and I question if it will stay locked in if I get involved in an accident.
- The largest gripe I have is the wide top strap with the velcro BITES into my ankle in the riding position. No matter how loose I fasten the strap, there is no give because it is so wide and made with cheap plasticky leather.
- Overall, the shoe feels cheap. The materials feel cheap. The velcro on the top strap is about to rip off now. Which is a shame because it looks so great in the pictures.

Would not recommend this shoe. I agree with another reviewer that posted here that these shoes are worth $50-60. If I had paid that much.. I would not be so disappointed.

Good design, quality not so good. Airflow not good for summer ridding. After 4 months and 3500 miles of commute. The shoe starting making squeaky noise and the right side shoe bottom rubber strap rip apart. No longer able to use the shoe for ridding. Now I've a $100 lawn mowing shoe.

I absolutely love these boots! They are very comfortable and I've found myself in them for hours with no issues at all. It is tough to leave the house with out them, they make me feel much safer. The only small problem I could see people complain about is the airflow. There is zero airflow going through the boot, so sometimes your feet get a little warm, on hot days (90*+). However If you find yourself trapped in the rain, you don't have to worry about your feet getting wet. Overall I really like these boots and would recommend them! Not to mention the price is spot on.

Boots are comfortable and stylish, yet I have owned them for a few weeks and the strap has already almost come off.

I really like how the boots look, right on the cusp of good looking and being safe. I only owned them for about a year and the snap on the end of the rubber strap tore off. Granted, it was a good hard year. I put almost 15,000 mile on the bike, but I would expect boots like these to last a little longer.

Every fits great on my foot without having to do the "jam my foot through a tight ankle sized opening. Looks great! Very happy!

I had picked these up from my local shop about a month and a half ago for my MSF class. Well, a week after getting my bike and about 2 weeks of owning the boots, my right boot decided to malfunction leaving the toe slider on the road. Turns out the studs in the boot were stripped and could not tighten down.

Lifetime warranty to the rescue! I contacted my local shop and they talked to JR to get a pair sent in for me free of charge. I swapped my shoes out and all seemed good.......until a weekend of riding were as today I noticed one of the screws on the right boot toe slider loose and sticking out ready to fall on the floor.

I'm not sure if I'm just getting bad units here from a batch but I can not recommend these if they keep breaking every month or weekend.

As far as the boots other points. it bites into your ankle quite hard on my sport bike seating position which is quite annoying.
I do like the snaps on the lower portion and velcro on the upper, and other than the toe slider issue, all other build quality seems more than well enough.
Air flow is minimal to none so sitting around in the house will be very hot but no complaints once on the road or in low temp days.

I ordered these and tried them on. Disappointing to say the least. Boot was true to shoe size. Could not get a tight enough closure with the buckle clasp. They would have been better off putting laces on the boot instead. Also, the ratcheting mechanism on the buckle is made of plastic so longevity is in question. Nonetheless, I returned them, shame to cause they look good.

.. quite bulky to the point that it impacts control of pedals.
I am sorry to say that the finish and part of the material used are quite tacky.