I recently purchased a pair of women's TCX T-Lily GoreTex riding boots. (see link here http://www.tcxboots.com/eng/prodotti-de ... ategoria=3 ) Retail $299 to $339 CDN.

Pro's
*Good price for a leather Goretex riding boot
*Solidly built leather boot with a Goretex membrane for waterproof and breathability.
*Good ankle protection with the armour.
*Good shin protection.
*Waterproof - I have ridden through a few torrential downpours with pooling water on the road and my feet were dry!!!! No more prune toes!
*Good zipper closure with a velcro tab on the zipper pull to secure to the velcro on the boot. Easy to zip up.
*Flexible around the calf area so they are not tight and you can easily zip up and put your pant leg inside the boot.
*Shifter pads on toes.
*Narrow in the heel cup and moderate through the foot bed, so it isn't too tight. I have found in past ladies boots have been difficult to fit due to them being super narrow.
*Comfortable foot position in the boot and fairly comfortable to wear when off the scooter/bike. They don't look chunky either and go nicely with jeans.

Con's
*The insole of the boot is not very comfortable and could use a little extra padding and I found the foot bed a little hard. I have remedied that by adding an insole.
*The boot feels a little cool in the wind because of the breathability of the Gortex.
*The boot sole could be a little heftier and have a bit more tread.

Overall I am really impressed with these boots and that my feet stayed absolutely dry in the torrential downpours I have used them in so far. I think they will be a little warm in the summer and time will tell and several miles of riding to be done to see how they really perform. Nice boot, good quality.

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Dar ~ I was born to ride!

my blog: Princess Scooterpie http://scootermayhem.blogspot.com/

That link should be:
http://www.tcxboots.com/eng/prodotti-de ... ategoria=3

Nice boots!

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~~~~~ Linda ~~~~~

They are awesome so far! I have ridden through some pretty icky heavy rain and my feet were bone dry when I got home. This makes me so very happy! The only thing I have noticed is that they seem to be a little cooler than my old boots because of the breathability of the Goretex. Need warmer socks for winter riding. They are really comfy though and were not hard to break-in. The best part is the flexibility around the top because I have a little bit of a chunky calf and it isn't tight at all.

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Dar ~ I was born to ride!

my blog: Princess Scooterpie http://scootermayhem.blogspot.com/

Were you able to buy them over the internet without trying them on? They look nice! I have bigger, wider feet than most women, and I can often wear men's boots, too. I stumbled onto a pair of nice leather boots that I started to look at for my son, and went, hey, wait a minute...the mark downs in the bigger men's sizes were already gone, but I picked up a pair for me. They're a Red Wing model in sort of a military style that looks like it's tied, but has a zipper. They cover my ankle. The worst part about them is that after being out of the Navy decades, I'm able to not even think about starching and ironing clothes, yet I am getting almost OCD about this one pair of boots needing polish.

I need new boots and I really like that style.

And I just made the top of the size range!
SIZE RANGE:EU 35 – 42 ; US 4 – 9,5

[quote="Happy Camper"]Were you able to buy them over the internet without trying them on? They look nice! I have bigger, wider feet than most women, and I can often wear men's boots, too. I stumbled onto a pair of nice leather boots that I started to look at for my son, and went, hey, wait a minute...the mark downs in the bigger men's sizes were already gone, but I picked up a pair for me. They're a Red Wing model in sort of a military style that looks like it's tied, but has a zipper. They cover my ankle. The worst part about them is that after being out of the Navy decades, I'm able to not even think about starching and ironing clothes, yet I am getting almost OCD about this one pair of boots needing polish.[/quote]

Happy - I actually bought them in store. They were pretty true to size. I do however have a wide foot at the front and my heel is narrow, I found these pretty good. I am a size 37 women's or 6.5 (US). I did buy my daughter who has very wide feet a pair of men's Exustar waterproof boots and they were awesome.

Ellen - did you get a pair of these?

Oh, they only go to 9.5? Never mind. :-(

[quote="Happy Camper"]Oh, they only go to 9.5? Never mind. :-([/quote]

Try the Exustars, my daughter loves hers and we ended up buying men's for her and they are perfect!

OK, I don't really need another pair of boots, but I'll be on the lookout for that brand. I don't think I've never heard of it before.