Gaerne Balance Oiled and Balance Pro Tech Boots Review

[Honkey Cat]

ordered a pair from atomic, they are awesome, comfortable enuf to use when I ride my street bike for a long ride.

[Brtp4]

Originally Posted by jon_l

BP - what is best product to use for maintaining Gaerne Balanced Oiled boots?

On my other boots I use a lanolin based conditioner and waterproofing paste bought at a bike show, works great. I rub it into the leather by hand. Haven't used anything on the Gaerne boots yet.

Thank you.

Jon

I use this:

http://www.atomic-moto.com/Revivex-L...ant_p_281.html

on these, and my other leather footwear (I have some Gaerne hikers also). It is really more a water repellant than leather treatment though.

Any good leather conditioner will work also. If you can find an animal oil based one, that is closest to what is used to tan the leather.

BP

['05Train]

OK, I need help with sizing.

My CBT Lites and my Doc Martens 1460s are 45s.

My Merrells are 46.5s.

My Nikes are 46s.

So given that these seem to run large, do I get the US 10 (44.5) or the US 11 (46)?

[Brtp4]

Originally Posted by '05Train

OK, I need help with sizing.

My CBT Lites and my Doc Martens 1460s are 45s.

My Merrells are 46.5s.

My Nikes are 46s.

So given that these seem to run large, do I get the US 10 (44.5) or the US 11 (46)?

Hi 05Train.

Definitely not the 10/44.5s. I think the Merrills and the Nikes are the relevant benchmarks. FWIW I am a 46 in Nikes and Merrills, and I wear the 11/46s also. I can check my Doc also later.

Hope that helps!!

BP

['05Train]

Originally Posted by Brtp4

Hi 05Train.

Definitely not the 10/44.5s. I think the Merrills and the Nikes are the relevant benchmarks. FWIW I am a 46 in Nikes and Merrills, and I wear the 11/46s also. I can check my Doc also later.

Hope that helps!!

BP

It does, I guess I'll give the 46s a shot.

Thanks!

[jon_l]

I don't wear any of the referenced shoes, but I found the Gaerne sizing spot-on to my 12EE shoe size, and as I have wide feet and large calves, I'd say this boot is sized generously.

['05Train]

Ordered.

Leaving For Colorado next week, so hopefully they get here first.

[Turbocelica]

So about six months ago I last used my Gaerne boots. On the way home from that ride I wrecked my truck into a rock wall. and jacked up the suspension. So I dealt with fixing that instead of taking proper care of my boots. So now they have a light coating of dirt/mud on them that is about 6 months old.

Any advice on how to refurb them?

I'm thinking of dirt/mud removal either wet or dry followed. Dry if necessarily then fallow that with the recommended leather treatment.

Any tips for this??

Thanks,
Justin

[Brtp4]

Originally Posted by Turbocelica

So about six months ago I last used my Gaerne boots. On the way home from that ride I wrecked my truck into a rock wall. and jacked up the suspension. So I dealt with fixing that instead of taking proper care of my boots. So now they have a light coating of dirt/mud on them that is about 6 months old.

Any advice on how to refurb them?

I'm thinking of dirt/mud removal either wet or dry followed. Dry if necessarily then fallow that with the recommended leather treatment.

Any tips for this??

Thanks,
Justin

If the mud is dry, get a nylon brush and brush it off. That's all. Once that is done, use something like this, which is recommended by Gore:

http://www.atomic-moto.com/Revivex-L...ant_p_281.html

Hope that helps.

BP

['05Train]

Big shout-out to Atomic Moto. Got a call from Brian today about my order to let me know he couldn't get my boots to me before I left on my trip. Turns out, I'm a dumbass and I'm not leaving until the following Friday. Boots are coming, and Brian's call insures that I'll be an Atomic customer for life.

Thanks man!

[Brtp4]

Originally Posted by '05Train

Big shout-out to Atomic Moto. Got a call from Brian today about my order to let me know he couldn't get my boots to me before I left on my trip. Turns out, I'm a dumbass and I'm not leaving until the following Friday. Boots are coming, and Brian's call insures that I'll be an Atomic customer for life.

Thanks man!

Nope, thanks to you kind sir!!

BP

[Turbocelica]

Originally Posted by Brtp4

If the mud is dry, get a nylon brush and brush it off. That's all. Once that is done, use something like this, which is recommended by Gore:

http://www.atomic-moto.com/Revivex-L...ant_p_281.html

Hope that helps.

BP

Thanks!!! I'll give that stuff a try. Hopefully I can find it locally and be able to apply this weekend.
I know where to go for new boots when these give up on me, (due to neglect) but they are roughly 15 years old so far!
Justin

['05Train]

The boots showed up today. The fit is perfect and photos don't do them justice.

Thanks!

[tokendog]

Oh man...

I just returned a set of Gaerne G-Midlands after ordering them from Atomic Moto (Fantastic service btw) because I'm a size 11.5 and the Midlands were too tight (ordered a size 11).

I decided to go with the Oiled Balance because of the reputation for comfort and fit, but I went with a size 12 due to the experience with the Midland.

Now I read the Oiled Balance are truer to fit and may be too big... I'm hoping I am lucky and the fit is spot on! I really want to try them out in the field. :(

[Brtp4]

Quick video review of the Gaerne Balance Oiled Boots. Little rough at this still, but hopefully the info is good:



More at www.atomic-moto.com/balance_oiled.

BP