Fox boot box

Herb Eaversmells
Edited Date/Time 7/11/2019 5:08pm
Buddy gave me an old Fox boot box, no boots but I do remember them. Can’t remember what year. 1983????
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Boot cleaning guy just took his shirt off.
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TXDirt wrote:
Boot cleaning guy just took his shirt off.
I think he might've taken his pants off instead.
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TXDirt wrote:
Boot cleaning guy just took his shirt off.
aeffertz wrote:
I think he might've taken his pants off instead.
It’s all off for the get off....Laughing
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TXDirt wrote:
Boot cleaning guy just took his shirt off.
aeffertz wrote:
I think he might've taken his pants off instead.
Hahahhahahahhaha . . . OMG...... hahahhaha
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I’m struggling to get the tag line “the boots for shoes”....anyone? Bueller? Anyone
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moscrop940 wrote:
I’m struggling to get the tag line “the boots for shoes”....anyone? Bueller? Anyone
So comfortable you could wear them as shoes.
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SLAPAHO 7/10/2019 9:49pm
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pretty sure they're Mark Barnett model boots... below is a pic of Graham Noyce in a pair in a 1980 ad.... noyce





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moscrop940 wrote:
I’m struggling to get the tag line “the boots for shoes”....anyone? Bueller? Anyone
-MAVERICK- wrote:
So comfortable you could wear them as shoes.
I think they meant to wear boots instead of shoes. Back then, the obvious wasn't always so obvious. Perhaps Fox was aiming for the "I don't have boots yet" crowd. "Give your shoes the boot," in other words (kick them out.)

To the OP, I think this must have been prior to 1983, if we're going by the air-cooled, twin-shock CR on the picture. Maybe 1980? It's hard to tell for sure from a black/white picture, but I think that bike is all red & black too. (No blue.)
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7/11/2019 5:06pm Edited Date/Time 7/11/2019 5:08pm
moscrop940 wrote:
I’m struggling to get the tag line “the boots for shoes”....anyone? Bueller? Anyone
-MAVERICK- wrote:
So comfortable you could wear them as shoes.
Falcon wrote:
I think they meant to wear boots instead of shoes. Back then, the obvious wasn't always so obvious. Perhaps Fox was aiming for the "I don't...
I think they meant to wear boots instead of shoes. Back then, the obvious wasn't always so obvious. Perhaps Fox was aiming for the "I don't have boots yet" crowd. "Give your shoes the boot," in other words (kick them out.)

To the OP, I think this must have been prior to 1983, if we're going by the air-cooled, twin-shock CR on the picture. Maybe 1980? It's hard to tell for sure from a black/white picture, but I think that bike is all red & black too. (No blue.)
Back in the day in America a fast pro was often called a “hot-shoe”. Which got contracted to just “shoe”. I’m pretty sure the term comes from flat-track racing where the riders wear a steel shoe on Over the boot of their left foot to help it slide across the dirt without digging in. I guess if you were fast enough the steel shoe would get pretty hot..

So the ad is really saying that these boots work great for fast guys.

That old box is in awesome condition!

Fuck, I’m sooo old!!

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