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11/28/2017 9:56pm
11/28/2017 9:56pm
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12/18/2017 12:22pm
Speaking to a Fox rep, he noted that there are replica knock-off Instinct boots sold on eBay occasionally, that have lesser quality construction. Has anyone had any experience with these? I also see some SG12 answer boots selling for under $300, wondering if these are also cheap imitations?
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As for knock offs - yup, for every "expensive" consumer product, there's a cheap knockoff.. so this concept doesn't surprise me whatsoever. Unless you're buying from an authorized dealer, a "too good to be true" eBay deal is probably just that
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The difference is we live on different continents and I had to deal with the Italian side of the company.
My old Tech 8's are bulletproof. Tech 10's aren't as tough, but they're great boots.
Had they made an effort to at least return my contact, and do something, I wouldn't really mind. What really pissed me off was being ignored.
To the broader point: I'd contact them in Italy, again. They are good peeps.
My tech 7's fell apart after 20hrs. I went to the shop I bought them from, who told me to contact alpinestars directly, which I did, they told me to contact the distributor, who told me to contact the shop again.
In the end I still have a useless pair of boots and went and bought another brand, and I wore alpinestars from the age of 11 till 30, with no problems of quality. After taking 6years off from riding, alpinestars was much first choice. I doubt I will ever buy another pair.
I am not going to contact anyone. The company had a chance to make things right over 12 months ago after I had contacted them a number of times. To echo Badd127, I doubt I will ever buy another pair.
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Gear is an whole other part. You can get TLD, Fox, Fasthouse knock off gear easily through Aliexpress. 70 bucks for pants and a jersey, probably cheaper if you go through alibaba and get 5-10 sets. I wouldn't recommend it, support the brands that support the sport.
Like I said I ran a stars for nearly 20 years, without issue, but the latest boots don't seem to hold up.
Earlier this year I had two parts of my Tech 8s broken off and both toe caps were also gone. For $30 Ryan Mizushima @ Astars had them repaired and shipped back to me within two weeks. Awesome customer service.
I can understand having brand preferences, I have them too, but to make statements like that about a reputable company that makes great products and is heavily supportive of our sport is wrong.
Ryan always responded to me with a day or two.
I’ve had nothing but Astars that lasted forever and handed down to others.
Are you guys buying these?
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Leather-racing-motocross-boot-New…
You think he's bashing your "beloved" brand all the while you're swinging from Alpinestars' hairy Italian nuts.
Even funnier is how people are defending their customer service when in reality, if their boots were any good, you wouldn't need to contact their customer service.
And to be fair when it comes to boots i very rarely would look at what different people have managed to get out of their boots. Go through multiple boot thread on Vital and you'll see people that have the same boots for 5 years and claim that they still are in great condition.
I know that no matter what brand i'll use they will last 0,5-2 years(depending on what brand and model).
I'm using Alpinestars Tech 10s. Why? Because they provide the best ankle support. Are they the lightest? No. Are the the most comfortable? No. Are the the best when it comes to longevity? Probably not.
But i value protection, thus the Tech 10s are the easy decision for me.
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