Adventure Bike Rider Forum

Bought some Fox Defender adv boots at Abr having read they were good.
Just used them on a 2 week ride in Vietnam riding 250 Klx bikes. No off road.
The boots have started to break up around the stitching .
I contacted Fox but they said “ as a motocross rider that’s expected wear to 2 months riding”
This is after 2 weeks not 2 months and only road riding!
Not impressed.

Can't comment on Fox quality, but I've found TCX and Alpinestars to be good.
Alpinestars went downhill when they started to make boots in China, but I understand that they don't do this any more.

If you can be arsed, you could threaten the retailer with action over 'goods not of merchantable quality'. They are sold as motorcycle adventure boots, and must be 'fit for (this) purpose'.

From the Consumers Association:

As with the Sale of Goods Act, under the Consumer Rights Act all products must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described.

The rules also include digital content in this definition. So all products - whether physical or digital - must meet the following standards:

Fit for purpose: The goods should be fit for the purpose they are supplied for, as well as any specific purpose you made known to the retailer before you agreed to buy the goods.
As described: The goods supplied must match any description given to you, or any models or samples shown to you at the time of purchase.
Satisfactory quality: Goods shouldn't be faulty or damaged when you receive them. You should ask what a reasonable person would consider satisfactory for the goods in question. For example, bargain-bucket products won’t be held to as high standards as luxury goods.
One aspect of a product being of satisfactory quality is durability, in other words how long it lasts.

Durability takes into account many different factors like product type, brand reputation, price point and how it is advertised. For example you're unlikely to be able to claim a cheap kettle that's stopped working after four years isn't durable. Whereas a more premium and expensive kettle that's been well looked after and has stopped working after 14 months could be considered to not be durable, and therefore not of satisfactory quality

or you could just get a competent cobbler to renew the faulty stitching.

when 2 pairs of old motorcycle boots I had had failed stitching but were otherwise in good nick, I took them to a local saddlemaker.

he said he did loads of motorcycle boots...often for people 'on tour' here in Cornwall.