Product Warning for the Ladies, Bombshell boots

[allblackkat]

THEY SUCK.

When we first looked at the new Icon catalog a few months ago we thought these boots would be awesome...

Now that I see the Ads in the Magazines "Yes, these are riding boots..."
I'd beg to disagree..

So now she has the new Icon "Bombshell" ladies street-riding boot, and they sure looked nice out of the box but have crapped out in only a few months and less than 3k miles on her new bike...(zipper failing and leather not wearing well).

We'll be sending our email shortly in hopes of a good customer relations fix to this problem..

[FASHER]

I should have known they were too good to be true. I'll continue to wish for Sidi's or Joe Rocket Speedmasters.

[Jax]

Now make sure you report it to Icon...for what I've heard they really stick by their products...geez I'm glad I didn't decide to go with those ones....they made my butt look big when I tried them on....

[KatanaSoldier]

The only thing I have from them is the Mil Spec vest. The ID holder was weak and ripped in the middle. I need to get with them to see if they will resolve it.

[Anonymous]

IMHO Icon doesn't make great gear....but it's inexpensive.

They're located here in Portland, and not many Portland riders wear it.

[KatanaSoldier]

They are going to get huge though with Jason Britton sponsoring them. I like the way their stuff looks. I almost got one of their mesh jackets.

[Anonymous]

...I like the way their stuff looks.

That is their #1 priority...

[Nanakat]

great, I just ordered mine
Is there anything else I should know about there bombshell leathers cause I just got the whole out fit
should have read this post before I orderd my gear grrrrr

[jday240]

I have one of their textile jackets, a Merc Stage II, that I've for three years (was wearing it when I wrecked the Kat) and it has held up well. I would write to their customer service department and give them a chance to fix the problem. I would buy another Icon product and will look into buying another of their jackets when this one wears out.

[allblackkat]

Wow, old thread...

But I'll say this... The boots left alot to be desired. That was 3 years ago... Hopefully our email and potentially all the other ladies who experienced the same problem my wife did led them to revise the boot... I haven't considered Icon for boots ever since... Their jackets on the other hand are pretty dang sturdy... We have two... A Tuscadero and a Ti-max 2 leather... Both in great shape after a few seasons.