Boyer Boot

Fantastic boot for when needing to change shoes/bike often

I commute cycling daily and as a professional scientist. These boots are a perfect use case for me. I put them on, bike to work, and when entering a vivarium I need to take off any 'outdoor' shoes and throw on a pair of dedicated vivarium shoes. Then when exiting the space to go to my office I have to change again. So Im needing to take my shoes on and off about 3-4 times a day. These slip on well, and are comfortable. When first purchased were a little tight, would suggest going a size up based on the chart, but once broken in are comfortable and are perfect for daily wear!

Great Shoe, Great Price

I've been a long time customer of Chrome and I had high hopes for these but I have been delighted so far. I wore them in one day loading a truck, and after that I wear them everyday at work as a bike mechanic. The size 12 fits true to size imo - they tend to fit a little loose but with a Chelsea boot that's somewhat expected. They seem built well, easy to get on and off. Warm, good weather protection, and they look great. Honestly would mind picking up another pair this time in black. Would def recommend if you're on the fence and want a cool boot to wear around, light duty, and rep Chrome ! For reference I've had mine about 3 weeks now.

Did Keen make you change your soles because you losing money?

I've had several pair of the Dima 2 and Dima 3 all of which are still technically wearable and have life left in them after years of abuse. My Dima 3s still have visible lettering and rubber you would have expected to wear out first in tact. My initial thoughts on the Boyer Boot questioned the sizing. After a couple weeks of wear my instinctive selection of an 8.5 seemed to be the right size for me. The Dima 3 was heavily recommended for sizing down half a size as Chrome noted they ran bigger than normal. I was also concerned with the seam connecting the standard Boyer silhouette to Chelsea style ankle and the warning of its discomfort in several reviews. After spending about 10 minutes massaging/ rolling those seams the discomfort is starting to fade and the shoe feels great. The most noticeable difference I'm feeling is that of the quality of the sole and how much thinner it seems in comparison to my several pairs of Dimas. I mentioned I had pairs of the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Dima. There was a great difference from the 2 to the 3 which shifted the already great Chrome sole pattern and sticky gum rubber to Panaracer tire rubber. The Panaracer rubber took an already long lasting shoe to new heights. Like I mentioned my Dima 3s still have legible text in the rubber despite almost 4 years of weekly abuse. I know the Dimas had a plastic shank for power transfer and I also rode with 3rd party in soles. I can't help but to notice how much thinner the soles on the Boyer Boot are in comparison. Looking at all of the Chrome shoe models available right now I see nothing with the beloved sole pattern of recent years and see 2 new patterns both of which tout the Panaracer rubber. This leads me to believe that a change was made to lessen the quality of the shoe to wear out faster to hopefully influence sales as the pricing differences from the shoe lineup currently versus 5 years ago aren't far off. It's disappointing to see a company move away from such an important aspect to its core demographic. This goes for both Chrome and its parent company Keen who both concentrated on making a more durable and higher performing shoe to separate themselves from the rest of the industry at first. They now seem to be giving their customers lower quality products than their reputation used to present but keeping the price point the same. I think the core audience to both companies would pay more for the previous standard of quality and maybe buy less shoes less often but spend more for, at least in terms of Chrome's Panaracer rubber, the extremely long lasting and abuse taking quality. That being said the price point compared to the rest of the market's and the durability presenting from other brands' shoes within the same price point seemed to be on par with one another. I hate to see Chrome or Keen move away from what made them towards being another niche shoe brand bought and sold to a conglomerate that will remove all of the qualities that made the brand what it was and coast off a reputation it can no longer hold up to. MAKE CHROME SHOES LAST FOREVER AGAIN