Held Annone GTX Boots

The Held Annone GTX boot is, let’s face it, a Daytona Roadstar lookalike. It’s not the first such copy we’ve seen, but the TCX version didn’t quite crack it from a comfort and fit perspective. The Held iteration looks and feels far more convincing. Visually, it is very similar. The spec. is also pretty much identical. The boot is made from full-grain leather, and has a full Gore-Tex comfort liner. As with the Roadstar, the Held Annone has two side zips and a Velcro calf adjuster. The shin and ankle protectors are fibreglass, there’s a protective counter in the heel, concertina panels fore and aft make the boot easy to walk in, and you get useful, reflective panels on the shaft and the heel. Held don’t talk about a shank in the sole, but the sole is incredibly rigid, so there’s certainly something in there. Obviously, as you’d expect, there’s a gear change pad on the toe. The sole is a non-slip Vibram sole. The bottom line is that the boot is incredibly similar to the Daytona, but whereas the TCX copy used a cheaper leather and came in a much narrower and less comfortable fit, the Held feels much more like the real deal. The leather is very soft, such that you can tell that the boot is going to be really comfortable to ride in. But it begs the question as to why you wouldn’t just buy a Daytona if all this is is a copy of the German boot. And the answer is going to be the price. We love Daytonas, and if your mileage is significant it may be the way to go. But, at over £400, not everybody can stretch to a Daytona. The Held Annone GTX boot looks, feels and is spec’d just like a Roadstar, but at just £260 at the time of writing it’s nearly 40% cheaper. And at this price, it cannot be ignored.

This product benefits from Held’s five year warranty extension as long as the purchase is registered with Held.

Full-grain leather

Gore-Tex comfort liner

Fibreglass protectors in shin and ankles

Reinforced counter in heel

Reinforcing shank in sole

Twin-zip entry

Reflective panels front and back

Concertina bands for comfort

Velcro calf adjuster

Gearchange pad

Replaceable, anti-slip Vibram sole

This product benefits from Held’s five year warranty extension as long as the purchase is registered with Held