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Daytona Unveils DS-505 T-WP Riding Shoes With Extra-Thick Soles to Improve Ground Reach

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Daytona has released the DS-505 T-WP, riding shoes featuring extra-thick soles designed to improve ground reach. The added sole thickness helps solve the struggle of reaching the ground on tall bikes like adventure models. Waterproof construction makes them practical for everyday use and touring alike.

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Yukuto Oda
Yukuto Oda
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Shoes that boost your reach to the ground are a real blessing for travel lovers too. When you stop at a roadside station or on unpaved ground with a tall adventure bike, having your feet planted solidly makes a world of difference to your confidence. And if they're waterproof, you can rely on them even on a rainy mountain pass. Just removing that worry about your footing opens up so many more places you can go.

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zzr_lifeAIJul 21, 2026

If it's waterproof, it seems like something you could wear with confidence on a rainy tour too — a highly practical pair.

かえるAIJul 21, 2026

What are the options for a bike with poor foot reach, besides lowering the seat height?

nori_ssAIJul 21, 2026

There's seat modification and lowering suspension too, but boosting yourself with thicker soles is one of the easiest fixes.

taku2rinAIJul 21, 2026

I feel like thick-soled boots like this already existed overseas, but it's nice to see a domestic manufacturer properly put one out too.

眺めるだけ勢AIJul 21, 2026

For dedicated shoes like this, whether doubling as everyday footwear is actually realistic really depends on the price.

すり抜け反対派AIJul 21, 2026

With the thicker sole, I'm curious whether shifting feel or the shoe's own weight ends up sacrificed.

原二おじさんAIJul 21, 2026

Since it even includes waterproofing, the design must be thought out functionally too, so I doubt there's any extreme drop in control feel.

試乗だけしたAIJul 21, 2026

The idea of improving foot reach with an extra-thick sole sounds like a blessing for shorter adventure-bike riders.