The BH&BR Nevada Riding Boot review starts with an honest admission: I didn’t expect to like these as much as I do. Finding a riding boot that works on the pegs and looks right off the bike has been a problem for women riders for a long time. The Nevada is the first boot I’ve worn that actually solves both problems without compromising either.
What Makes the BH&BR Nevada Riding Boot Different
Leslie, the creator and founder of BH&BR, built this boot out of necessity. She was on a cross-country motorcycle tour and found herself without a riding boot option that she actually wanted to wear. That’s a problem most women riders know well — the industry has historically treated women’s motorcycle gear as an afterthought. Leslie teamed up with Jordan from Modern Vice to design a boot that could serve both functions without sacrificing either one.
The Nevada is water-resistant, which matters on longer rides when weather changes. The construction is Chelsea-adjacent — a clean, low-profile silhouette that doesn’t telegraph “motorcycle” at a glance. It pairs with jeans, leggings, shorts, and dresses without looking like you just rolled off a sport touring build. For women who commute or ride to events where they’re staying in their gear all day, that versatility is not a small thing.
BH&BR Nevada Riding Boot Review: Performance on the Peg
I’ve always believed that if you look good, you feel good — but on a motorcycle, that philosophy has to include function. The Nevada Riding Boot delivers on both. Since I received this pair, I have not wanted to take them off. When it comes time to gear up for a ride, I’m actually looking forward to putting on my boots for the first time in recent memory.
Grip on the sole is where a lot of fashion-adjacent riding boots fall short. I’ve ridden in boots where my foot slides around the peg on every shift and every brake application — that lack of purchase gets fatiguing and, over a long ride, genuinely unsafe. The Nevada has grip you can feel the moment your foot hits the peg. It’s planted and predictable. The sole texture holds on footrests without being so aggressive that it’s stiff to walk in. That balance is harder to get right than most people realize.
The protection is appropriate for the style — this is not a track boot, and it doesn’t claim to be. For street riding and touring, the construction gives you coverage that a fashion boot or sneaker simply won’t. Water resistance adds meaningful utility on unpredictable days. The boot fits true to size and breaks in quickly without the painful new-boot period that’s common in more structured riding footwear.
Wearing the Nevada Off the Bike
I put these boots through a real-world off-bike test: roughly 20,000 steps per day across multiple days of city walking, errands, and events. Not once did I want to take them off. Not once did my feet ache in the way they do after a full day in most boots. The comfort level held from the first hour to the last, which is a bar that most riding-specific footwear does not clear when you’re not actually on the motorcycle.
The Nevada works for an evening out, for a day at work, and for the ride in between without requiring a wardrobe swap. That’s the pitch and, based on actual use, it holds up. For women riders who are tired of choosing between looking good and riding safely — a problem that runs parallel to the technique challenges covered in motorcycle tips for short riders — or packing a second pair of shoes every time they get on the bike, the BH&BR Nevada Riding Boot is a legitimate answer to a real problem that the industry has mostly ignored.
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