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BOA Boot Lacing System
I'm in the market for a new pair of boots. I looked at a pair of
Northwave Sanchez boots that use the new BOA cable lacing system. Instead of conventional laces, the BOA system uses a thin metal cable that is wound around a round ratchet device near the top of the boot. To tighten the lacing, you wind the metal cable in with the ratchet knob. It's not only quick to tighten/release, but it also tightened the laces very uniformly all the way to the last lace, something that is not easy to do with regular laces. Currently Northwave uses these on the Quest and APX Sanchez, Vans offers it on Fargo and Contra. One of the obvious questions is how durable the system is in the real world. I'd be interested in any opinions from riders with any experience with these. |
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BOA Boot Lacing System
"Chet Hayes" wrote in message ... I'm in the market for a new pair of boots. I looked at a pair of Northwave Sanchez boots that use the new BOA cable lacing system. Instead of conventional laces, the BOA system uses a thin metal cable that is wound around a round ratchet device near the top of the boot. To tighten the lacing, you wind the metal cable in with the ratchet knob. Chet, K2 is doing a line this year with a BOA on the LINER, and not the outside. Most of the riders at the pro camp at Timberline this year were wearing them. The big problem with the BOA on the outside is that when you ratchet down your straps tight, and start flexing, the boa will tighten on the top of the foot, real hard, and the straps will hold it there. You have a tendency to torture your feet with the external BOA. With the internal BOA, you set your laces the way you want (on the outside), and ratchet the liner to the way you want it, and it's less likely to bind and pinch inside. You might have a problem getting the K2 boots, as they've sold out of most of the shops in WA that I've seen. Boots |
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