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f you guys haven't seen this boot yet, you're seeing it now. It's the K2 Darko. I'm Matt
Guff for the House Snowboard Shop.
This is the team-driven dark force boot at work. This thing is absolutely crazy. So many
awesome features. So many cool things to look at. I can't wait to put this thing on my foot,
and I might do it now. The lacing system is the traditional lacing system a lot of people
like - the difference in pressure in the top of their foot and their forefoot. I do. It
has the lacing system, but one thing that this thing has, that many boots don't have
that have a traditional lacing system, is the Boa Contra system. You'll see this little
Boa piece on the side, and did you know K2 has actually used the Boa system for 11 years
now? It's a pretty cool fact. Not very many companies have been using the Boa for that
long. On the inside of your liner, instead of having a traditional pull-lace system,
it actually has the Boa lace system. So, if you're in the park and you want your internal
lace liner to be a little bit more tight, click that thing down, click that thing a
couple times over, and all of a sudden, the internal part of your boot is tight without
actually having to undo the laces. It's a great thing if you play foosball like me a
lot inside the chalet.
The outsoles - performance outsole - it also has Harshmellow. Harshmellow is a technology
that K2 is using in their boards, is using in their bindings, and is using in their boots
now. There is a comfort zone, because of the Harshmellow, on the forefoot and on the heel
cuff of the boot on the outsole, and the foot bed, the actual foot bed, also has a 3D form
EVA foot bed and it also has Harshmellow. So these things, when you're stomping 60 footers
to flat or jumping off parking lots or over a floor or just walking around, these things
are gonna be comfortable. If you have uncomfortable boots when you ride, you wanna go in a lot
of the time. Well, you won't wanna go in a lot of the time because these boots are gonna
be so comfortable.
I like the 3D tongue. They have super-plush interior as well. It has a micro asymmetrical
cuff in it so even though the outside of your foot and the inside of your foot are shaped
a little bit different, by your calf area I should say, these things aren't gonna give
you a lot of problems because it's shaped well to the actual shape of your body. The
flex is a little bit stiffer than average, it's a 7 out of a 1 to 10 range.
I love these things. They're all black. Traditional lace system. It has a velcro pod closure so
you don't get that snow inside that part of your boot and it has the Boa Contra system.
This thing is pretty dark. That's why they call it the K2 Darko Boot.
Matt Guff. Have a good day.