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What’s up, Matt Guff here for the House Snowboard Shop. This is the Thirty Two Team
Two (Tm-2) Snowboard Boot. It’s a team favorite that’s been beefed up from last year. This
was one of the first boots that I got that really advanced my pipe riding. I went from
a pretty soft boot when I was a kid to a Team Two and I couldn’t believe how much I improved.
So if you’re an intermediate to advanced level rider that wants to keep going or you’re
a rider that likes all mountain freestyle riding or just an advanced rider that wants
a lot of support; the Team Two from 32 is going to be a great choice. It has a flex
rating of a 7 out of a 10, so it’s going to be on a little bit more of a responsive
scale or end of the scale. It’s part of the Team Fit, which is in general about the
medium flex boot fit, but it’s on the stiffer end of that medium flex. The liner is going
to be a Level 4 liner and the footbed is actually going to be a Level 2 footbed. The lacing
system of course is going to be a traditional lacing system, but the lace system has a pretty
unique feature called the Tongue Tension System. So when you lace up the laces, the Tongue
Tension System actually pulls an internal lacing system to wrap around the top of the
3-D molded tongue. There’s also a couple of panels on here called TPU, welded panels
that actually give the outsides of this boot a little bit more durability and a little
bit more structure. That helps the flex rating to be a 7. The molded tongue, of course, is
going to give you a little bit of support when you’re over that toeside edge and the
high backstay is going to give that support you need when you’re leaning over that heelside
edge. The combination of the molded tongue and the backstay will give you that lateral
and medial support as well. The articulated cuff is going to give this boot a nice consistent
flex and you’re not going to get that distorted shell when you flex this boot forward, or
backward, I guess. There’s an internal ankle harness as well that tightens the Level 3
liner. But on the outside of the shell, there’s also a nice outsole. There’s the G2 Gel
temperature-independent outsole. So, you see the red section that’s the G2 Gel. This
is temperature-independent, meaning that it doesn’t change its density if it’s really,
really cold like negative 30 or when it’s 65 and sunny out. And the rest is an STI Evolution
Foam, so it’s going to be nice and lightweight. And you’ll see that the outsole is actually
very thin. It’s abrasion resistant, has nice grip on the bottom, and it’s actually
15-40% lighter than the previous models of the Thirty Two Team Two. And you know, 32
makes the lightest boots in the world and that’s because of that STI Evolution Foam.
Now inside of this great shell is going to be a Level 4 liner. Of course it’s fully
heat-moldable Intuition foam. If you need to reheat-mold these, I believe you can reheat-mold
these. But if you want a nice snug fit 32 makes some of the greatest and best heat-moldable
liners. So make sure you stop into your authorized 32 dealer, like the House, and get these babies
heat molded. There’s velcro closures on the tongue that give you a nice consistent
feel. The tongue’s not going to move around when you’re riding, of course. And the dual
density Ultralon on the outside section is going to give you a little bit more support
and the EVA foam on the inside is going to gave you that soft comfort and a lot of warmth
as well. There’s some external and internal overlays as well. The external overlays as
you see are similar to the last Level 3 exclusive liners, but these ones have actually been
beefed up towards the top of the liner as well. So it will give you a little bit more
medial lateral support. Now inside there’s going to be an internal EVA heel overlay that
gives you a nice snug fit around the outside of your ankle to keep your heel locked into
the heel section of this boot. The liner, the Level 4 liner, has actually been coated
with antimicrobial coating so these things are going to smell nice and good all season
long. Now inside the Level 4 liner is going to be the Level 2 Footbed. The Level 2 Footbed
is a molded PU footbed that has multiple densities. Of course on the heel there’s a nice shock
absorption impact area, a nice harder spot that gives you a little bit more support,
so you don’t blow out your heels and then of course the full PU padding. There’s a
nice mesh lining that matches the mesh lining on the inside of the Level 4 liner, and yeah,
that’s pretty much it. This boot definitely helped me become the halfpipe rider that I
am. I’m still not that great, but it definitely helped me a lot. So if you’re looking for
a supportive boot that basically does it all look to the Thirty Two Team Two boot, that’s
one of the team favorites with a flex rating of a 7.