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Hey there. Welcome to the Morning Shred brought to you by the all new snowboards.com. I'm Jenna.
I've got Ryan from Ride here and we're going to talk about the Ride Sash Boot.
So, Ryan, who's this boot designed for? Intermediate lady to
not-so-much advance but intermediate lady looking
to push the limits a little bit more. Okay. So, let's
start off by talking about the lacing on it. Lacing is Boa Coiler
which is phenomenal. Boa's done a great job re-developing the
Boa to make it a little bit smaller, a little bit lighter, and the coiler on it
is one of the key features of this boot. Basically,
when you pull the *** out of the Boa system and you
get some of that tension or some of that slack, if you push it back in,
it locks that slack. The old Boa you had to turn and
turn and turn to get that slack to retreat... Right, because you loosen it up and the cord comes
all out, yep. Exactly. So more revolutions. It's taking a little bit longer to lace up that boot
and a little bit more wear and tear on the Boa. Sure. So by pulling the Boa out after you've
re-clamped it, it actually coils... Okay. ...up most of that slack and then you push it
back in and a couple more revolutions of the Boa and you're ready to go. Okay.
I'm sorry. Also, we have the Closer on it which is also
a key component of the lacing system. A lot of other boots
that use the Boa or a cable system, the lines will cross. On our boots
which is Ride exclusive, we use the closer system where the cables will wrap
in and never cross each other, never touch each other. When you cross
each other, they'll give you a tension or a pressure point which makes the boot kind of
uncomfortable. This does exactly what it's supposed to do and enables the part, the closer.
While the cables are being tightened down, it actually closes
on top of your boot instead of squishing down giving you a very comfortable, supportive
fit. Nice. And I think it's important because, I know a lot of times for girls or even
guys, it's tough to really get your boots, get that leverage and get your boots as tight
as you want them and for them to stay tight. Exactly. Exactly. You definitely aren't
dealing with the laces coming untied or anything like that and, you know, if you're on the hill,
if it starts to loosen up, you can reach down, give it a couple cranks and... Right. I recommend
the Boa to all ladies and the kids just because
it's that easy to get up the hill. Excellent. So, how about the liner in this boot? Liner
is Intuition, has, it's heat moldable either with
the body heat of your foot molding it or you can have it,
specialty store, you can have, they have the moldable liner, they can mold it
so it fits the form of your foot or just the regular body heat. Okay.
Internal and external J-Bars. Internal J-Bars are key. Keeps
your heel from lifting up or jiggling around in there. Gives you a really good formed fit.
External J-Bars are on the outside of the liner inside the boot
which keeps that liner just locked into the boot and keeps it
from lifting up or moving around giving it added fit all the way around. Comfortable boot.
So, what makes this boot different than say the Sage which comes in
a little bit below it? It has one of the same features as
the Sage but a little bit more into it. It has the LSD CAT which is
Ladies Specific Design Calf Adjustment Technology. It's
a mouthful that's why we broke it down to LSD CAT. The CAT system is
gonna fit a little bit tighter. Designed for a woman, as we know, men and women are built
differently but designed for a woman's calf whether it's an athletic calf
or a skinny calf, the liner allows it to stretch out
or be recessed back in and what separates this
from the Sage boot is the tensioner, the Velcro tensioners are
actually inside of the boot and Velcro-ed to the liner. On the shell of the boot? Yeah, on the shell
of the boot. Okay. And these actually connect to the liner giving it a little bit more of a
snugger fit. So, it's kind of that more exact fit for that girl who
is been out there before, it's not her first boot... Right. Little bit more
aggressive, little bit more athletic. Okay. Somebody looking for that perfect fit.
And it's a little bit stiffer of a boot, right? Yes. Flex rating - 6 out of
10 versus the Sage which is 4 out of 10. Okay.
Great, well there you go. That's the Ride Sash Boot. Excellent boot for that
intermediate level girl possibly the athletic beginner, somebody who
knows that they're going to be progressing fast and wants a little bit more. Right. Anybody that's going to pick it up a little bit quicker and
knows that they're going to be pushing that boot to the limit. Wants a little bit more
adjustable. Excellent. Check it out on snowboards.com. Thanks for watching
the Morning Shred.