Tecnica: Agent AT Alpine Touring Boot (Men's Ski Boots)

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<h3>Agent AT Alpine Touring Boot (http://www.tetongravity.com/proshop/agentatalpinetouringboot_TEC0020.html)</h3><p><em>The master bootmaker for huge alpine huckanauts and World Cup champions has officially ducked the ropes?introducing the Tecnica Agent AT Alpine Touring Boot.</em></p><p></p><p><img src='http://akamai.backcountrystore.com.edgesuite.net/images/items/medium/TEC/TEC0020/GRY.jpg' ></p><br />Gear Pro Shop (http://www.tetongravity.com/proshop/agentatalpinetouringboot_TEC0020.html) All Tecnica Gear (http://www.tetongravity.com/proshop/brand-tecnica.html)

[Jonathan S.]

The boot has acquired an undeserved reputation because of its rebranding by Tecnica. The reality is that it's just a Lowa X-Alp. All it has in common with the alpine downhill Agent line are the graphics/colors and common corporate ownership.
It is neither especially stiff nor light. Plus it's essentially instantly obsolete for extended backcountry touring since it lacks Dynafit compatibility.
If you just want a cheap boot for dabbling in sidecountry with one of the various Diaxo binding models, then just buy a used GRide -- unlike its Dynafit-compatible sibling MegaRide, the GRide loses its value almost immediately once on the secondary market.