Armada ski boot is live

[stuckathuntermtn]

Yes. The bolts definitely make a difference.

[stuckathuntermtn]

its becoming more common to have this set up. The k2 team recon use the same set up as well as the Cortex. I believe atomic has one coming this way as well. Some people want tech toes but don’t want to lose the performance due to a walk mode.

Ironic since the original Cochise was like that. I suppose I lose some performance with the walk mode, but the Booster strap seems to really help with that. (Shift Pro 120). I suppose of I wanted it really stiff, I could go with something less elastic like the 130 might have. It's been warm here which sucks ass for ski boots.
But I did a tour in alpine boots with no walk mode, Intuition liners, and no flat touring mode, and that is the only time I lost toenails. So, um, yeah.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

How's the instep height on the Roxas? Seems lower than Kryptons, and 45 deg cables also crush my instep/arches, took a lot of tension during 2 rounds of heat molding to compress and thin out the area over the instep to be tolerable for Kryptons.

Also, does the foam along the sole of their liner cause any issues? Last time I had a liner like that, I swear the fit changed depending on how cold it was outside even after heat molding.

Oh and I too would like to send a middle finger to Dalbello for axing the Kryptons

I stepped into a Rthree one thirty from a Lupo and the last is basically the same except there’re anatomic areas molded into the Roxa. They’re both Italian boots, the last is basically the same.


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[onenerdykid]

The AR ONE boot uses the same (in principle) Power Shift feature from the current Atomic Hawx Prime boot. Adding the top screw changes the feel of the initial portion of the boot's flex, making the boot more direct, more responsive. The Power Shift feature can also adjust the forward lean of the cuff from 13°-15-°17°.

If someone wants to change the flex in a more noticeably way, there will be softer tongues available.

[GoldenBC]

^ so it’s a fixed cuff with a tongue? I guess that’s the hybrid part.

I’m not against that. I put a Dalbello tongue on Hawx XTD and it was dope.

[Flexon Phil]

https://www.skitalk.com/ams/2025-26-...-ski-boot.329/

[westoxified]

buckles adjust flex too, TP
what tension parameter is used to determine flex? do all lower leg shapes get a say?
K2 can’t adjust flex but they sure as shit adjust last width with BOA which is the magic that I live for.

[beeshbeesh]

^ so it’s a fixed cuff with a tongue? I guess that’s the hybrid part.

I’m not against that. I put a Dalbello tongue on Hawx XTD and it was dope.

I just put screws into my Lupo SP to connect the cuff to the clog, and it was a MAJOR improvement. More progressive, stiffer, and I'm not flexing too deep anymore.

[tompietrowski]

. Adding the top screw changes the feel of the initial portion of the boot's flex, making the boot more direct, more responsive. .

Exactly. I say it’s like a coil shock or air on the same bike. The travel won’t change but the way the bike uses the travel changes. Same with boots. The flex won’t change but the way the boot uses the flex changes.

[XavierD]

Exactly. I say it’s like a coil shock or air on the same bike. The travel won’t change but the way the bike uses the travel changes. Same with boots. The flex won’t change but the way the boot uses the flex changes.

If flex is a measurement of how far a boot can bend you’re the only one using that definition.

You’re basically telling me all the boots formerly known as full tilt have the same flex regardless of tongue

[beeshbeesh]

The AR ONE boot uses the same (in principle) Power Shift feature from the current Atomic Hawx Prime boot. Adding the top screw changes the feel of the initial portion of the boot's flex, making the boot more direct, more responsive. The Power Shift feature can also adjust the forward lean of the cuff from 13°-15-°17°.

If someone wants to change the flex in a more noticeably way, there will be softer tongues available.

Cool that the Atomic know how was put into these. Any idea if they'll come in a LV in the future?

[tompietrowski]

If flex is a measurement of how far a boot can bend you’re the only one using that definition.

You’re basically telling me all the boots formerly known as full tilt have the same flex regardless of tongue

All models of full tilt now FL3X use the same plastic flex moduls and only the tongue changes. It’s the tongue in those boot which dictate the flex (liner too). That is why 3 piece boots where you can swap out the tongues are truly the only boots you can change the flex without modifying the lower shell.

[Sessiøn]

[stealurface831]

The pinnacle of boot design.


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[tompietrowski]

But that is why this boot is pretty rad. As Matt said you can change the tongue to adjust the flex and then you also have the ability to adjust the response with the bolts in the back. No other boot can do this. You can either adjust flex OR response but not both.

[GoldenBC]

This is the dumbest conversation I’ve ever heard on here. Let’s get back to double boa.

[stuckathuntermtn]

I just put screws into my Lupo SP to connect the cuff to the clog, and it was a MAJOR improvement. More progressive, stiffer, and I'm not flexing too deep anymore.

I did that with NRS straps without ruining the walk mode. Stock power straps were trash.

[Eluder]

Is there any micro adjust on the slingshot buckle? I am not seeing it.

[onenerdykid]

Is there any micro adjust on the slingshot buckle? I am not seeing it.

Not a spinny micro like you are used to, but there are normal toothplate steps, different mounting positions on the Y-band, and a small flip chip that secures the toothplate to the Y-band that offers fine-tune positioning. Also, because the cable moves around a pulley, the effect of moving one toothplate position is a little less than a standard buckle, which means not as big of jump where you want to turn your micro to find the happy medium.

[onenerdykid]

Cool that the Atomic know how was put into these. Any idea if they'll come in a LV in the future?

Eventually, yes. We know a lot of people (especially here) are in low volume boots, and you can't make everyone happy by only offering one foot shape.

[Marshal Olson]

@ONK do you know if those boots are compatible with Hawx 5355 soles?

[onenerdykid]

@ONK do you know if those boots are compatible with Hawx 5355 soles?

Because of the tech insert, they are not. The platform is GripWalk specific.

[twat]

@onenerdykid what is sage’s opinion on boa?

[beeshbeesh]

Eventually, yes. We know a lot of people (especially here) are in low volume boots, and you can't make everyone happy by only offering one foot shape.

Nice. On that note of foot shape (since I've got two different sized insteps), how much of an impact does the velcro adjustability on the tongue impact the fit on these new AR's?

[onenerdykid]

@onenerdykid what is sage’s opinion on boa?

If you ask him, I'm sure he'd love to tell you about it.