This is my first season with Burton boots, and the first time I actually invested in nice equipment. I just purchased the Burton Ions new in January.
I had about 30 days on the mountain this season, and I broke my Burton Ion speed laces 4x in different places. I thought these were near impossible to break. So before complaining about how terrible these laces are, I wanted to see if I'm doing anything wrong. I've already asked Burton, gone into their stores to show them, but the store people at Northstar are very unhelpful (they're just a retail store rather than a flagship, so ok fine).
I keep hearing:
1. Do you rest your board on your boot? Never. I don't understand why people would keep saying I do this, nor why it would make a difference. The board can't be cutting into the lace at the top where it normally breaks.
2. Do you have superhuman strength? Not really. I work out regularly to keep in shape, but I'm not a power lifter.
This is what I do:
1. Liner I strap the velcro together
2. I tighten the inner boot lace by pulling pretty hard and sinching down the red tab
3. I pull the lower zone lace, and I pull the upper zone lace until my ankle doesn't lift
After one run, I find everything feeling pretty loose, so I'll tighten the lower and upper laces again, and they have so much slack so it feels like they loosened up (or something did)
After a second run, at the top of the lift, I'll have the same feeling, and go to tighten again. At this point, my lace either makes a popping noise (like it's going to break), or it just clean breaks off. Usually well above where it is anchored (so I can see the lace still coming out, it doesn't break inside the boot).
I have a few theories:
1. These laces suck
2. I pull too hard (but am I? I pull until it feels snug. I'm not that strong, though I regularly do deadlifts at the gym)
3. My legs/feet are too skinny, so I need to overly tighten the boot to get it fit
4. Maybe my liner needs to be tightened instead? I always assumed this wasn't a big deal to tighten.
I'd love some help! Otherwise, I'm ditching these boots and trying something with a BOA next.
I had about 30 days on the mountain this season, and I broke my Burton Ion speed laces 4x in different places. I thought these were near impossible to break. So before complaining about how terrible these laces are, I wanted to see if I'm doing anything wrong. I've already asked Burton, gone into their stores to show them, but the store people at Northstar are very unhelpful (they're just a retail store rather than a flagship, so ok fine).
I keep hearing:
1. Do you rest your board on your boot? Never. I don't understand why people would keep saying I do this, nor why it would make a difference. The board can't be cutting into the lace at the top where it normally breaks.
2. Do you have superhuman strength? Not really. I work out regularly to keep in shape, but I'm not a power lifter.
This is what I do:
1. Liner I strap the velcro together
2. I tighten the inner boot lace by pulling pretty hard and sinching down the red tab
3. I pull the lower zone lace, and I pull the upper zone lace until my ankle doesn't lift
After one run, I find everything feeling pretty loose, so I'll tighten the lower and upper laces again, and they have so much slack so it feels like they loosened up (or something did)
After a second run, at the top of the lift, I'll have the same feeling, and go to tighten again. At this point, my lace either makes a popping noise (like it's going to break), or it just clean breaks off. Usually well above where it is anchored (so I can see the lace still coming out, it doesn't break inside the boot).
I have a few theories:
1. These laces suck
2. I pull too hard (but am I? I pull until it feels snug. I'm not that strong, though I regularly do deadlifts at the gym)
3. My legs/feet are too skinny, so I need to overly tighten the boot to get it fit
4. Maybe my liner needs to be tightened instead? I always assumed this wasn't a big deal to tighten.
I'd love some help! Otherwise, I'm ditching these boots and trying something with a BOA next.