Boots wont stay tight!! - Snowboarding Forum

mixie · 02-01-2012, 04:14 PM

I have 32 Lashed boots and I love them-- until I have to tighten them up every third run. No matter how tight I crank the laces they keep coming loose. I probably re-lace 5-6 times a day. I've rubbed the skin of my hands from pulling so hard on the laces and yet they still become loose after time, mostly in the calf/ankle area.

If Im cruising groomers it doesn't seem to happen but doing anything remotly aggressive or doing a lot of deep leaning it's over. During a long traverse, skate or carving I can just feel the laces coming loose. My feet are nice and tight inside but from the ankle up I can feel my leg moving around in there Not good.

I know these are popular boots, I am the only one with this issue? I rented a pair of these boots for two days last season and I loved them. I bought the same size I rented and when I first got them I could barely gfet my feet in them. Now that I've got about 25 days on them they've stretched a bit but I think they still fit. It's just getting old to have to keep re lacing them.

Do I need a smaller sized boot? I almost wish I'd gone with the quick lace up version

NYHC · 02-01-2012, 04:27 PM

i had the same problem. at vail my hands were bleeding because i had to tighten my laces so much. you could try BOA's. if they get loose, which they do once, just give em a twist and your good. you dont even have to take off your gloves. make sure they are the BOA Coilers and dont get cheap ones.

i got Flow Rift Focus (dual zone boa) boots and they are unreal. insane heel hold too. lots of people like the speed-zone or quickfit ones too. never tried them out though.

mixie · 02-01-2012, 04:37 PM

Thanks. I guess. I had Burton speed laces for my previous pair. They were cheeap boots and I killed those boots pretty quick as I tend to be hard on gear

I wanted BOA boots to begin with, I have BOA cycling shoes and I love them. Everyone at the shop I went to talked me out of the BOA system however. And I have had a boa lace snap while on a bike ride. While that wasn't fun it would have been WAY worse had something like that happened on the mtn.

oh well...I guess I will just keep tightening them. It could be worse. Besides these boots match my board and we all know that is the most important part

Extremo · 02-01-2012, 04:44 PM

What are we talking about here? The liner lace locks or the outer laces?

mixie · 02-01-2012, 04:48 PM

outer laces. Well, the inner liner too I guess. Up at the to it's only held closed by velcro. The liner laces stay pretty tight but they also loosen with time.

Maybe I like my boots excessivley tight? Im happy when my feet are thisclose to being numb.

ecks · 02-01-2012, 05:07 PM

Your worrying me, I just picked up 32 lashed boots after my Celsius boots were too loose on me. I've heard nothing but good things about the 32 lashed and I really wanted to stay away from the fast lacing, which I feel loosens up much faster than laces.

Extremo · 02-01-2012, 06:12 PM

If your outer laces are coming loose you're not tying them right. You need to cross each lace and double each lace. That's why the laces are 4 feet long and the top eyelets are long enough to accomodate 2 laces.

Bones · 02-01-2012, 06:22 PM

I had the same problem on my old laced boots (gone to speed lace now)

Sometime ago some posted a great description on how to tie laced boots.

If I remember, there were 2 ways.

Basically at every hook, pull, tighten and either:

a) hook over the top of the hook, coming out the bottom. Like wrapping the loop around the hook

or

b)hook them in the bottom of the hook, spiral the laces once around each other and repeat.

I used the second method and the problem went away.

Smokehaus · 02-01-2012, 06:23 PM

GreatScott · 02-01-2012, 06:24 PM

I have 32 lashed and I don't have problems with the laces. I tie them like any other pair of shoes. The knot is not going anywhere and the laces are not falling off the hooks. Maybe your laces are stretching. I bought after market laces cause I'm a fag that wants to color coordinate my laces to my bindings, lol.

I'd love to see a diagram of what Extremo is talking about, lol.

02-01-2012, 04:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
mixie Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: so cal Posts: 576	Boots wont stay tight!! I have 32 Lashed boots and I love them-- until I have to tighten them up every third run. No matter how tight I crank the laces they keep coming loose. I probably re-lace 5-6 times a day. I've rubbed the skin of my hands from pulling so hard on the laces and yet they still become loose after time, mostly in the calf/ankle area. If Im cruising groomers it doesn't seem to happen but doing anything remotly aggressive or doing a lot of deep leaning it's over. During a long traverse, skate or carving I can just feel the laces coming loose. My feet are nice and tight inside but from the ankle up I can feel my leg moving around in there Not good. I know these are popular boots, I am the only one with this issue? I rented a pair of these boots for two days last season and I loved them. I bought the same size I rented and when I first got them I could barely gfet my feet in them. Now that I've got about 25 days on them they've stretched a bit but I think they still fit. It's just getting old to have to keep re lacing them. Do I need a smaller sized boot? I almost wish I'd gone with the quick lace up version

02-01-2012, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
NYHC Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 76	i had the same problem. at vail my hands were bleeding because i had to tighten my laces so much. you could try BOA's. if they get loose, which they do once, just give em a twist and your good. you dont even have to take off your gloves. make sure they are the BOA Coilers and dont get cheap ones. i got Flow Rift Focus (dual zone boa) boots and they are unreal. insane heel hold too. lots of people like the speed-zone or quickfit ones too. never tried them out though. __________________ Capita Horrorscope Flat Kick Burton Missions Flow Rift Focus Boots

02-01-2012, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
mixie Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: so cal Posts: 576	outer laces. Well, the inner liner too I guess. Up at the to it's only held closed by velcro. The liner laces stay pretty tight but they also loosen with time. Maybe I like my boots excessivley tight? Im happy when my feet are thisclose to being numb. Last edited by mixie; 02-01-2012 at 04:50 PM.

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02-01-2012, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
mixie Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: so cal Posts: 576	Thanks. I guess. I had Burton speed laces for my previous pair. They were cheeap boots and I killed those boots pretty quick as I tend to be hard on gear I wanted BOA boots to begin with, I have BOA cycling shoes and I love them. Everyone at the shop I went to talked me out of the BOA system however. And I have had a boa lace snap while on a bike ride. While that wasn't fun it would have been WAY worse had something like that happened on the mtn. oh well...I guess I will just keep tightening them. It could be worse. Besides these boots match my board and we all know that is the most important part

02-01-2012, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,116	What are we talking about here? The liner lace locks or the outer laces?

02-01-2012, 05:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
ecks -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 413	Your worrying me, I just picked up 32 lashed boots after my Celsius boots were too loose on me. I've heard nothing but good things about the 32 lashed and I really wanted to stay away from the fast lacing, which I feel loosens up much faster than laces.

02-01-2012, 06:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,116	If your outer laces are coming loose you're not tying them right. You need to cross each lace and double each lace. That's why the laces are 4 feet long and the top eyelets are long enough to accomodate 2 laces.

02-01-2012, 06:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bones Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 826	I had the same problem on my old laced boots (gone to speed lace now) Sometime ago some posted a great description on how to tie laced boots. If I remember, there were 2 ways. Basically at every hook, pull, tighten and either: a) hook over the top of the hook, coming out the bottom. Like wrapping the loop around the hook or b)hook them in the bottom of the hook, spiral the laces once around each other and repeat. I used the second method and the problem went away.

02-01-2012, 06:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Smokehaus Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA Posts: 891

02-01-2012, 06:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
GreatScott Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 190	I have 32 lashed and I don't have problems with the laces. I tie them like any other pair of shoes. The knot is not going anywhere and the laces are not falling off the hooks. Maybe your laces are stretching. I bought after market laces cause I'm a fag that wants to color coordinate my laces to my bindings, lol. I'd love to see a diagram of what Extremo is talking about, lol.