Snowboard boots for Sledding?

[spdfrk]

FYI-I don't even know why all companies are marketing these stiff boots for snowmobiling. I know that flexiblity is everything when riding. I know a guy that had a pair last year and came off of a small drift and hit another and busted his leg in multiple places just above that boot line. You legs are made to take shock like that, that is why your knees and ankles bend, they act just like a suspension. Now take out the movement of the ankle and you lose that. Try taking out a pivot point on the suspension of your sled and see what happens! Just my .02 I would try to stay away from a stiff boot like that, especially for agressive riding.

i ride dirtbikes and all moto boots are stiff, i understand what your sayins about joints but they only bend so far and i think without a stiff enough boot its way easier to shatter an ankle than snap the bone in your leg. i do agree it would be alot harder to ride a sled with stiff boots though.

 

[kennyblatz]

yes if you watch sled videos there are a few riders that break there leg at the top of boot but i would gues as said above alot more ankles are wrecked sledding. i know i DO NOT feel comfortable and have not ridin without a snowboard/hmk style boot for the last ten years. also it was in the sno-cross rule book that snowboard boots must be worn when i was racing.


as for hmk's i have no proof but it seems they have the same boot supplier or molds as vans snowboard boots as they both use a "boa" lacing system and i have tried on vans that were identicle. i have hmk's love em and use them for snowboarding i think they are the same boot.

 

[summitchaser]

i have a pair of burton rulers works great i broke the clip on the left one and got a brand new pair after a year of abuse. i really like them and my feet have never been cold.

Same boots and I love them, feet have never been wet or cold. I prefer the stifness. I have been wearing snowboard boot since I was in the 8th grade though so they are just what I am used to. My pants have a great inner cuff and I have never had a problem with ripping the seat or scratching the tunnel.

 

[buck49]

im just a bum when it comes to this stuff. i wear all snow board gear, they have more money for R&D so there gear is tuffer, stronger, softer, lighter, warm and so on. my pants got over my boot loops so ive never ripped a seat or loop off. it all comes down to what you want to wear.

my boots are DC's with the air system in them to get more ancle support.

 

[adrenaline junkey]

The wife uses the ski doo freestyle boots and there isn't much difference between them and the snow board style boots. she says there really comfy and provide more support

 

[HawkShot99]

as for hmk's i have no proof but it seems they have the same boot supplier or molds as vans snowboard boots as they both use a "boa" lacing system and i have tried on vans that were identicle. i have hmk's love em and use them for snowboarding i think they are the same boot.

Boa Technology Inc. is a company that created the "boa system". They license it out to many companies in many sports. K2 Snowboards was the first to use it and it has expanded from there.

 

[knee deep in it]

My daughter used to wear them till I got tired of repairing rips in the seat and scratches all over the tunnel from the eyelets and buckels.

there is a real easy fix for this. Go to any hardware store and pick up some 1/4" heat shrink for electrical connections. Cut off a 1/2" length and use a match to shrink it onto the hook. If you are patient, it looks pretty much factory and will never rip your seat.

 

[Killerk]

I didn't seem to have as good of circulation with my snowboard boots, plus had to use gators because of the clips.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

i use some snowboard boots, got two seasons of sledding an snowboarding once every weaked, at least, all winter, normal wear and tear, bottoms wear out, but just rebuild em out of shoe-goo, i like the extera support, it doesnt hurt at all when i run my feet over or smack my lower legs into the sled when crashing, which is a big plus as i spend a lot of time "around" my sled

 

[tbeaton]

i wear salomon boots, they don't have metal illets to rip seats, they have a quick lace system, its not a boa but a pull system that works great. i'm going on my 4th year with the boots and the only thing wrong with them is that a bolt in my tunnel has worn down the side of the boots, but they don't let any water in, they are warm, supportive yet flexable and the bottoms are still in great condition. and they were only 100 bucks. also, DC makes a boot specifically for yamaha, and my friend has a DC boot and he loves them. they have the boa and no illets.