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The Good Ride Take

A quick look at the 2012 Forum Forumula

The Good Ride Take on Articulating Cuffs
If you don't know what an articulating cuff is the upper and lower panels of the boot are separate.   The top cuff is only attached at the back and then wraps around the front.   When you flex forward it doesn't stretch out the boot and over time it stays closer to its original shape and stiffness.  It also creates a more natural and comfortable forward flex when riding.  It can be made to be stiff or very soft and is generally more comfortable than a standard boot.  We love this tech!

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The best park boot ever just boosted to another level in Tweakability. Featuring the original freestyle-flexing Tweaker Cuff, beefed up with the all-NEW Tweaker Shell Construction and Tweaker Liner allowing you to fully contort your grabs, press that double kink, and remain comfortable in a wider shred stance. For supreme comfort, the Level 4 liner has an FGel compartment in the heel for complete impact absorption, while the removable FeetBelt holds you nice and snug in your liner. The Forumula’s Glory Sole is freshened up for 2012 with Simmer Down canting, allowing the outsole to cant naturally for a more comfortable ride in any stance. Try it out and tweak out—it’s the best park boot made.

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Level 4 Liner with FGel

 

This new, lightweight, supportive liner comes equipped with FGel in the heel for impact cushioning and a compression-molded spine for precision control. inSlick further enhances the ease of slipping into prime comfort.

 

FeetBelt

 

The new FeetBelt holds you snug in your liner and provides improved ankle support, eliminating heel lift and increasing comfort. It's also removable for those who like a looser fit and feel.

 

Inslick Technology

Heel jam sucks at all times, but it's worse when the lifts are spinning and you're stuck in the parking lot doing the one-foot stomp. Forum's liner makes mornings smoother with a slippery spandex panel that allows feet to slide in on the first try. Hitting snooze too many times is another issue.

Glory Sole with FGel Cushioning

Just stick your thing in. It's going to feel glorious. Created for high-speed freestyle riding, the Glory Sole features glorious amounts of cushioning and comfort while still allowing you to feel the things you might not be able to see. The huge FGel heel compartment absorbs impact when cumming up short.

Footpillow

It's not a bed, it's a pillow. Get it? It's insanely comfy and squishy. The Footpillow features superior cushioning and dampening for heavy impacts while providing additional arch support, so you can ride hard all day.

Forever Fit Construction

Built from the inside out, Forever Fit construction ensures that your boot won't pack out. We started from scratch and re-engineered the entire boot to minimize materials and eliminate any potential slop. We took out so much unnecessary material that our 2011 boots measure one complete size smaller than year's past while retaining the perfect fit inside, from day one to day seventy-five.

Gold Cuff Links

Quick and easy internal lacing holds your foot deep in the ankle pocket for no lift and all-day comfort.

Ankle Articulation

Tweaker

A true park-riding innovation. The Tweaker Cuff provides a softer medial (inside) flex that allows you to style-out your presses, contort your grabs, and sneak that last 180. It's also more comfortable in a wider shred stance by allowing the boot to cant naturally, matching the angle of your leg when strapped in. And it still has all the toe-to-heel and lateral (outside) support you need to power through a heavy landing and hold that edge when charging at massive features.

Tweaker Cuff

The pinnacle feature of Tweaker technology, the Tweaker Cuff provides a softer medial flex at the ankle that enables freestyle-focused flex. And it still has all the toe-to-heel and lateral support you need to power through a heavy landing and hold that edge when charging at massive features.

Tweaker Shell Construction

Working in harmony with the medial flex derived lower in the boot at the ankle, the Tweaker shell amplifies this flex by allowing the boot to flex higher on the leg as well. This asymmetrical upper cuff has a lowered softer medial side that frees up the flex, achieving full tweakability throughout the entire boot without losing any toe- to-heel support.

Located on the medial side at the top of the liner, this flexible mesh panel provides freestyle flex at even the closest connection point with your leg. directly against your skin, the Tweaker liner flexes naturally, maximizing the benefits of Tweaker while providing a more comfortable ride with no gaps or pressure points, no matter how hard you shred, press, or tweak.

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BOA vs. Speed Lace vs. Traditional Lace
A Snowboard Boot Lacing System Comparison by The Good Ride.

The Good Ride Take on BOA Boots- A BOA Boot has a steel cable attached to some sort of plastic Coiler mechanism that tightens the boot instead of laces.  There are 2 main types of BOA boots.  
1. Single BOA- This uses just one BOA Coiler to adjust the entire boot.
2. Double BOA - This uses 2 BOA Coilers for upper and lower adjusting.  Some have 1 for the outside and 1 for the inside but most are for upper and lower. 
BOA boots are the easiest to get on, get off and adjust out of any boot.  Single BOA boots have the least upper/lower adjustability of any boot because the bottom and top is tightened by one coil. If you have a Double BOA (2 Dials for upper and lower) they are closer to other lacing systems but still not as good.  Both the upper and lower dials adjust the ankle in the same place.  This means you don't have complete separation like you do with Speed Lace and most Traditional Lace Boots.  The biggest issue with BOA boots is if they break it requires a shop or the manufacturer to fix them.   It’s usually not the cable that breaks but the dials.   Out of all the boots you can crank a BOA tighter than any other boot which can be a good or bad thing.  There have been some complaints that BOA boots can have some pressure points from the cable system when tightened too tight.   The bottom line is BOA tech is a cool technological advancement that will work well with many riders and is super easy to adjust.  In the end it comes down to personal preference and BOA could be right for you.

The Good Ride Take on Traditional Lace- Traditional Lace is what most people know.  It’s reliable and easy to repair.  Lace boots take a lot more effort than BOA or Speed Lace.  Also many riders complain about blisters in attempts to get them tight.  Some Lacing systems have handles at the top that connect to the laces and we love this.  Another thing we like is when the upper lace hooks hold the lace in place so each section can tighten independently.  When you have this along with a handle connected to the end of the laces it’s more adjustable than BOA and Speed lace.  We really like this but it’s almost not a traditional lace boot.  It’s more a hybrid but whatever you call it we like it!  However it’s not great in terms of the time it takes to get things dialed out or make minor adjustments on the hill.

The Good Ride Take on Speed Lace- Speed lace is a perfect compromise between BOA and Traditional lace.  It’s almost as fast as BOA and more adjustable.  Some Traditional Lace is just as adjustable but speed lace is easier to do so.  We really like how the upper and lower laces are 100% separate. This is a huge advantage over BOA Boots and some traditional laces that don’t lock at each hook.   Speed Lace is super easy to tighten up and dial out.  It’s also pretty easy to make small adjustments throughout the course of the day.   If the laces break out on the hill it will be a lot more difficult to fix than traditional laces but it can be done without help from a shop or sending it back.   If you are a 100 day a year rider then plan on changing out your laces half way through the season.   We have been lucky so far and never had one break on the hill because any time they start to get frayed they break.  We mainly ride speed lace boots but we aren't that high on ourselves to say that's the way it should be.  Everyone is different.

All lacing systems have strengths and weaknesses.  It’s up to you to figure out what will work the best.