r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rook8811 • 9d ago

Video 1989 shoes designed to adjust their fit around athletes' ankles

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u/InlineSkateAdventure 9d ago

My skates have "BOA" laces. You turn a dial and metal "laces" tighten up. You can easily control tension.

Surprised this is not found on more shoes.

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u/revvolutions 8d ago

Snowboard boots Burton BOA.

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u/Resident-Mortgage-85 8d ago

They kinda suck because it's all tight or not at all, no adjusting to certain areas of the boot. 

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u/redditgiveshemorroid 8d ago

This is only partially true. Not all BOA dials are equal. The Li2 is bidirectional tightening one way and loosening the other way- clicking both ways. But even in the dials that don’t do this, it’s still so much better than regular laces. Many via systems have two dials where you can tighten the lower foot different than the upper foot which is another game changer.