Thin crust vs. deep dish. Skinny jeans vs. straight leg. Eat in or eat out. While one isn’t necessarily better than the other, we human beings are pretty out spoken when it comes to preferences. There’s a snowboard for nearly every personality and style under the sun. When it comes to boots, sure they all fit a little different, but what about how they lace up? Or how they don’t lace up? For riders who like to get in and out of their boots pretty fast with a twist of a dial, Burton has you covered with a Speed Dial system integrated into select models.
Have you ever been on the lift and think, “Ugh, I have to fix my boot at the top.” Once you get to the top, adjusting your boot involves loosing up the whole boot, then tightening as desired and tying or locking the laces. By the time you’re done, your friends are already out of sight. Burton Speed Dial Lacing allows you to micro-adjust your boots without having to unlace and start all over again. Simply twist the dial to tighten those babies up. To release, just pull on the dial top loop. It’s so easy. For the ladies, check out the Bootique and Chloe. Guys, choose from the Jet Boot and Tyro.
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Burton’s micro-adjustable self ratcheting speed dial lacing system saves time by letting you tighten or loosen the fit without starting over. Exit is easy with a quick pull of the dial top loop. The New England ropes designed lace offers performance that is smoother and stronger for easier adjustment and longer life.
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This has been a part of the Burton Technology articles.
Where did the Speed Lace technology go? I see Burton is using Boa now, but Speed Lace had other benefits like lower cost and the ability to loosen slightly, and that it had actual rope instead of wires that cut. I’m sad to see Speed Dial practically erased from history.
Most boot manufacturers still make speed zone style lacing systems. Burton, for instance, make 11 different boots that feature speed zone.
My daughter has a pair of the Burton Bootique’s with the speed dial and they are great shape. The problem she is having is they will not stay tight. Just about every run she has to tighten. Is there something we can do to remedy this problem?
Your best bet is to try contacting Burton, but that system is old and doesn’t exist anymore so not sure what they could do. Can’t hurt to ask though!