Kevington wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:50 am
Nitro really should get rid of the TLS lace thing. Its's shockingly bad for an otherwise solid company. Also the inner harness locked by a bit of hard plastic embedded in the liner was a total disaster for me. That little bit, with the big plastic TLS thing on the shell tongue stacked on top of each other = bleeding shins. Its a shame because their boots are great otherwise.
What boot did you have Kevington? I bought a pair of the team tls last season as I had to warranty my infuse. The price was too good not to give there boots a try even though I’ve been skeptical of the tls system.
The tls is great for on/off ease but having the extra laces to coil up with is a bit of a pain. I feel they could make them shorter to not have all that excess lace left over.
I don’t know if the durability is there with there boots but so far the cloud 9 liner is one of the best for my feet.
benjinyc wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:35 am
I've been switching between Adidas ADVs an K2 TTs, but have been using my TTs more and more. My last trip out to Abasin and Aspen I just wore the TTs.
Even for backcountry split stuff, I think I'll be fine with my TTs. New BOA seems locked down
How does the TT fit compared to our beloved Adidas?
Kevington wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:50 am
Nitro really should get rid of the TLS lace thing. Its's shockingly bad for an otherwise solid company. Also the inner harness locked by a bit of hard plastic embedded in the liner was a total disaster for me. That little bit, with the big plastic TLS thing on the shell tongue stacked on top of each other = bleeding shins. Its a shame because their boots are great otherwise.
I had the El Mejor. Really nice leather shell, good liner, air bubble in the sole. Great premium medium to stiff boot. But TLS was just a bunch of strings all over the place and it came loose all the time. Maybe I was doing it wrong. But it seemed like a non-solution to a non-existent problem. The trap of a brand having to have their own version of lacing. Normal laces or BOA kind of covers all needs I think. It’s all personal taste but for me, hard plastic parts anywhere are a potential problem. You put them inside the boot, even more so. Even a great boot with BOA still has a hard plastic part exactly where you push your shin every time you make a toe side turn.
It obviously works for some people, but when I tried on a couple nitro boots a couple years ago at the shop I used to work for, TLS left me feeling WTF. None of them fit me well, so it didn't matter anyway.
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Spenser wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:02 pm
It obviously works for some people, but when I tried on a couple nitro boots a couple years ago at the shop I used to work for, TLS left me feeling WTF. None of them fit me well, so it didn't matter anyway.
Yeah def TLS can leave a bitter WTF is this nonsense taste. Took me awhile to get used too that’s for sure as it was not love at first sight.
