Bring back Velcro!

AmesEvan wrote:

Bring this shoe back!  Dh shank in the lighter shoe. Laces with a cover for the win. Have one pair 6 seasons strong. 3 year old...

Bring this shoe back!  Dh shank in the lighter shoe. Laces with a cover for the win. Have one pair 6 seasons strong. 3 year old pair brand new in the box still.

 

SCgMatt wrote:

So usually, I just lurk these types of threads and make notes for "businessing"; you know, like what people are looking for, what they like and...

So usually, I just lurk these types of threads and make notes for "businessing"; you know, like what people are looking for, what they like and don't, but I saw this and had quite a good chuckle.

This is our shoe from the year 2000. Roughly 16? years before the ELC and I'm not sure (14?) how many before the OG Element. Sure its 20 years of fading, but man is that cut similar. Sure there's no lace saver on this shoe, but come on' it was the year 2000!

 On a more current note... These (We ran the v1 prototypes of these without the laces in for almost a year)

 Also, if you ever see BOA on our shoes, they paid us so much money, and we sold the fuck out. Fuck those things. 

EDIT: We also have two shoes in the works with velcro, not counting the one above with the velcro lace saver.

johnny-rad wrote:

@AmesEvan This! But they could loose the dazzle camo

AmesEvan wrote:

Bring this shoe back!  Dh shank in the lighter shoe. Laces with a cover for the win. Have one pair 6 seasons strong. 3 year old...

Bring this shoe back!  Dh shank in the lighter shoe. Laces with a cover for the win. Have one pair 6 seasons strong. 3 year old pair brand new in the box still.

 

SCgMatt wrote:

So usually, I just lurk these types of threads and make notes for "businessing"; you know, like what people are looking for, what they like and...

So usually, I just lurk these types of threads and make notes for "businessing"; you know, like what people are looking for, what they like and don't, but I saw this and had quite a good chuckle.

This is our shoe from the year 2000. Roughly 16? years before the ELC and I'm not sure (14?) how many before the OG Element. Sure its 20 years of fading, but man is that cut similar. Sure there's no lace saver on this shoe, but come on' it was the year 2000!

 On a more current note... These (We ran the v1 prototypes of these without the laces in for almost a year)

 Also, if you ever see BOA on our shoes, they paid us so much money, and we sold the fuck out. Fuck those things. 

EDIT: We also have two shoes in the works with velcro, not counting the one above with the velcro lace saver.

bizutch wrote:

I give you permission to post a link

LookinForIt wrote:

My issue with systems like BOA or single-velcro shoes is that I like to be able to adjust tension across my foot.  I tend to experiment...

My issue with systems like BOA or single-velcro shoes is that I like to be able to adjust tension across my foot.  I tend to experiment with lacing patterns, and for longer rides I like to have a looser toe-box than for pedal-and-plunge rides.

Velcro needs to be 3 straps, otherwise laces are my top pick.

I tend to have issues with BOA for all the reasons stated in OP, but also in longevity as the BOA wire cut through the parts of the shoe meant to hold it on.  Finally, the BOA shoes I had were made with some sort of plastic for the dial which I managed to crack in an unfortunate collision with a rock.  Shoes shouldn't crack

SCgMatt wrote:

I don't want to be the inappropriate link spam guy haha, but the first batches of 2023 Enduros & Sounds will hit the shores of NZ...

I don't want to be the inappropriate link spam guy haha, but the first batches of 2023 Enduros & Sounds will hit the shores of NZ with Bike Life Supply, and we have some on the way to shops in Oregon, NC & Kansas, then we'll be restocking our website.

As a tiny company that owns our factory, COVID beat us up hard so we're finally on our way out of that mess.

That give us time to improve our manufacturing, redesign the internals of the MTB flat, and find more U.S. made parts. (We produce in the western hemisphere, with no Asian parts.)

Of course when things are ready you'll see press releases on Vital and else where!

 

bizutch wrote:

I just happen to be in Asheville, NC

Stiksandstones wrote:

I don't ever wanna go back to any thing other than boa style mechanism-but I need someone to make a proper foot bed shoe (like an...

I don't ever wanna go back to any thing other than boa style mechanism-but I need someone to make a proper foot bed shoe (like an altra running shoe) for cycling-lake gets close.