<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>        <rss version="2.0"
             xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
             xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
             xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
             xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
             xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
        <channel>
            <title>
									Boa shoes, worth a bit extra? - Bike Forum				            </title>
            <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/</link>
            <description>Singletrack World Magazine Forum. Come for the bikes, stay for the boll**ks</description>
            <language>en-GB</language>
            <lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:32:00 +0000</lastBuildDate>
            <generator>wpForo</generator>
            <ttl>60</ttl>
							                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376583</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 00:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Always been happy with lace up but broke the worn heel cup on very well used shimano and lbs has bontrager shoes with a boa  ok could live with or without dislike the roadie look like that c...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Always been happy with lace up but broke the worn heel cup on very well used shimano and lbs has bontrager shoes with a boa  ok could live with or without dislike the roadie look like that can pop boa and flip shoe straight off...though believe boas aren't all equal as pointed out earlier in thread]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>antigee</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376583</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376246</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 18:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I’d agree that twin boa is better than a single.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I’d agree that twin boa is better than a single.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>Daffy</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376246</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376216</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 17:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Lake mx180 here for about 7 years, they usually need a new lace once a year - they send you a full kit out though. This shoe is hard to get on unless you make the laces really long which mea...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lake mx180 here for about 7 years, they usually need a new lace once a year - they send you a full kit out though. This shoe is hard to get on unless you make the laces really long which means they get tangled in the mechanism.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>jonk</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376216</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376213</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 17:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve got two pairs of Gaerne Lasers and love them - I have issues with hard points created by ratchet systems which just isn&#039;t a problem with simple comfy velcro.

Eldest lad gets on OK with...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've got two pairs of Gaerne Lasers and love them - I have issues with hard points created by ratchet systems which just isn't a problem with simple comfy velcro.

Eldest lad gets on OK with boas. Youngest had some very fancy (but thankfully cheap in PX sale) carbon Lake shoes with boa dial on the back of the heel. They were awful and broke / frayed / jammed up really quickly due to the stupidly long and convoluted cable routing.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>mick_r</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376213</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376208</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 17:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have some shoes with Boa and some with NorthWaves own variant, which I actually prefer.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have some shoes with Boa and some with NorthWaves own variant, which I actually prefer.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>footflaps</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376208</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376093</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 15:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[BOA offer free warranty repair kits if (like me) you ever mangle a dial on a rock]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[https://www.boafit.com/en-gb/support/warranty

BOA offer free warranty repair kits if (like me) you ever mangle a dial on a rock]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>spannermonkey</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376093</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376072</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 15:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve had them split on 3 different pairs of road shoes, the plastic base plate cracked just where it&#039;s stictched into the shoe upper.

It&#039;s possibly me just doing them up gorilla tight, I&#039;ve...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've had them split on 3 different pairs of road shoes, the plastic base plate cracked just where it's stictched into the shoe upper.

It's possibly me just doing them up gorilla tight, I've ordered my 4th pair of Fizik this morning and promise to treat them nicer or I'm switching over to laces.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>Haze</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376072</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376045</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 15:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I still wish Altra would make an XC SPD shoe. Even better with BOA.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I still wish Altra would make an XC SPD shoe. Even better with BOA.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>mjsmke</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376045</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376040</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 15:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[An interesting spread of opinions, I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll end up owning some Boa shoes at some point, but nobody&#039;s really sold it to me over and above any other closure method. 

I will say I&#039;ve also...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[An interesting spread of opinions, I'm sure I'll end up owning some Boa shoes at some point, but nobody's really sold it to me over and above any other closure method. 

I will say I've also never experienced the failure of velcro straps that some of you apparently have. Perhaps I'm unusual in that(?)

Fundamentally though this sums up as my thought process: 

<blockquote>At sub £100 I would be more concerned about the fit/weight construction of the shoe rather than BOA

For me a BOA is something that finished off a pair of nice good quality shoes, not something that makes nice quality shoes</blockquote>

I think ultimately I will need to spend a bit more in the longer term, but for some basic XC/Gravelish shoes to get me through this coming summer (I do have other pairs) ten quid is pretty reasonable and I don't think I'd be getting much more of value if I spent another £50, I think I'd really have to be throwing another ~£80-150 at footwear to get a genuinely "good" shoe...]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>cookeaa</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12376040</guid>
                    </item>
				                    <item>
                        <title>Re: Boa shoes, worth a bit extra?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12375713</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 12:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[If 5.10 made a Freerider Pro with BOA I would pay more for them

me too]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>If 5.10 made a Freerider Pro with BOA I would pay more for them</blockquote>

me too]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>ayjaydoubleyou</dc:creator>
                        <guid isPermaLink="true">https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/boa-shoes-worth-a-bit-extra/#post-12375713</guid>
                    </item>
							        </channel>
        </rss>
		