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RFL SPDL Snowboard Boot - Men's

The Ride RFL SPDL Snowboard Boot serves as a milestone of modern snowboard boot technology and performance, setting the bar for other performance freeride boots to try to live up to. The RFL is stiff (8 out of 10 on Ride's scale), but it maintains extremely low weight without sacrificing features. Laced with all the game-changing tech you'd expect, the RFL's roster of features includes SPDL zonal speed lacing, ballistic Super Fabric exterior, and BlownLight Apex sole technology. Follow the leader—or even better, wear it. 

The big story here is the lightweight traditional lacing system with Boa Coiler Tongue Tied System with The Closer technology. The Boa is a reel-type closure system that allows you to quickly and easily achieve a just-right fit that stays put; the Closer lace guide at the forefoot drives lace power down and evens the tension throughout the boot for a close, responsive fit without pressure points. The inner liner uses Lock Down Turbo to make it easier to get the liner tight and simple to release at the end of the day. Speaking of the inner liner, it's an Intuition Dream multiple Density Foam Liner. That means it's thermo-moldable to fit your foot perfectly and antimicrobial to reduce boot-stink. It even has an external skeleton for added support. Ride also included removable external J-bars that allow you to lock your heel down inside the boot while providing added comfort.

Shock-absorbing duties are taken care of by Ride's Gel Impact Pod heel insert, so your next flat landing won't feel so flat. The sole is Ride's Blown Light Apex, a combination of rubber and Phylon that provides previously unheard-of light weight and durability. To round out the RFL, Ride hooked it up with a natural-feeling articulating cuff and a 3D-formed tongue to eliminate shin-bang forever.