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Black Diamond Factor 130 Alpine Touring Boot - Men's
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Merchant: Backcountry |
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Price: $443.40 |
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Merchant: Eastern Mountain Sports |
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Price: $739.99 |
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Product Descriptions
Eastern Mountain Sports Description: The Black Diamond Factor is built for the hardest of hard chargers, who run it wide open on blower pow, send 30-footers to hardpack and pull 60 mph straight lines - skiers with tight pants or skinny skis need not apply. The stiffest freeride boot in the Black Diamond line, with Flex-130 rated Triax-Pro Frame. Pebax construction retains performance in varying temps; ISO alpine DIN sole blocks standard. Four-buckle closure with power strap for performance fit. Power Fit liner is thermomoldable with Boa closure system. Boa liner-tightening system is lightweight, is easy to use with gloves on, and can be adjusted even with the boots on. Ski/walk mechanism is adjustable for different degrees of flexion. Thermoformable high-performance footbed and Power Fit Liner ensure a custom fit for your foot. The Factor is compatible with BD AT blocks (sold separately). Black Diamond recommends this boot for its Megawatt, Zealot, and Verdict skis.Backcountry Description: Built tough and with a stiff forward flex, the mad scientists at Black Diamond designed the Factor 130 Alpine Touring Boot with hard charging and precision control in mind. Step it into a standard alpine DIN-compatible binding for immediate in-bounds gratification or pick up a set of Black Diamond's AT Sole Blocks (sold separately) to clip into your two-pin tech binder.
Retailer Reviews
Meh.
I'm a 6' 190lbs, 280mm boots - medium to aggressive skiier. I change between the Salomon Shogun 183 and Volkl Kendo 177. I've had a total of 9 days with the factor's in various terrain, trees, deep snow (light and heavy), hardpack and bumps. I use these as my only boot. They are abnormally beat up after what I would call a few days of light skiing. The plastic seems cheap and will easily damage. The liner keeps getting pinched by the shell, that plus the boa system makes it a pain in the rear to take on and off. The ski/walk mode busted on both boots. My feet are around medium width, with strong calves and these boots are excruciatingly uncomfortable, so much so that I frequently had to take two hour long breaks to remove the boots. They've been heat molded which did nothing for the fit. My feet still hurt and it's a week later. I was really hoping these boots would do it all but looks more and more like I'll need a two-boot quiver. I want to give these until the end of the season (along with a proper backcountry trek) until I give my final verdict. But so far I'm somewhat disappointed.
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