Snowboarding

no idea if they are any good or not, a lot of people are pretty anti Nike getting involved in snowboarding, and they failed when they first tried at teh end of the 90's - however it looks like they are using the same strategy they used with Nike SB, so prob work out better this time round.

yeah i know what you mean about nike...i remember their first acg boots..fugly. i had some of DC's first boots and they were like rubber bricks...so shit. i think its pretty hard these days to criticise corporate stuff (like nike getting involved) as snowboarding is now big biz and always will be. if it results in better product then the rider benefits and aesthetics wise...nuff said. thats why its great to see these smaller rider driven brands like union, bataleon and yes getting so successful. that way you can do both...support the smaller guys but also buy the best product when it counts.

They look pretty basic tech wise, but imo a company with as much experience with feet as Nike has, and with the might of their R & D, they should be able to come up with something good.

yup...no real tech details...totally agree and really this is what we should be expecting nike to deliver. i'd say that snowboarding is so big now they can't afford to launch a crap product and then withdraw.

Last season they were only available in the US.

seems the same this year. not gonna risk an internet order, paying double on tax in the hope the size and fit will be ok. too important to get it right.

The SLX'S, this seasons version of the SL boot, are about 380 quid, which as good a boot as they are is a complete piss take. Burton have put their prices up something like 30% across the board this season. i got my SL-10's for well below RRP, and i am allways up for experimenting!.

thats a joke, just not a funny one. trying to hoover up some last years boots too but not having much luck. seems a lot of good product from last year sold out. same big increases with bikes this year it seems.

Personally i dont mind what a boot looks like, as long as the are white, though i do think the F24' Ltd's look alright

pretty into shoes so it has to matter for me, though you only ever see the toes when they're on! so yeah...debatable. think i saw last years sl's for about £200...might have a look!