Daily Hook Up - AXO Dart Boots
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- April 29 2009
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Product: AXO Dart Boots
Application: Mid-level foot wear
Colors: Black, Black/White
Price: $184.99
Key Features:
-Slim toe box and lower shifter height
-PU coated leather, perforated and foam backed synthetic outer construction
-3D stitched synthetic instep and heel flex panel
-Open cavity molded shin and calf plates
-”Floating” buckle housings self-center for easy closure
-Side of foot buckle deflectors’ guard the buckles from brush and debris
-Exclusive compound bonded sole
What We Liked:
-Light weight
-Very short break-in time
-Smaller toe-box area makes for easy shifts
-Slim design allows good feel of the bike
-Rubber gaiter effectively keeps mud out
What We Didn’t Like:
-Heel tended to lift out, when pointing toes downward
-Plastic in the ankle area seemed to bind slightly when foot flexed upward
-May not provide adequate ankle protection for faster or more aggressive riders
-Since the boot is fairly pliable, many of the buckles need a quick jab to be properly secured
What We Really Think:
For a price point boot, AXO has done an excellent job with the Dart. Creating a product that is simultaneously cheap, comfortable, supportive, and stylish is no easy task, but the Dart still manages to cover all of those categories. Obviously you are not going to see all of the bells and whistles that might appear on the Dart’ big brother, the Prime, or on other high-end boots, but many riders do prefer a simple boot. With a bonded sole, AXO’s very reliable buckle system, supportive yet pliable construction, and low price tag, the Dart has hit pretty close to the bullseye.
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April 29th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
1st… These boots are Rad. Great boot for the right Price
April 29th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
2nd
pablo with yet another podium.
pablo demands respect.
pablo would like to thank the fans, pablo knows he is the most loved poster
pablo loves you all
April 29th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
pablo is a clown
April 29th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Pablo is the man!
April 29th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
these boots suck ass
April 29th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
haha! agreed.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Who sucks my balls
April 29th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
they look like tech 10 knock offs
April 29th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
id suck pablo’s balls
pablo is the star of this show, we all know it
April 29th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Don’t ever compare those pieces to anything Alpinestars has ever made AXO should quit whens the last time you’ve ever seen AXO on the Podium?
April 29th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
yeah because if stewart or reed wore these they wouldnt be on the podium? yeah good one
dont judge gear on which pros wear them. thats what posers do. sounds like you a poser
April 29th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
these boots are gangster, stop hating. lets see you make something better. if their a copy of tech 10’s than every bike is a copy of kawasaki
April 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Well, the Dart, Prime, Tech 8 and Tech 10 were all designed by the same person, so they cannot be called knock-offs. Plus, bonded sole technology will be increasingly more common in the coming years and A-Stars’ Vector boot just happened to be the first. Having worn these now for several rides, I would consider them a great value for their cost.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Bayo the new avatare is SICK! BRAP!
April 30th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
But Reed and Stewart would never wear anything like that, Plus those boots look cheesy like a broken ankle waiting to happen nice grammar too bro!
April 30th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
yeah cuz that makes sense…if you cant afford tech 10’s, 8’s or 7’s get a mid level boot like the tech 3’s which are almost the same in price and design. i wouldnt put my foot in anything but an A-star, but thats just me…
April 30th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Rule #1 for making fun of someone’s grammar: make certain your own grammar is correct. For example, we do not capitalize a word after a comma. It, Quite simply, Is incorrect, Bro.
April 30th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
you broke ur own rule dumass
April 30th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
THAT MAKES TONS OF SENSE..KNOCK OFF THE MOSE OVERPRICED P.O.S. BOOT EVER..NOT EVEN THE MORONS AT ASSO, OR AXO, ARE DUMB ENOUGH TO DO THAT…OK, MAYBE NOT
April 30th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
ASSO BLOWS.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I believe it’s called sarcasm. Look up the meaning in a dictionary (it’s the big thing that you have been using as a booster seat at the dinner table. Although it looks nasty on the outside, crack it open, I’m sure the pages are fresh). Once you figure out the definition (probably going to need to look that word up too, so this might take you a while) try it out. Although it might hurt at first as your brain will resist accepting new stimuli, you will soon find that aching feeling to be one of pleasure. On second thought, how about you just turn away from your computer and stare at the floor for a while, as your mind is obviously too far gone, “dumass.”
April 30th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
You guys all suck so shut up and go ride and for the Australia wanna be give it up dude your not impressing anyone!
April 30th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I r is smart im from asstraila I talks alot I’ll kick your butt at bein smart Aussies are so cool I r gonna go drink a fosters and play with some dingos BrO!
April 30th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Please Fire Bayodome he is disrespectful to your readers!
April 30th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
The very first bonded sole MX boot was introduced by AXO in 1999 at the Milan show. It was called Prime. It never made production for different reasons. So the know off is not from AXO.
We could a achieve a reasonably low price and much lower price if we do a feature to feature with some of the competitors, because this is aour approach at pricing. We’d rather give value to the consumer that money to a prima donna. The same prima donna that asked to wear another brand, but that then had to pick the one paying more. Next time you wear a boot, think of how much value has been given back to your foot and how much to a prima donna.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Coorect, the original AXO designer has spent some time not with AXO and designed Vector, Tech 6, Tech and Tech 10 among the many others. Now Kenny is back and the natual evolution of his lifetime footwear experience ahs been taken into the Prime and the Dart.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:01 am
Looks like AXO is trying to address problems they had with the Prime model. At least they are paying attention to user suggestions. I’ve heard the toe box was a bit bulky in the Prime, but from the looks of the pictures, these look much better. They also look very similar to the Diadora MX6, which looks very similar (minus the hinge) to the A.R.C. MX240V boots. Which begs the question—why would I buy these boots? Not trying to be rude, just wondering, from a marketing perspective, why I would buy these boots over any of the other, very similarly designed/priced models on the market?
Nice boot though—I personally like the white better.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:32 am
You are right. We paid a lot of attention to the reviews of the Prime in the different web sites. The new Prime itself is a much better boot than the 1.0. The toe box has been decreased of 4mm in the interio and 3 in the exterio plastic.
The Dart is not worse or better than the Prime, it is just a “softer” boot, more suited for off-road riding.
The boot is currently on a introductory promo price at $159.99 in most of the stores that stock it. Offer valid until 06/30/09.
Why should you prefer it to another one? Feature to feature it is comparable to a Tech 7 (which is $115 more), to Diadora MX 6 (no bonded sole and rubber gaiter, and find a pair if you can), to O’Neal Clutch (no bonded sole and no rubber gaiter). Other than that, you have to spend more than $300 (or $275 for the Prime) to get little more. Or $199.99 to get little less for other brands.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Roger that… thank you for the concise response. Feel free to label me as an ignoramus, but I guess I’m still wondering, what are the benefits of having an exclusive compound bonded sole, 3D stitched synthetic instep and heel flex panel, open cavity molded shin and calf plates, etc. etc.?
These boots have tons of great features—I’m assuming. But since I don’t know what “open cavity molded shin and calf plates” are, I’m kind of left taking your word that I need the benefits of these features over a boot that might not have them.
The Diadora MX 6 (readily available on eBay), may not have a bonded sole, or a rubber gaiter, but it DOES have an Exclusive ‘Cobra Wrap’ buckle system with PUMP ratchet closure—sounds pretty bad ass, but really, wtf? Why do I NEED that? What makes it better than a boot that doesn’t have that?
You get where I’m going with this. I have nothing against AXO products, but apparently many visitors above do. Maybe they just don’t get it—like the ignoramus who wrote this reply.
May 1st, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Roger that… thank you for the concise response. Feel free to label me as an ignoramus, but I guess I’m still wondering, what are the benefits of having an exclusive compound bonded sole, 3D stitched synthetic instep and heel flex panel, open cavity molded shin and calf plates, etc. etc.?
These boots have tons of great features—I’m assuming. But since I don’t know what the benefits of “open cavity molded shin and calf plates” are, I’m kind of left taking your word that I need these features over a boot that might not have them.
The Diadora MX 6 (readily available on eBay), may not have a bonded sole, or a rubber gaiter, but it DOES have an Exclusive ‘Cobra Wrap’ buckle system with PUMP ratchet closure—sounds pretty bad ass, but really, wtf? Why do I NEED that? What makes it better than a boot that doesn’t have that?
You get where I’m going with this. I have nothing against AXO products, but apparently many visitors above do. Maybe they just don’t get it—like the ignoramus who wrote this reply.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:31 pm
What?
May 1st, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Depending from the point of view it is ever ignoramus or we weren’t able to explain what all of the features are about.
Open cavity shin and calf plate are to help absorb any impact. Because they are hollow they will deform and disperse the energy of an impact.
The bonded sole gives the designer/developer the freedom of having shapes that are not possible on a flat welt sole (the one that most of the boots have). Being rounded it catches less often on any part of the bike. Then the compound can have different densities in different areas. Last and most important you can increase the surface of it in the peg area. Your feet on these boots will have more grip on the peg, because there is a wider area.
I hope I was helpful and your comments make us understand that we should explain the benefits with a less technical lingo.
May 4th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
rider315 and AXO Official Spokesman-
Thank you both for the very constructive dialogue. This is exactly what we would like to see more of as it allows a direct interaction between the companies and the potential users of their products. We’ll keep posting Daily Hook Up’s, so please keep posting the constructive and thoughtful comments.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:57 am
Cool! Thanks bayo, and thank to the AXO Spokesman. Great to be able to connect on a more personal level. Looking forward to future Daily Hook Ups!