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Actually they are a different mold…had a long talk with the manager at the Flagship store about this and he said the Driver X and Tourist share the same mold but Ion is different (hence why making a StepOn Driver X is probably not going to happen).

I think just the toe box.

Will have one demo of each 23-24 Tanker (171, 181, 201, and wides 176, 186) at Loveland tomorrow for interested parties to test

@Neil Gendzwill I would love a Driver X StepOn boot but was told that there was no way they were going to make one…I would be happy with a Tourist StepOn as well and we will see on that one now that there are StepOn splitboard bindings (but I am not holding my breath). I purchased the Ion Wide StepOn boots now that they are available again and am very happy with them so far. I was able to size down a half size (sadly this meant getting new bindings again as I went from an 11/Large binding to a 10.5/Medium binding. The pain I had with the regular width 10.5 Ion StepOn made me go for the 11s with some boot fitting tricks and it was ok, but the new 10.5 Ion wide is such a great feeling boot with no tricks to accommodate my feet. I am still using the PowerRide Wing Mediums but only on my leading foot now as they help drive my turns better as the boot breaks down. If they continue to make the wides I will probably switch over to my StepOn setup permanently, but we will see.

Last section of next years Deeluxe catalog only has 700 and 325. catalog is here: https://golgoda.com/PDF/24-25 DEELUXE.pdf

The movement I have is at the heel cleat locking mechanism (see pic) the movement that rorosnow eliminated with the hose clamps is not a problem for me as that movement feels more natural like a strap binding. The Powerride Wing version adds lateral stability to the boot for me. Since there is no strap for the boot to press on, the boot takes all of the forces from riding and they turn very soft quickly. The Powerride Wing also adds a progressive flex movement that adds overall stability to the boot. Hope that answers your questions.

So I have a love/hate relationship with my StepOns…I have had and used all variations of the bindings, Nitro TLS Profile boots, Photon Boots and Ion Boots and am currently on Ions with StepOn X and StepOn Splitboard bindings. I sent the following feedback to Burton: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I have some feedback on the heel cleat movement issues since I have been using the StepOn X and StepOn splitboard bindings with Spark R&D canted solid board pucks. Part of my observations for the Heel movement is that heavier and more aggressive riders tend to compress the heel foam significantly on heel side turns which exaggerates the movement even more when they transition from heel to toe edge. With the StepOn Splitboard binding, the foam is thin and supported via the aluminum Spark baseplate and has limited space to compress. This makes the heel movement significantly less noticeable on the splitboard version even when using them on a solid board with the Spark pucks. I have also had and ridden the Flux DS StepOn bindings and the heel movement is less noticeable on them due to the harder material on top of the foam in the heel and the entirety of the footbed on the Flux re-flex baseplate. So in short my recommendation is that the heel cleat movement solution not only needs to be a tighter tolerance/new designed heel cleat but also a much harder [possibly two layer (hard rubber lower layer underneath the foam)] heel footbed/baseplate combo between the Flux StepOn and the StepOn Splitboard binding.” XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I also purchased the PowerRide Wing Hard and Mediums and put them in my StepOn Ions and that has helped a lot. Additionally, I added a heel wedge in my Ions (they have a flat sole like a skate shoe where the Driver X is more like a hiking boot with the heel slightly higher than the toes) to make them feel more like my Driver X’s. I also added a quick release similar to a Intec release to make grabbing the release lever much easier. All of that said, I have spent more time this season on my regular Driver X/Union Atlas Pro setup than on my StepOn setup and am on the fence about selling my StepOn setup again. For reference, this is now my third attempt with StepOns since they were released and I have over 200 days on them across all the different boots and bindings and still just cannot quite get it to be what I want it to be for free riding and free carving. It is close on many things but the heel cleat movement issue is just too much for me (imagine a quarter inch + of play in an Intec Assembly on your hard boots and you would feel the issues I am still having with my rear foot…I have tried all three heel cleats that Burton has as well and it did not completely solve the issue. My current solution has been to add some foam to the heel to help close the gap, but it wears out after about 10 days of riding and needs to be replaced after being compressed so much. So there you have it from my perspective…it is a very cool system and super convenient, but the only thing that is faster for me with them is being able to step in on the go right off of the chair lift…getting out is no faster than my strap bindings and the performance for me with all of my 179+cm boards is still not quite enough to make me sell my strap binding setup.

I was a big fan of the Shimano/K2 Clicker system in the late 90s and the boots were always the issue back then. I would not recommend the newer systems as there have been issues reported across various dealers with the sole separating from the boot without the connection hardware which stays in the binding on the board. There was not really any improvement done to the current system from the original design of the 90s, so it was a chance to make money for K2 without any investment. I like the toe and heel connection and response, but I would not recommend the setup (and even the staff at most of the local shops near me in Colorado don’t recommend the system to customers even though they carry them).

@dhamann thanks for getting the Powerride systems and making them available to all of us. I have the wing hard, wing medium, large-medium, large-hard and medium FIT (thanks ). I have used each by themselves and have been experimenting with the combinations and have found the FIT and Wing Hard are my favorite combination so far in my Ion StepOn boots. This combination makes the Ion StepOn basically the same stiffness in flex fore, aft and laterally as my Ride Insano’s and has improved the performance of my StepOn X bindings exponentially. I highly recommend getting these if you have any boot that is just not quite as stiff as you like. The medium flex will work for most people but if you love quick response and precision performance then these PowerRide inserts will take your softboots to the next level. thanks again Dave

Here are next years…Supermatic Carbon looks interesting.

2024-25 Carbon Supermatic

Great powder day today. Perfect Tanker conditions

Yesterday was a minimal crew of @ice @D.T. and me for some cold variable conditions, but Richard’s was not too bad. Need more snow everywhere in Colorado sadly.

Yes, that was the idea behind my Tinkler Sandman and also the Flat-Rockered Tankers. same concept