Ride Lasso Review And Buying Advice

I would entirely agree with Chris (Boa constrictor Feb 2019). Easy on and off, excellent grip so great to walk around. But, my feet are sore after 5 minutes riding because it is impossible to get the boa tightened equally over the whole of your foot. I definitely would not buy them again or recommend them. another thing, The outer layer of the boot has been damaged by rubbing on the back of the binding in just a few weeks of use. They are not a good match up.

I bought the 2018/19 models after reading your Favourite Boot review and overall I am less than impressed.
I can almost echo the 2017 review by Gav.
Pros: light, easy on/off, build quality seems good, grippy sole, fairly stiff out of the box, so good response but leave 'em loose for the park. Except you can't. With every flex of the ankle, the upper section of the single boa loosens, tightening the lower around your foot like a 200lb Indian python has a death grip on it. "Locked in" is an understatement! If you leave them a little loose to try to prevent this, they just get ridiculously loose at the top. Then, when you tighten the top, the pressure around your foot becomes unbearable after 5 mins of riding. I have to loosen them at the bottom of every run and retighten again at the top of the mountain. Definitely not user friendly and the most discomfort I have experienced in a boot in 20 years.
These boots are also a good half inch longer than my Burton Ions for the same size so I'm not sure where the reduced footprint is helping.
The other thing is, the inner footbed is very thin and my ankles were positioned too low for the built in heel hold in the liner, causing pressure points on my ankle bones. A good aftermarket insole has taken care of that, but I feel this should be an option, not a requirement.
Maybe I've been spoiled by 15 years in Ions, but I was looking for a less costly alternative - these are not it.

Boots are so subjective and no two pairs alike, especially since every brand is now made in China. But I'm still gonna dribble out a review.
I bought the 2016 model late last year. Put about 20 days on them I guess.
So far the build quality looks good. They aren't quite as responsive as I expected straight out the box but it hasn't softened up much since so that's cool. Nowhere near as responsive as my last boots (DC Judge) were straight out the box but these look like they will retain their flex a heap longer. Nice and light too. The BOA system is smooth. The sizing seems pretty accurate, being a size 12 I am lucky that it is one of those sizes that usually is similar between brands.

But for me they have some issues.
The BOA system is smooth but the lower section has this unique lacing design that is supposed to do something cool, but to me it just makes them tighten up unevenly, so the top half tightens more than the bottom, but then as you ride for an hour or so the laces work through and the bottom half is super tight and the top is quite lose. So I crank on the BOA a little and then half hour later the bottom is crazy tight. I have ridden RIDE, K2 and DC Boa boots and these are probably my least favorite for all day comfort.
I think the guys at the good ride might also be surprised if they checked some larger sizes against other boots for length too. I don't see mine as that reduced at all, they are longer than my DC boots and are even longer than my old 32 Lashed which are not classed as reduced footprint at all. The sole around the heel is pretty round so maybe that helps a bit.
The Lasso rope thing pulling the tongue in is pretty awesome, definitely allows you to dial in as much heel hold as you want. If heel lift is your biggest issue definitely try a pair of these on.

So a quality build, a sweet Lasso set up but I would definitely prefer upper and lower BOA rather than this set up.
But hey every foot is different so they probably work sweet for others, so I gave it four stars mainly because I'm sick of boots breaking down too quickly and these are solid.