The Full Tilt brand, part of Line Skis and K2 Skis, began reissuing the old Raichle Flexon 3-piece design several years ago, serving the park and freestyle-oriented backcountry skier market quite well. The design with a separate and replaceable tongue, which offers progressive flex behavior, has proven to be forgiving and yet precise. While the last width of the original Flexon mold was limited to 98mm, Full Tilt now has its first self-developed boot model in its range: the Descendant series with a 102mm last width appeals to customers with wider feet, uses proven technologies and tries to improve known weak points.
As mentioned, the construction is based on the tried-and-tested 3-piece design and is designed for slightly wider feet. The Descendant 8 model has a tongue with a flex value of 8 and is the hardest model of the three variants (there is also a 6 and 4 model with softer tongues and a B & E Pro model). Unlike the original Flexon shells, the Descendants have normal aluminum buckles, which promise more durability. Visually, this looks quite similar to the Dalbello 3-piece models. Inside there is a shock-absorbing insole, the replaceable outsoles on the underside are made of a more stable material than the replaceable soles of the other Full Tilt models. As mentioned, the tongues can be replaced and thus the flex adjusted. High-quality, thermally adaptable Intuition liners round off the package.
In practice, the soles definitely last longer than the normal Full Tilt models of recent years. Thermal adjustment of the inner shoes can be carried out quickly in the store or simply at home in the oven. The tongues can be changed quickly and easily, and a harder 10 mm tongue is also available. Unfortunately, the shoe with the 10 mm tongue does not come close to the hardness of a Seth with a 10 mm tongue. However, for all those who would like to use the 3-piece design but have so far failed due to the width of the last or have been permanently wearing shoes that are too narrow, it offers salvation, as the shoes are comfortable and cozy to wear with slightly wider feet.
Advantages & amp; Cons
+Relatively light
+Easy to get in and out
+Comfortable
+Easily adjustable
+Robust, replaceable sole with grip
-Lower buckle easily opens by itself unintentionally and can bend as a result
-Riveted tongue breaks off quickly (is a known FT production defect and is quickly replaced and is fixed on newer models, but still shouldn't be...).)
Product details
RRP: € 399
Sizes: MP 23.5 30.5, EU 39 - 47 (whole size increments only)
Last width: 102mm
Weight: approx. 2000g
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