- What's up everyone?
I am Chase here at Rocky Mountain ATV MC,
coming at you with the 180 boot from Fox racing.
All right so today we're taking a closer look
at the 180 boot from Fox Racing.
This is gonna be their mid-level offering,
below this they have the Comp 5, which is the entry level
and then above it sits the Instinct
which is gonna be their flagship boot.
Now with the 180 what excites me
about this is they took a lot of the DNA,
a lot of the features that were
in the Instinct and they incorporated those into the 180.
And the big ones we're gonna be talking about
are gonna be with the fit and feel of the 180,
along with the buckle designs.
So the Instinct boot's been known
for being extremely comfortable.
Little to zero braking time, it's a boot
that I have worn plenty and I will say step
and comfort is really really nice
and you're getting that here with the 180.
Another thing that they're saying with this boot
that is very popular is little to zero heel float.
If you're not familiar with that what it means is
once you have your foot in the boot and it's secured down,
you don't feel your heel rising or coming up off
the sole of the boot as you're walking.
That's a characteristic that I really like in a boot.
When it comes to the fitment of this,
it's gonna run a little bit small.
That's what we found here at Rocky Mountain,
so when it comes to our sizing, make sure you look
at the sizing chart but I would recommend maybe
going up one size if you are right between sizes.
But keep in mind we do have our fit guarantee
so if you get an apparel item, including boots,
and you're not happy with the sizing or the fitment,
just send it back to us in brand new, unused condition
and we will give you free shipping on your first exchange.
Well with the 180 if you look at it, it looks similar
to the Instinct, which I really like.
So you can see a nice, narrow toe box.
What I like is the profile, you can see,
they made it very slim on the inside.
So if we actually look here, they're using
their Duratac material, it's what the Instinct uses.
So it's a very high-grip material, it's a rubber material.
You have that along he entire inside as well as the sole.
So it gives really good grip and, you see,
since it's so flat gives a good interface with the bike.
They did not skimp out when it comes to reinforcement
and hard protections so you're gonna have
a big plastic shin plate here on the front.
You can see on the toe box lots of hard plastic
and you can see it is very narrow.
So which, for me, I feel like it does give better feel
and helps you shift and also help you brake.
If we turn and we look at the side here,
you're gonna see two lower buckles.
Now these are gonna be the same design
as the Instinct, I'm a big fan.
The way these work is very simple.
You're gonna take your strap, insert it
into the buckle itself, it's self-aligning,
more of like a ball-and-socket design.
Then once you have it in you're just gonna snap
the buckle down, very easy to use.
So you're gonna have two straps at the bottom.
It's gonna secure the ankle-holding place well
and as you work your way up, this is what's unique
to the 180 is their not using straps at the top.
Instead these sil, well not using buckles rather.
They're using a silicon strap.
The reason they use this instead of buckles is
they wanna make it easy to get this on and off.
So the way this holds itself down is
you're gonna have this hook or this latch right here.
So once you have the silicon strap adjusted
to the length you want it, you're just gonna take it
and you're just gonna secure it behind there.
Now this is gonna be adjustable.
So, depending on your shin size, if you wear a knee brace
or a knee guard, you see if I open up the shin plate here,
you're gonna have four different
locations you can adjust the strap to
and that's gonna give you that customized fit.
As far as the liner on the inside of the boot,
it's gonna be moisture wicking, antimicrobial.
No big thrills there, but on the back, if we look,
they have their floating cuff design.
So what they've done with the design in the back here is,
one a lot of hard plastic protection
for impact, that's very important.
But they've allowed the boot to be flexible in the front
but you're gonna have a hyper extensive stop in the back.
So if you are hyper extending in that situation,
you are gonna have this stop right here that is built in
to help prevent that from happening.
So good design there, that's what I like to see
in a mid-level boot so even at this price point,
you're still getting a really good protective features.
And the last thing we're gonna look at,
if we look at the sole, again
you're using that Duratac sole.
This is a proprietary to Fox, very grippy material.
It feels really good on the foot pegs
and again, that is the same material
that they're using on the Instinct as well.
And so there it is, that is the 180 boot
coming from Fox Racing, again, they're using a lot
of the DNA features that they have in the Instinct,
their flagship model, the same buckle design.
And what's new and unique to the 180 is gonna be
that silicon strap up here at the top.
If you guys have questions about these boots,
you can comment below, give us a call, or chat live online.
We wanna get your questions answered.
To pick yours up just click on the link
or head over to our website rockymountainatvmc.com.
These are gonna ship for free and we do have them
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I'm Chase here at Rocky Mountain
and we'll see you on the trails.