The SX 120 is versatile and delivers lots of bang for the buck. Its 102mm width is going to work for more skiers—and at a better price—than the brand’s big gun mediums and narrows. And it delivers all that without sacrificing much on the performance-meter.
The SX represents the latest link in Lange’s fixed-cuff evolution. The founding RS shape and stance platform spawned the all-mountain RX line which then swelled to accommodate a thicker, higher volume foot and lower leg in the SX. Lange's so-called Four Pillars technology—1) neutral stance geometry; 2) mono-injected construction; 3) anatomical liner with limited seams through the toebox and tongue; and 4) it's available across the last width spectrum. Rather than proffer some anomalous mush bucket to accommodate the wide foot/relaxed-fit market, Lange blew-up what they knew worked into a higher volume fit.
Testers who don't typically like skiing wide boots liked the SX 120. Not because it isn’t wide; it's right in line with what we’d expect of a 102. But it’s roomy, not sloppy. Testers also liked the SX because it stands right. It balances under the foot and grabs the lower leg in a neutral but strong and functional way. This boot skied well even when the tester’s foot and leg didn’t fill its caverns. But pack it full of foot and the quickness scores go way up. It's a one-percent boot for the working class foot.
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