The Bold goes, well, boldly forward for Roxa in the piste-oriented frontside group—it's a strong trenching machine with a lot of backbone and edge bite wrapped in a cushy and open-fitting Intuition liner.
This one offered the most relaxed and squishy liner feel of any boot tested in the technical frontside category—certainly more room in the toebox and forefoot than expected for a 99mm last (their fit scores would call it a "medium"). Yet testers were shocked at the power delivery the Bold brought to bear on the firmest of snow surfaces—the lateral stance set-up is a little aggressive to the inside edge, but acceptably so for an on-piste performance boot. Testers called the fore-aft angles upright but not unworkable.
Quickness scores suffered a bit due to the supple bulk of the liner that sapped some immediacy of movement, but warmth and creature comfort marks were elevated for the same reason. Medium and long radius turns at high speeds beckoned testers—no governor on the throttle with this one, folks.
Testers said it wasn't the easiest boot to get on and off, but that's not so uncommon in the stiff frontside family, and testers managed just fine.
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