2021 SYNDICATE HARDSHELL

[ROBOT]

For 2021 we've updated the Syndicate Hardshell system with clutch improvements.

Visit https://www.hosports.com/product/waterski-boots-syndicate-hardshell to learn more, get yours and step into the future!

[Jmoski]

@MarcusBrown - Is the release the silveretta 840, or is it a stainless steel version of the 750? Can I retrofit the new stainless release onto my older syndicate hard shell?

 

Also looks like the metal rivets in the eyelets are now removed by default as well.

 

Really nice!

 

Thanks

[ALPJr]

Nice upgrades! Happy they got rid of the eyelets too.

[Martin1980]

@MarcusBrown @savaiusini or anyone else at HO. With the new design that allows more toe room for the rear boot it is now possible to run double hardshells?

[jhughes]

I had the very first version of this boot and these improvements look awesome. Love the toe room & stainless construction of the release mechanism. Of course previous improvements such as injection molded footbed (vs. 3D printed) and updated toe loop come along too. Nice job.

[savaiusini]

@Martin1980 More toe room unfortunately does not mean enough room to use a rear hardshell. For pairing with the hardshell, we recommend either a rear toe plate or a more loosely sized rubber boot like a Venom or an Animal.

[BugHunter]

What is the point of having a nifty release mechanism on your front foot while your back foot is still in an old-style rubber binding? Will that not make the rear foot/ankle more vulnerable? A rear toe loop seems to make more sense.

[Martin1980]

That is too bad @savaiusini Some people like double hardshells, also nice to have a full rear liner and closed toe for those that ski in early spring and late fall in cold climates, nice to have warm feet.

[Horton]

@BugHunter Most (not all ) skiers who use a front hardshell ski better with a less rigid back binding. Double hardshells is an extreme setup.

[vtmecheng]

@Martin1980 I ski in some cold March water with a rear kicker. A neoprene sock works great.

[skialex]

This looks like a 840 release.... @savaiusini?

[savaiusini]

Yes, this is the 840.

[BugHunter]

@Horton I was leaning more to using an RTP instead of another full boot of any kind. Of course that is only for people that are OK with having a 'loose' rear foot.

[bparson]

Last year I swapped from double Goode hard shells to the syndicate hard shell. I first tried the reflex rear r-style, but then bought a rtp. Still using the rtp this year. Mind over matter. If you can get the “mind” ok with it then it don’t matter.

[Horton]

the move from a back boot to a rtp is an extreme transition. I was able to go from double boots to a Reflex R Style without any issue and that is what I recommend people do.

[bparson]

I agree with the extreme transition. I probably couldn’t have done it had I not Just started back skiing last year from a decade long lay off. And I’ve thought about putting the r-style back on every time that back heal slides around after a bad turn.