Dynafit Radical Pro Boot

Can you contrast the TLT 6 vs the Radical Pro? WT, flex, downhill/uphill performance, warmth etc? Thanks

Hi,
does anyone know hot to reduce flex, when the boot is really cinched down in the upper shaft? I have skinny ankles and calves, I even flipped the upper bucke 360° to cross the buckle cables to make them shorter. But with that the boot feels like beiing from concrete. If I loosen it a bit, it regains its flexibility. Maby shaving some plastics, but where exactly? What are contributes the most to the stiffness of the boot? Thanks

What are the differences (besides flex) between the Radical and Radical Pro? I'm skiing the TLT8 Exped and I'm looking for the next step up in performance and stiffness.

I had been searching for a AT boot that works well for my feet and gives all day comfort. I have very high arches and the the instep volume is great in the Radical Pro. My feet are medium with, so the Radical Pro is a wide in the forefoot for me. That said, I also have Morton's neuromas in both feet, so I really need to sacrifice some performance fit there for the all day comfort to avoid aggravating the neuromas, which can be excruciating. The width and relatively wide toe box of the Radical Pro fits the bill (sorta like an Altra running shoe but in ski boots). They give give me all day comfort with little to no aggravation of the neuromas. And then volume of the boot accommodates metatarsal pads on an insole, which is great and helps give an even more secure fit in the ankle and rear of the foot, making up for a bit of the spaciousness in the toe box area.

Skis great. Walks great. A bit on the heavy side but it's a beef boot. Hoji lock system is really slick. Sometimes a bit tough to get the boot lean properly aligned for the transition, but overall not bad and something you get used to.

Considering making the switch from Maestrale RS to this boot due to needing a larger instep to accommodate my towering arches. I'm comfortably a 26.5 in the Maestrale, but found the Radical Pro to fit a bit snug in a 26.5 and a bit loose in a 27.5. What's experience been with getting this boot to accommodate feet that are between sizes? Should I plan to size up or down?

First off: I have very high volume feet. They make boot fitters sad. Wide forefoot, high arch, high instep, fat ankles, average heel. My feet hurt in most touring boots, no matter how much punching and molding I get done. So, when a buddy told me these boots fit "like an airplane hanger" I was intrigued. No, they're not that roomy (luckily) but they do fit my weird hobbit feet better than anything else I've jammed my foot into. They fit fine, with no punches, a first for me! As far as the other important things: They walk well, although they have a little less rearward ROM than I'm used to from this class of boots(Maestrale RS feels like it has a few degrees more). I love how quick and simple the buckles are to use, and how smooth transitions are. They ski better than they should. Not the stiffest boots around, but the flex is super smooth and predictable. This is the first touring boot that I've ever been happy to ski everyday inbounds. I've swapped a booster strap in for the velcro top strap, and use Intuition Tour Wrap liners. The stock liners will probably be good for most folks, but for some reason my weird sensitive feet get along better with the wraps. No durability issues after 50-60 days skiing them. Big fan of these boots as a do-everything boot. If Dynafit came out with a stiffer and heavier, or a softer and lighter boot with an identical fit, I'd buy them in a heartbeat for inbounds days, or big objectives respectively.

Time to replace the good old Vulcans. Would the Radical Pro be a logical replacement boot? Spend most of my time touring, but still ski the hill with the same boots. The Vulcans did the job very well. Any info is appreciated.

Is the forward lean adjustable on these boots? Also do you have a user manual or PDF showing how to make these changes?

I have a pair of intuition pro tour liners that I had molded and wore once in another pair of boots. Would those liners be an upgrade over the stock liner in the radical pros? I feel like I should use the intuition liners but hate the k2 a that I put them in. I have about 5 days of backcountry and 20 days of resort skiing on my dynafit liners.

Hi Team,

Any changes to the 2022/23 model?

Thank you

So far used these a week lift-served in the Alps and a couple of 1000 m vert tours. The TLT8, Hoji Pro Tour and Radical Pro are the only boots I have been able to use without punching for extra width.

Compared to the Hoji Pro Tour, I have to cinch the middle buckle pretty tight to keep the foot securely locked down. So definitely some added volume in the Radical Pros. Fortunately, the middle buckle placement/instep design seems to work well for me as I can go very tight without any resemblance of pain/pressure points. In the Hoji Pro Tours I experienced instep pain/pressure after a couple of hours of touring. So far I haven't experienced this in the Radical Pros.

For me, the heel hold is better in the Hoji Pro Tours, although the shells seem to be identical in the heel. I'd chalk this up to the beefier stock liners in the Hoji Pro Tours, with what seems to be added foam above the heel compared to the stock liners in the Radical Pros. The stock Radical Pro liners seem to me very similar to the TLT 8 CR-liners. I would also guess this is (at least somewhat) where the extra 5 degrees of added ROM in the Radical Pros compared to Hoji Pro Tour is coming from as well.

I haven't experienced the Hoji Lock-system "eating" into the liners as some reviews have mentioned, even though I have been riding lift based and changing from walk-mode to downhill-mode probably 20 times per day if not more. The liners have molded some space for the Hoji Lock. Also worth mentioning is that the stock Hoji Pro Tour liners have plastic coverage over these spots, to prevent damage to the liners I guess. In the Hoji Pro Tours I couldn't tour with buckles and power strap set to downhill-tightness, this is from my so far limited touring testing possible for me in the Radical Pros. Somewhat easier to change to downhill-mode in the Radical Pros due to the thinner liner, but I still have to do a "rocking" motion to gain enough momentum. In steep terrain I find this a bit challenging, but this is probably more due to my own poor technique.

All in all, very happy, but for me the stock liners need some foam around the heel and maybe instep to fill volume, or swap to Hoji Pro Tour liners/Intuitions. FWIW, MP28 in TLT8/Hoji Pro Tour/Radical Pro. Haven't tried the Hoji Frees as I suspect they would maybe be too stiff for my taste. Verifyt shows I have a 27.8 cm foot, 11.4 cm width, 7.0 cm heel width and 8.3 cm instep height.

How does the fit for these compare to TLT8s? Looking to beef up :)

I heard that the women's version of this boot differs only in color, is that true? I am not able to find the men's version in my size, only the women's. I don't care about the color, does it make sense for me to get the women's version?

For the future boot and binding mount.
What is the mm distance from pintoe-bootcenter in 26.0?

How does the fit compare to a Maestrle RS? TYIA

Is the liner in size 26.0 "thicker" than the liner in size 26.5? I understand the shells are identical in size. If there is a true liner size difference, could a 26.0 liner be heat molded to fit a 26.5 foot, thus neutralizing the difference in line sizes?

Hi Walter, Cole,
I am wondering also because I have the Kingpin 13, but there is no official information from Dynafit that the Radical pro are compliant with ISO 9523. Whereas the webpage of the Hoji Free show the norm 9523 in its specification.
So are you sure that the Radical pro are compatible with bindings like the MNC Shift ad Kingpin 13 ?

Is it okay to use this boot without the power strap? Would this adversely affect the Hoji locking system? I love the boots but don’t need the power strap.

what's the forward lean ?
heard about 11° or 15° with spoiler....

Normally I'm not comfortable reviewing a boot so early. But I have been on hoji boots since they came out so I can attest to the mechanism and functionality. I actually was kind of boycotting this boot because there was a super large weight discrepancy from the initial release. Fortunately I yielded because this boot is dope.

This isn't parts bin engineering, it's a new boot and it rocks. It walks like a 1kilo boot, seriously, and goes down like an Alpine boot. That simple. The strange ankle fit of the original hoji is gone, the liner is beefier than the original, I still think the toe buckle is absolutely useless but that's the only thing I don't like. The original also required you to drill the boot to remove the optional spoiler, this one however can be swapped in and out with screws to tweak your forward lean. How the tongue attaches is also different from the original hoji.

I thought the initial hatred of the original hoji was laughable, regarding the toe welt, because I've been climbing ice in semi automatics for awhile with zero problems often actually getting a more secure fit. nonetheless the radical has a toe welt for those that can't embrace change. It also increases the amount of bindings it can be used with.

It is relatively high volume and wide, finally the industry is starting to understand that most people don't have narrow euro elvish feet (take note scarpa).

All in all a excellent boot, I don't care what it weighs because it truly feels like a 1kilo boot on the foot when moving. Sure you'll notice the grams on back to back days, but on single big days I doubt most folks would. If your using this your probably using bigger skis anyway so the concern isn't about uphill speed, but rather downhill. I do think the color is boring, but that's what paint is for.

Some fellow Lycra glad brethren have tried mine and immediately bought some. Perhaps the best name for this boot is the Lycra convertor, cause they may just inspire you to become a freeride bro after a quick fit.

I may be selling my skorpius because it actually feels like it walks better, and it absolutely skis better. It may actually get down to a two boot quiver with this as the daily and Pierre gignoux mountains for weight weenie stuff and geriatric millennial racing.