ThirtyTwo Lashed Double Boa Review: A Comfort-First Boot That Gets the Job Done

Introduction

The Lashed line is the bestselling boot ThirtyTwo has ever made, and the Lashed Double Boa takes that proven foundation and adds dual-zone Boa lacing. It positions itself as a comfort-first boot: plenty of give out of the box, a forgiving shell, and a liner built to cradle a wide range of foot shapes. This breakdown walks through what it does well, where it falls short, and who should actually put money down on it.

Who This Boot Is For

This is what you would call a comfort boot. If someone just wants a boot that feels good, doesn’t care about squeezing out maximum performance, and spends a fair amount of time lapping mellow terrain, this fits that brief. The shell has real volume to it, so it works especially well for riders with wider feet or bigger calves.

Riders who go 5 to 10 days a season, or jib-focused riders who will wear through gear quickly anyway, are the natural audience here. If you ride 50 to 100 days a year and want optimal performance and heel hold, other options will serve you better.

Main Strengths

Durability Where It Counts

The upper gets a hard rubber coating over the synthetic material, which prevents fraying and lets you dig your toe in or hack the boot with a board edge. A double stitch seam runs down the side and over the end of the tongue, so resting your edge on the boot is less likely to chew through it.

Rebound and Articulation

The rubber backspine adds rebound into the shell, so when you drive into the boot it snaps back out and holds its shape. That works in conjunction with the articulated cuff, which gives a little before it creases. The elastic section near the pull tab is a genuinely useful detail for riders with bigger calves, especially combined with the softer, more malleable foam at the top of the liner.

The Liner

The Team Fit liner is fully heat moldable, with two types of Intuition foam. Softer foam up top cradles the calf, while a thicker, denser foam lower down still heat-expands to fit. There’s an internal lace harness sewn into the liner that snugs you down against the shell, with plenty of cord so you can really crank it. A double Velcro wrap on the liner tongue, uncommon at this level, wraps aggressively around the top for extra lockdown. The footbed offers posting around the heel and arch in harder plastic, better cradling than basic felt footbeds.

Lacing and Fit

The Double Boa setup gives you a lower dial on the side and an upper dial on the front for dual-zone tensioning. One caveat: the lower Boa has less crisscross cabling, so you have to crank it hard to get tension across that zone, and even then some looseness can remain. It uses a cloth cable rather than a steel cable. The heel hold sits somewhere between a U and a V shape, not particularly aggressive, and the heel pocket in the footbed is fairly shallow.

Measured without the liner, a US 10 shell comes in just under 11 inches at the rear and about 11.5 inches at the front. With the liner installed, roughly 11.5 inches at the rear and 11 inches at the front. The forefoot is wider than the heel, which suits wider feet.

Things to Consider Before Buying

This is not a stiff boot. There is a lot of give throughout, and the 3D molded tongue is not very rigid, so it breaks down relatively fast and allows more forward flex as it breaks in. A soft boot out of the box only gets softer, so heavier riders should expect to flex it faster than lighter riders. Flex ratings are arbitrary anyway, so treat them as a guide rather than a spec.

The heel hold system with J-bars and available foam pockets is not the most aggressive, and the foam inside packs out. Aggressive seams sit right at the flex point around the outside of the foot where it meets the tongue, so riders with sensitive feet may feel them. The sole is foam where it’s white and rubber where it’s brown: the foam dampens reasonably well and the lower profile helps board feel, but the tread is only decent and will wear down with foot shuffling. The stock footbed is adequate for casual use, but serious riders will likely want to replace it.

Buying Advice

At the bottom of the mid-tier, this boot does what it needs to do without excelling anywhere. It makes sense for riders with wider feet, low-day-count seasons, or jib riders who will chew through boots regardless. The Lashed Double Boa sits lower on the foot for board feel while remaining bulky in overall volume, so keep that in mind if you prefer a sleek fit.

If you are chasing optimal heel hold, stiffness, or long-term performance, there are stronger options from other brands. The best boot is always the one that fits your foot and your needs, so try on as many as you can before deciding. Whether this is the boot is something only your feet can answer.

Conclusion

The ThirtyTwo Lashed Double Boa is a comfortable, forgiving boot with a genuinely good heat-moldable liner and dual-zone Boa convenience. Its soft flex, modest heel hold, and break-down-over-time tongue make it a comfort pick rather than a performance one. For the right rider, that is exactly enough.