Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
I prefer the boa. You can reach down and adjust it while riding if you need to. No possibility of them coming untied. Some shoes have multiple so you can make finer grained adjustments to the fit.
Fine tuning adjustments are pros for BOA...OTOH if they break or get clogged with grime they suck to find/replace, with shipping costing more than the BOA part. And of course, you have to figure out which of 30x different BOA SKUs you need for your specific show and whether it is a righty or a lefty.
After having SIDI ratchet buckles, and BOAs...I'm back to laces. Can get laces at any store in NoWhere and they'll never clog with mud.