Last tested
2024
Status:ongoing|Restyling
2025

XT3 Free 140 Pro Model LV GW

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Weight
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In words

Intro
Let’s face it. Technical upgrades are vital and performance tweaks are an absolute necessity. But sometimes, a sexy makeover stands out more than any tech improvement could. Non c’è testatore che non sia stato incuriosito dal nuovo scafo giallo mostarda e i ganci rosa shocking. The goals are the same, improvements have been made to the liner: it’s more elaborate and sports thick pull loops to aid foot insertion, as well as a new solid booster power strap.
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Walking
Foot entry is averagely complex, typical of an overlap with rigid plastics. The fit is snug and hugs ankle and instep well. Requires bootfitting for those with high insteps or wide feet. La camminata è limitata, oppone resistenza all’apertura di caviglia indietro, optare per brevi salite (a parte i super pro con l’obiettivo della linea incazzata). Sensitive enough for hiking or climbing despite the bulky liner, which does however ensure great warmth on cold winter days.
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Lab
Four beefy micro-adjustable alpine-style buckles. A new durable functional and quick-coupling booster. The Ultralon padded liner provides great protection at major contact points, much like an alpine boot liner. There’s no adjustment for the lever lock in walk mode or, alternatively, a wire trap on the buckle catchplates. The small, sleek hike mechanism is unchanged and provides 53° range of motion. GripWalk sole, 97mm narrow fit.
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Skiing
Lange's alpine skiing savoir faire is apparent in this freeride offering, which immediately looks like an alpine boot modified for backcountry use. The narrow forefoot ensures best-in-class edge precision, and this could easily be a one-quiver boot for those who spend a lot of time at the resort. Fore-aft support is exceptional, meaning it can happily drive any type of ski, from narrow all-mountain planks to heavy, full power fats. It sports a traditionally alpine setup, so is best suited to powerful arcing turns, steep and icy couloirs, and charging through crust and chop. It’s less at home on jumps and for freestyle: it lacks the shin and cuff cushioning you’d get from a newschooler model.
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Technical specifications

LINER MATERIALS
Lyfran PP
SHELL MATERIALS
Polyether Dual Core Light
INSERT TYPE
Dynafit certified
Buckle description
two lower and two upper + 50mm Cam-Lock power strap
Sole description
GripWalk
Liner description
Dual 3D Race
Thermal value
A
No. of buckles
4
Lean forward
12°
Available sizes
24–29.5 mp
Released in
2020
Made in
Romania
Price
775 €
Sustainability
Designed for recycling: boot developed so that it can be disassembled and repaired.
Declared specsMeasured by us
We measured the measure 27.5 to get all the details
1.915 g
Individual weight
XXXXX
N/A
Liner weight
XXXXX
N/A
Shell weight
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313 mm
External shell length
XXXXX
N/A
External shell width
XXXXX
N/A
Inner shell width
XXXXX
N/A
Pin distance
XXXXX
N/A
Force to 20° back
XXXXX
N/A
Force to 20° forward
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53 °
Cuff ROM
XXXXX
N/A
Maximum cuff height
XXXXX
N/A
Maximum tongue height
XXXXX
N/A
Maximum forefoot width
XXXXX
N/A
Maximum ankle width
XXXXX
N/A
Sole thickness at toe
XXXXX
97 mm
Min. last width
XXXXX
97 mm
Max. last width
XXXXX
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