Replying to Rant: 2-Piece boots vs 3-Piece (Full Tilt/ Dalbello) boots

Keeping all other age-old aspects of the argument aside, one thing I would like to bring up that I’ve never seen discussed is that: 2-peice boots have never made sense to me because they always have some screw at the back/spine that connects the cuff to the lower shell, essentially making it a 1-peice boot. It’s illogical to me how you can’t even flex the cuff forward due to the fact that it is completely connected to the lower shell, whereas with an FT, I can see the cuff totality hinge along the lower shell part, acting truely as 3 pieces.

basically what I’m asking is: if a 2-piece boot design has the 2 pieces completely bolted together, how the hell are they even expected to be considered a 2 peice boot and function as such

**This thread was edited on Mar 7th 2022 at 12:37:27am

**This thread was edited on Mar 7th 2022 at 12:39:06am