If you have a normal to high in-step height, do not buy these boots. There is a flaw in the way inner material (behind the shell near the lace stay area) is folded and sitched that have a huge bulge right above top of the foot. Shown in the pictures below, and you can see how much indent it made on the liner. Since this is part of "design", Rome refuses to take my return claim as manufacture defects. I guess I will be selling them on FB MP along with my Rome boards. Will never recommend Roma again. Built for rider? Yeah right.
These boots are sick and a total upgrade for me. I was hesistant to go to the BOA universe but I have had no issues so far. The ankle lock with the BOA feels great and the bottoms are great for hiking.
Amazing boot. Rides like a dream and fits ok. Typical shoe size is 13, I went with a 12 like my older DC Controls. A little tight on the first couple of wears but are starting to pack out ok. Think I would have been happier with a 12.5 but hopefully with more wear they will loosen up a bit.
Ditto
I’ve been trying and experimenting with various boots - Burton Ruler, Burton Photon, Nidecker Rift, Ride Fuse and now the Rome Libertine. The Libertine is my favorite of the whole bunch. They aren’t the most comfortable of the bunch but they fit my feet well enough without being bulky, I love the flex profile, the footprint, the board feel and the build.
I have flat feet and wear aftermarket insoles.
These boots have noticeable cushioning on top of the toes and top of the shins. Felt weird at first but after riding these for a bit, the cushioning feels like performance points. These boots can carve toe side, do well at slower speed and are great for freestyle.
Obviously, the best boot is the one that best fits your feet but these boots just have something different than the other brands I have tried.
My only complaint is that they are noticeably harder to get on and off. But once you’re in them, it’s a joy to ride these boots.
They are true to size. I wear an 11 in Burton and Nidecker and am also an 11 in the Libertine.
Just after 15 days of riding, the toe cap of the right foot got a hole that water could get inside. I never put my board on the toe of a chairlift, so I am sure that the hole was not caused by my board's edge. And my thirty-two TM-2 boots haven't had such an issue for 4 seasons. The lace quality is also not good, and one of the laces almost broke in 15 days. Now, I have replaced it with twenty-two spare lace.
The positive side is the good heel lock and comfort fit. But you can feel some pressure points, which are not found on TM-2. In general, I like this Libertine Hybrid Boa, but I am just disappointed with this "one-season-boots".
All of Rome SDS products are rad and preform above and beyond. Thank you for all ways being down.
I normally wear size 10.5-11 shoes and my feet measure 10.5 (26.7cm). The 10.5’s were not available so I opted to try the 10’s. I don’t have wide feet but I think I have a slightly thicker foot and my toes felt crunched up slightly with the padding in the front. The padding actually feels nice and I wish I could have tried these on in person. I think size 10.5 boot for me would have been perfect. Good boot though and feels great I just had the wrong size
Well, I went and tried this boot on at the shop. It is very nice. Looks good and feels well-built. The problem is, it is narrow, and fits great everywhere except the toe box is so freaking narrow it was crushing my normal-width feet. This is a narrow foot person boot or for people that like to be tortured. Too bad because I wanted to be able to have some boots for my Rome (Bataleon) bindings.
I was looking for low profile boots since my previos brand discontinued snowboard line. So Rome SDS libertine boas caught my attention immediately. When I tried them in my first run. I fell in love from the first moment. They are super responsive and the feeling was extremely better than my previous brand ones. So keep going with excellent gear guys and with these boots model that I’m surely going to get the new libertine boas
