Mount Separation: 195mm
Wheel Size: 100mm - 125mm
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Summary:  

This boot represents the absolute peak of speed skating technology, meticulously crafted with the finest materials on Earth. It features hand-laid, unidirectional Toray carbon from Japan, delivering exceptional strength and responsiveness. Durolite, a Japanese material lighter, stronger, and more flexible than leather, further enhances the Vaypor's performance. This is the ultimate speed skating boot, resulting from a relentless pursuit of excellence. Whether aiming for a championship win or conquering a marathon, the Vaypor is the perfect weapon for those who demand the absolute best.

Information:

The Bont BOA Vaypor inline speed skate boot replaces the lower laces on the boot with a BOA dial. Bont is the only professional speed boot maker to have the official Boa license. 

The Vaypor, designed by the highly renowned skate designer, Inze Bont, is the best inline skate boot in the market. It was designed by the best, it was tested by the best, that is to say, the Vaypor was tested by the world’s best skaters and given the tick of approval.

The top of the boot uses laces and a top velcro strap and the bottom section uses a Boa dial. The benefit of this system is that you can make the top of the boot extremely tight and you can adjust the bottom section while you are skating. This is useful to tighten your boots mid-marathon before the sprint or you may want to loosen your boots during training without having to retie your laces. 

To clarify, the boot is fully heat moldable, uses memory foam padding, is Vegan!, has a 100% carbon base.

The Vaypor Inline Boot is made to order and not kept in stock, as a result, the typical production time is 3-6 weeks.

Features

  • Base: 100% carbon with uni directional carbon and matte finish
  • Outer skin: Durolite
  • Liner: Durolite (stock) or suede-like (semi-custom)
  • Pitch: 12mm
  • Air vents: Toe and tongue
  • Innersole: EVA thermo-moldable
  • Heat moldable: Fully heat moldable base utilizing epoxy thermoset resin
  • Padding: Medium density memory foam
  • Protection: Front TPU bumper
  • Vegan: Yes

The Bont CXXV Red or Black inline speed skating frame's perfect flex control is your secret weapon. A frame that is too stiff skips across the road at the end of the push. A frame that is too soft will feel mushy and slow. The CXXV has the perfect amount of flex for maximum control.

  • Mounting: 2 Point 195mm
  • Length: 12.8”
  • Deck height (center axle to top of frame): Front 59.5mm Rear 70.5mm
  • Weight: 219g
  • Material: 7050
  • Made in: Taiwan

The Supercell frame is the best carbon inline skating frame on the market. It is not only light weight but it is the strongest 125mm 3 wheel frame on the market. 

13” 3* 125mm Supercell Specifications

  • Mounting: 2 Point 195mm
  • Length: 13"
  • Weight: 180g XXFirm
  • Deck Height (center axle to top of frame): Front 49.5mm Rear 60mm
  • Material: Carbon fiber
  • Stiffness: XXFirm
  • Finish: Matte, gloss

1 pair of frames 

Bont mounting hardware set will be provided free of charge only when purchasing boots/packages


*Please note that this boot is not kept in stock and we will order it to be made as soon as you order it. We will ship this skate in 4-6 weeks after you place your order. 

    BOA Dial

    Bont is one of the only brands to have the official licence to use genuine BOA dials made in the USA. The BOA dial offers a replacement to traditional laces, ratchets, velcro straps, or any of the other various closure mechanisms, instead utilizing a steel lace, nylon guides and mechanical reel to keep shoe snugly on foot. The BOA dials allow you to easily tighten and loosen your skates by turning the dial.

    If you need to repair your BOA dial, please see this page: Boafit repair guide

    BOA Dial

    Durolite

    Durolite is an extremely durable and lightweight material that can withstand minor crashes without scratching. Additionally, Durolite comes in a wide variety of colors and three types of finishes; matte, shiny, and metallic. Finally, Durolite is one of the Bont Vegan products.

     

     Durolite

    Durolite Liner

    Strength to weight ratio's have always played an important part in Bont skates design as all materials considered and developed for products within the Bont range must comply with strict standards. Durolite has been developed and chosen for its extremely durable nature, light weight and can withstand minor crashes without scratching. Durolite is also vegan.

    Durolite Liner

    Last Design

    What is a Last? The Last is a plastic replica of a foot which the boot is built around.

    Here at Bont, we have been perfecting our Lasts since 1975 and the process is ongoing. Unlike the standard Last many companies use, Bont continually focuses on developing and improving our Lasts so that your boots fit right out of the box.

     

    Last Design

    Upper

    The Bont Upper, the upper section of the boot, is lightweight, glued and sewn onto the boot. We punch holes by hand through the Upper and the Liner for ventilation. Buckles and straps are attached to ensure your foot is pulled down and pushed to the back. Finally, we clean the excess glue off, and the boot is ready for skating. To be deemed ready for action, the boot is required to pass sixteen stages of independent quality control. As a result, we provide you with the best strength to weight ratio on the market.

     

     

    Micro Adjustable Buckle

    The Bont micro-adjustable buckle provides you with an additional level of tightness. Easy to adjust when wearing with a simple bend down to tighten, even during a race if need be.

    Micro Adjustable Buckle

    Lace Cover

    Most of our Bont boot models have a lace cover as the lace cover gives you extra support, whilst neatly tucking your laces away.

    Lace Cover

    Eyelets

    Bont eyelets have a large head, which spreads the pressure over a larger area to help overcome any discomfort. On the other hand, small eyelets can put pressure on a small area and can cause pain.

    Eyelets

     

    Ventilation

    Scientists have proven that cooler feet can boost performance. This model inline skate boot has ventilation in the tongue and on top of your toes. This helps circulate air and cool your feet.

    Ventilation 2

    Anti Stretch

    Our proprietary Anti-Stretch material shares similar strength characteristics with Kevlar. We add this material between the outer layer and the skin, which assists prevent the boot from stretching.

    To ensure the material does not move, we stitch it to the outer layer and bond it to the liner. In short, this Anti-Stretch material becomes a part of the boots’ structure. As a result, Bont boots do not stretch out as much as competitors’ boots.

    Anti Stretch

    Footbed
    Footbed
    Made in house, from heat-moldable EVA, the Bont Footbed is the first piece of a boot added to the Last. To ensure it retains its extreme light-weight and heat-moldable characteristics, the Footbed is 65A hardness and only 3mm thick.

     

     

    Toe Protector

    The rubber protective front bumper protects the front of your inline speed skate boot from impact. Replaced easily by using a hairdryer to make the rubber warm and carefully peeled off. Next, use a strong adhesive, such as super glue, to attach the bumper to the boot. The replacement protective bumper comes as a set of two bumpers (left and right foot).

    Bont toe protector in red on boot

    Heat Molding

    Bont manufactures the most heat moldable boots available in the market. Improved continuously for over 45 years, Bont proprietary resin is extremely stiff that becomes pliable at relatively low temperatures.

    Bont boots are moldable over the entire base, unlike other skates that are moldable only in select locations. Importantly, this provides skaters with the most anatomically designed boot on the market today. Additionally, skaters with Bont boots can fine-tune the fit of the whole boot to get that customized fit.

    Head to our Heat Molding page for instructions on how to heat mold your inline skate boots, carbon roller skate boots or your fibgerglass roller skate boots.

     

    One Piece Construction

    At Bont, we produce high-end skates using a method we call One-Piece Construction. This process is far more skill-intensive and time-consuming, resulting in far higher costs than mainstream skate construction methods. However, this method allows our range of skates to lead the market in performance. 

    When the liner and skin of a boot have been glued to a pre-made base it is called a two-piece boot. Much of the stitching on a two-piece boot is purely cosmetic. Therefore, the stitching serves no structural purpose. It is positioned before the boot is made. As such, a two-piece boot can focus on cosmetics for stitching.

    The stitching on Bont's one-piece boots is stitching is not cosmetic. It stitches the outer skin to the anti-stretch material that is bonded to the carbon. 

     

    Vegan

    This boot has a vegan option.

    That is to say, this boot does not contain any animal ingredients or animal-derived byproducts. Our vegan materials include Durolite, microfiber, and suede-L (fake suede).

    Vegan

    Stitching

    The Vaypor is stitched by an expert sewer who has no other role apart from stitching. Unlike most boots on the market that use cosmetic stitching, the stitching on Bont inline boots actually serves a specific purpose and stitches the outer skin to the boot itself. This results in less stretch and a longer lasting boot.

    Resin Development

    Here at Bont, we have been conducting resin development for over 45 years. We formulated a resin that is super stiff, yet moldable at low temperatures. Furthermore, fast cure time is critical for our requirements. Additionally, we are one of the only boot manufacturers who develop their resins in-house.

    Our resin softens at just 60°C (140°F), which is the lowest in the industry. As such, you can reheat our resin as many times as required. That is to say; you can heat your boot and easily mold it to your foot. Following the heating, allow your boot to set and cool for your custom mold.

    Epoxy or polyepoxide is a thermosetting epoxide polymer that cures when mixed with a catalyzing agent or hardener. We control Polymerization, called curing, through temperature and the choice of resin and hardener compounds. The process can take minutes to hours.

    The amount of hardener added to the resin is critically dependent on the temperature of the air and the amount of humidity. For this reason, we have a computer that mixes the resin and hardener. This computer dispenses the resin after measuring the air temperature and humidity.

    Most manufacturers use a process known in the industry as pre-preg. A process that involves “pre-impregnating” resin into the carbon fiber.

    Pre-preg, in virtually all applications, the carbon fiber manufacturer chooses the resin. Its a one shoe fits all kind of deal. The boot manufacturer has no way of altering the resin customize heat moldability requirements of modern boots. For this reason, many competitors require high temperatures to make their boots heat moldable. Often the boot moldability is limited, even at these high temperatures.

     

    Team Testing Inline

    Our professional inline speed skating team are some of the best skaters in the World. They love to give us feedback! From the little things like the placement of the buckle to trialing the latest materials, they help Bont create products that not only look good but perform at the elite international level.

     6 images of Bont skaters on inline skates

     

    Manufacturing

    Manufacturing skates by hand, inside out, is a method Bont retains and is exceptionally proud of. The manufacturing process is far more skill-intensive and time-consuming than other manufacturing processes. Perhaps, most importantly, this enables Bont skates to lead the industry in performance. It does, however, result in a higher production cost than mainstream skate construction methods.

    We continue to develop and refine our manufacturing process to maintain the best delivery of our high-quality products. For example, processes such as the use of generic vacuum boxes for the curing of carbon have been replaced. Today, for carbon curing, we use methods such as pressure wrapping. Pressure wrapping provides four atmospheres of pressure rather than one atmosphere you find in traditional vacuum forming.

    Inze Bont’s, the renowned skate designer, engineering, has allowed our production line to optimize the manufacturing of our handmade monocoque skates in the most time-efficient manner possible.

    Our innovative manufacturing processes match our drive for design innovation. Lighter, Stronger, Faster.

    Read our process for Last Design, Footbed, Liner, Anti-Stretch, Carbon Fiber, Upper, and more in the self-titled sections below.

    Padding

    This boot is designed for high class athletes, so the padding used is thin, dense and a little unforgiving. However, this makes for a super light and responsive skate. The closed cell memory foam used also does not retain water. If you are after a more comfortable ride, please select one of our softer padding options.

    Padding

    Matte Dry Carbon Base

    The base of the boot has an attractive matte dry carbon look now with anti-slip sanding effect at the mounting slots.

    Matte Dry Carbon Base

    Buy with confidence

    You can always buy Bont Skates with confidence. Skaters have been buying Bont Skates since 1975 and we are the world’s largest manufacturer of inline speed skates and short track speed skates and custom skates as well as one of the largest manufacturers of roller derby skates.

    We have a reputation for looking after our customers. We do everything possible to ensure that our products are made to the highest standards. As an example, all of our boots go through 16 individual stages of quality control before they are shipped out.

    Our inline wheels, roller skate wheels and frames are all tested for strength and fatigue on the computer using the most advances computer-aided stress testing available. Bont bearings are produced in partnership with some of the best speciality bearing manufacturers in the world.

    All Bont products go through a rigorous team testing phase before being brought to market. Team Bont skaters are the very best in the world.

    When you buy Bont Skates, you get the best skates on the market. 

    LIGHTER. STRONGER. FASTER.

    We push the limits of technology to help you perform at your best.