***ATTENTION IDIOTS!***
If you don't know what you're talking about, please stop replying to threads in here! The SPK boot is, according to pros who have been riding it all this year, unexpectedly, NOT all that soft. So stop influencing peoples' buying decisions when you're really just trying to look like you know what you're talking about! Please!
(That said if you're only going to get one pair of boots it should probably be something more all mountain oriented with 4 buckles, I think...)