# BOA slippage?

**URL:** <https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652>\
**Category:** Tech\
**Tags:** kit\
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652 "2026-06-30T18:41:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Laurens\_Stevaert](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/laurens_stevaert/32/903_2.png) [@Laurens\_Stevaert](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Laurens_Stevaert)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652/1 "2026-06-30T18:41:35Z")

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I have a pair of Gaerne G Trail with a BOA L6 (I think). They can’t be much older than 2 years.

Lately, I have the impression I have to tighten them during rides, every half hour or so. I’ve not noticed that before.

Is this a known possible issue? Or am I just not tightening enough at the start of my rides?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Changren\_Yong](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/changren_yong/32/1993_2.png) [@Changren\_Yong](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Changren_Yong)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652/2 "2026-06-30T19:45:36Z")

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If your BOAs are actually loosening on their own, you can get warranty replacements from BOA.

> **[The BOA Lifetime Guarantee](https://www.boafit.com/en-us/support/warranty)**
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> Assurance that our dials and laces are guaranteed for the lifetime of the product on which they are integrated.

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**Author:** ![John\_Seymour](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/john_seymour/32/4763_2.png) [@John\_Seymour](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/John_Seymour)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652/3 "2026-06-30T22:36:55Z")

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Absolutely superb lifetime replacement service, and their website guides you through which product is appropriate; in 2023 they replaced the BOAs for my 2008 Specialized S-works shoes - no questions!

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**Author:** ![Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/not_fast_enough_to_keep_up/32/3224_2.png) [@Not\_Fast\_Enough\_To\_Keep\_Up](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Not_Fast_Enough_To_Keep_Up)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652/4 "2026-06-30T23:40:48Z")

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With frequent usage, the ratchets of the Boa dials have been known to slip (since they’re made of plastic). But as @Changren_Yong mentions, the Boa warranty process is just about the easiest claims process I’ve had since time immemorial. Just a few questions like make/model of the shoe, Boa dial model, and you’ll get the dials in your hands in a week or two.

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**Author:** ![Weiwen\_Ng](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/weiwen_ng/32/1840_2.png) [@Weiwen\_Ng](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Weiwen_Ng)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/boa-slippage/5652/5 "2026-07-02T10:18:11Z")

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I feel like my Shimano RC903s’ Boas are also loosening up during rides. I don’t hear them backing out, but I do feel like I have to tighten them.