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Dalbello Veloce Space 100

Veloce Space family · 26/27BOAWalk Mode

Flex 100

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Last Width

101mmMedium (100–101mm)

The Veloce Space 100 is the entry step into Dalbello's Veloce Space range, and what changes as you move up that range is not the fit. Every model in the line shares the same 101 mm Medium last and the same Contour 5 factory shaping, so shell shape is not the reason to pick one over another. What actually separates them is flex, cuff material, liner grade, and how many BOA dials the boot carries. This one takes the softest unisex flex step, a DB Hyperlite cuff rather than the PU cuff on the 120, and the SPACE IF SPORT liner sitting mid-way up the range's liner ladder.

The Veloce Space 100's closure is one BOA dial on the lower shell, micro-adjustable buckles on the cuff, and a 40 mm power strap. Dalbello's own wording for the dial is that the single-dial shell configuration delivers a micro-adjustable, multi-directional fit that locks in the heel. In this line "Dual" means two dials, not the presence of BOA — the Dual models carry a second dial. So this is the layout for a skier who wants the dial's even wrap over the forefoot but still wants to set the cuff by hand.

The Veloce Space 100 ships with GripWalk soles premounted to ISO 23223, and that is the first thing to settle about this boot rather than the last. A GripWalk sole is rockered and rubberized where a conventional alpine ISO 5355 sole is flat and hard, so the toe and heel surfaces a binding grips and releases against are not the ones an ISO 9462-only binding was certified for. Dalbello writes it plainly: these soles "are not compatible with regular alpine bindings (ISO norm 9462)." What the boot needs is a GripWalk-marked binding, or a touring binding to ISO 13992 — and a certified technician to confirm the interface and set the binding up before it is skied. There are no tech inserts on the official spec, so pin bindings are off the table entirely.

The Veloce Space 100 also carries an unusually short published spec sheet, and we would rather say so than fill it in. Dalbello publishes no weight, no forward lean, no ramp angle, no walk-mode range of motion, no liner material, no buckle count, and no instep or volume figure beyond the Medium width class. There is no heat-molding claim for either the shell or the liner either, so Contour 5 reads as factory pre-shaping rather than something a shop bakes. Unpublished means unknown, not absent — and no independent on-snow testing of this model has been published, so nothing here reports how it skis.

Strengths

  • +One BOA dial closes the lower shell; buckles still tune the cuff
  • +Quick Fit Panel lets you spread the shell by hand for step-in
  • +GripWalk premounted: no height adjustment in a GripWalk-marked binding
  • +Walk Mode partially frees the cuff for walking to the lift

Best For

Intermediate to advanced medium-volume skiers who want one resort all-mountain boot, already run GripWalk-compatible bindings or are buying bindings at the same time, and spend real time walking in ski boots between car, lodge and lift line.

Limitations

  • Will not go into conventional alpine ISO 9462 bindings
  • No tech inserts, so pin/tech touring bindings are out
  • Dalbello publishes no weight, forward lean, or ramp angle
  • One width only: 101 mm, no wide or low-volume version
  • No heat-molding claimed for shell or liner by Dalbello

Not For

Anyone running conventional alpine ISO 9462-only bindings — Dalbello states these soles are not compatible with them. Also not for backcountry tourers (no tech inserts, and Walk Mode only partially frees the cuff), for genuinely wide or genuinely narrow feet and high insteps (101 mm Medium is the only width Dalbello publishes for this boot, with no published instep figure and no heat-molding claim), for aggressive skiers wanting more shell stiffness, for skiers who specifically want the two-dial closure or the tuning hardware higher in the line, for a woman shopping a women's-specific fit (the W models are the route), or for anyone who needs a full spec sheet to decide.

Common Questions

What bindings work with the Dalbello Veloce Space 100?
Its sole is GripWalk, premounted and certified to ISO 23223. That sole is rockered and rubberized, so the surfaces a binding grips and releases against differ from a flat alpine sole. Use it with GripWalk-marked bindings, or a touring binding to ISO 13992. Dalbello states these soles "are not compatible with regular alpine bindings (ISO norm 9462)". Bring the boots and skis to a certified technician to confirm the interface and set the binding up before skiing.
Is the Veloce Space 100 a touring boot?
No. There are no tech or pin inserts on the official spec, so pin bindings are out. Walk Mode is a resort convenience — Dalbello describes it as a mechanism that partially frees the cuff from the shell for more natural walking, and publishes no range-of-motion figure. The ISO 13992 reference is to touring bindings that accept this boot sole, not to pin fittings.
What foot does the 101 mm last suit?
Dalbello classes it as Medium (100-102 Last) at 101 mm — average volume, neither wide nor low-volume. The reference size at which that 101 mm is measured is not published, so treat it as a volume class rather than a per-size guarantee. Dalbello publishes no instep height and makes no heat-molding claim for shell or liner, so a foot outside the middle of the range needs a bootfitter looking at the actual shell.
How is this different from the Veloce Space Dual models?
In this line "Dual" means two BOA dials, not the presence of BOA. The 100 runs a Single Dial BOA on the lower shell plus micro-adjustable buckles on the cuff and a 40 mm power strap; the Dual models carry two dials instead of one. Every model in the line shares the 101 mm Medium last; closure, flex, cuff material and liner grade are where they part company, and the 120 Dual adds fit-tuning hardware this one does not list.
PTO Team · 2026-07