Hello kjmcawesome and Maurice,
As the Account Manager for the Running category at Boa Technology, I am always interested to hear questions about our system. A fellow athlete saw your conversation, and sent it to me. I have to say, I 100% agree with Maurice. Those features and benefits listed are several of the advantages added by Boa. Great question about the weight Maurice, and think of it this way: if you add a bit of that transition water/sweat, the laces absorb it. Boa won't.
The Zoots are great, and they are examples of the factory installed version of our system. The Mizuno Ronins that Maurice referred to were most likely retrofit at our booth inside the Kona expo. We offer that retrofit version so that athletes like yourselves have a chance to experience the value that Boa adds.
We will be back at Kona next year, as well as events such as Outdoor Retailer, The Running Event, and possibly IMAZ again next year. Come over an have your shoes retrofit. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me here at Boa.
clark@boatechnology.com Happy Holidays!
-Clark