Alpina TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED me.
End of August I bought Alpina Trinity, full of some new technologies, but I wasn't paying attention that the part for tightening laces is plastic.
When I first (!) went hiking in them this plastic hook broke, I walked 2 hours on rocks with half unlaced shoe!
I returned them to the store, asked for money back, they said they would put metal buckles instead of that plastic on both shoes.
Today they returned them to me, again they put plastic which will most likely break again!
And they wanted to charge me 24 cents for the bag!
Of course I carried the shoes home in hands.
Totally miserable customer service. And such quality if it breaks at the third lacing. I advise against buying, really.