Thread: When to get new boots?

Okay..I've searched. I've been skiing a long time. I got new boots about 8 years ago??? They are comfortable as hell ( rossi race one) and I've had orthotics in them the whole time. This year is the first time I've noticed that I'm moving around in them too much now. I hate getting new boots. So here is the question. What are the things your looking for to let you know you need new boots? What have people moved on too from Rossi Race 1 boots? I was fitted by surefoot and if I recall correctly my foot is good for lange and rossi(which is basically lange anyway?).

thx.

How are the soles? That would be the first sign I would look for.

Besides that, if you still like the flex and fit of the boot and don't want to mess around with something new, you could just revive them with some new liners.

The main reason to replace the boot would be if there is excessive wear on the heel or toe. If it is excessive it can affect the your releasing from your binding properly. If the wear is not too bad just get some new liners, I highly recommend Intuition. If you are unsure about the heel wear take it to a good shop that you trust and have them make the determination.

If it occurs to you that you might need new boots then you do.

As above mentioned, heat moldable liners like 'Intuition' are a really good way to make your boots better than new. They give you a really solid fit.

Also a lot of people are heading into 3 piece boots and loving them for the progressive flex a 1 piece tongue provides. Dalbello and Full Tilt are making these. Heaps of info here about them, do a search. I know Full Tilt is a thin fit which will suit you if Lange's your thing.

Good luck,

after 100 days of use, time for new boots or new liners if you want to keep the shells

How many days on Intutition liners before changing if ever?

Originally Posted by Jim S

How many days on Intutition liners before changing if ever?

not sure, is the construction any more durable than stock liners?

Originally Posted by Jim S

How many days on Intutition liners before changing if ever?

Got a pair of intuitions that I've been using since 2002....they probably have 400-500 days on them now (they've been used in two pairs of AT boots and a pair of tele boots over the years)... the fabric is finally starting to delaminate on the inside, particularly around the heel cup and that causes occational blisters and hotspots. I may try injecting some superglue behind the fabric to get it stuck back to the foam again, but I think the liners are just about dead. They've lasted years longer than any stock liner I've had....well worth the money

I got 2.5 years on my Intuition liners and love 'em. My heels and toes of my shell are probably begging me to get a new shell next season.

I have some technica icon carbons with conformable injectible liners. The liners I have had since spring 02, probably 350-400 days on them. The shells I got last winter. I had the same model of boot from feb 2002 until last winter. The only reason I changed was the wear on the toe and heel pieces messed up the boot binding interface. I got very lucky, found the same boot on ebay. They had only been used a few times, and the shells were in great shape. I put my liners in the shells, and had new boots for only 150. I really did not want to go through the process of a boot fitting again, so now I use cat tracks. I will make these boots last as long as possible. If your boots fit well and work, there is no reason to change. I hate getting new boots because of heel/toe wear.

The other reason to get new boots is if the shell stops rebounding. If you notice this when your skiing and it bothers you, time for new shells, no liner will fix it.

great thanks for the feedback. obviously I'm having trouble deciding if I need them but I have been noticing a little too much movement in the boot. then again, I don't like to keep them too tight either for comforts sake.