TLT6 performance vs. La Sportiva Spectre comparison
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Originally Posted by
LeeLau
Lindahl - its funny how different people have different conclusions. I've got the new Tecnica Cochise 120 (14-15 season) with a Luxury liner and imo that walks/tours way worse than Spectre. In fact the Freedom tours better than Cochise. But the Tecnica is the best progressive flexing ski boot with a walk mode with which i've ever pleasured my toes
The Luxury liner doesn't have the flex zone that the Pro Tour does (and Spectre liner). That made a huge difference, imo. Also, how you buckle it, and how it fits your foot can change the walk mode quite a bit. When really touring, my upper buckles are pretty much completely off the ladders/velcro. My instep buckle is somewhat loose, and the lowest buckle is a bit tighter to be used with the looser instep to keep my foot in place. The upper buckles can easily restrict motion when unbuckled - you almost have to take them off the ladders to get full range. Also, the lower cuff is pretty high, so if your instep buckle is comfortably tight, the lower cuff can bind and also limit forward stride. Let me know how it goes. I was shocked at how well the boot toured/walked once I made these adjustments. It doesn't quite walk as well as the Spectre, because the sole has little rocker in it, but its surprisingly close, imo.
And yeah, as for how it skis? Unreal. Love this boot. You doing a review sometime soon?
TLT6 performance vs. La Sportiva Spectre comparison
No clue about climbing comparisons. Hard to do that in a store. The Spectre probably climbs really well because the buckles can be pretty tight, but still get good ROM. Thats a pretty unique trait.
Wrap liner? Yeah, it won't tour well. You want a tongue liner with a flex zone to get a real comparison. Have you done that Dane, and then compared how they toured?
From Palau, the Tour Light model looks like the best option. Pro Tour from Intuition. The Spectre liner and the Dynafit CR look good too. And then the flimsiest of them all, the Dynafit CL liner. I think that sums up the market?
TLT6 performance vs. La Sportiva Spectre comparison
He should be. He heavily punched my TLT5s to fit. I have a pretty straight foot thats on the wide side, so that duckfooted narrow ass heel had to be blown wayyy out.
TLT6 performance vs. La Sportiva Spectre comparison
Crazy... not sure if he can work that kind of magic... but no problem with the ankle pivots for me, though. They really really need two lasts for that boot. Its such a one-of-a-kind. They could probably double their profit.