Yup. Pretty normal.

I'm 50# less and 5" shorter than you, but with a racing and coaching background and a lot of time, jobs, homes, etc in the mountains over the years.

I ski 4frnt EHP 193s,...

I have the RX 130 and the Freetour 130 (FT130)

Had 120 flex Lange's in the past.

The RX 130 is my baseline 130 flex. I measure the flex of other boots against that baseline.

The FT130 flexes...

Good work.

Great fucking review.

Glad you're enjoying them. [emoji1690]

Be careful! That shit is dangerous!

Yowch.

Did you accidentally ski it in walk mode?

tl;dr

Sold to Andyski.

PSA: I have a pair of the Freetour XT 130 2016 in a 25.5 LV for sale.

2 tours and 2 resort days before I got the same boot in the regular volume (non-LV) model.

Pristine condition. Liner never...

I agree with how you described the XT Free vs RX for inbounds performance.

In my opinion, yes. I notice it. It's not major or debilitating, but I'm aware it's softer and skis a bit differently. That can be an advantage in punchy, catchy, crusty snow, where the softer...

Was just doing that. Didn't find it. Maybe I'm illiterate...

I'm not talking fabricating a new block. I'm talking about just grinding down the existing stock WTF sole block.

Here's a question I've had for a while...

Has anyone thought of, or tried, just straight up grinding about 2mm off the bottom of the soles of the Freetours with the WTR soles (sole blocks grinded...

Have you had Lange boots before?

Just asking because they're generally pretty cold. Intuitions do help.

Then why are you getting the LV? Get the reg (or a Technica) and call it a day.

Called. Confirmed.

New alpine sole blocks won't work on the 16/17 freetours.

Anyone want to start an OEM sole block company?

Paging the binding freedom, quiver killer, solyfit, Jigarex diy...

Yes. But I think this only works for new 2017/18 freetours.

I don't think the new alpine sole blocks fit the 16/17 freetours, due to a different screw configuration, IIRC.

Can someone else...

Glad you're getting a replacement. That's a much better solution to a manufacturer warranty issue that impacts the entire lower shell of the boot. I don't think a small metal horseshoe fixes the...

It's disappointing because Lange has released a ski boot and obviously used too soft a plastic that seriously deforms when used both in downhill ski bindings and alpine touring ski bindings, which is...

I get that as a temp fix. But I feel like they should fix the plastic mix and send you a pair that doesn't warp like play-doh. Are we beta testing Lange now?

Toured in mine but haven't put them in...

Seriously?

Lange's fix for fucking up the plastic is to send you a Band-Aid metal horse shoe?

Fucking disappointing Lange.

Care to share any production/serial numbers so we can check our boots?

+2 on the lower blowing out problem.

This is why I ski Lange. Stiff, narrow, heel, low volume, very little bellowing.