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11-28-2017, 09:23 AM #1001
Nicely done punch on the Salomon Mtn Lab - you must have an awesome set of tools
Who cares how the crow flies
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11-29-2017, 03:28 PM #1002Minion
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ace..., ,etc, etc etc.. is there another boot or technique to try? Would having a built surefooot boot solve problems? I may be willing to have that conversation..
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I have the same issue. Take a look at the 2018 Lange XT130 lv freetour. I think you'll be suprised with the amount of room for your instep. I haven't tried any other 2018 Lange so not sure what they are like.
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11-30-2017, 04:28 AM #1003Registered User
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question from a tinkerer here : i have some older salomon ghosts shells (black with green buckles). i wanted to soften the flex but I see you cannot remove the cuff (it is riveted). any tips here ?
also tried on some new boots the other day. was wondering if on a tecnica mach 1 130 and the new lange RX130 the cuff is also riveted (shop only has lower spec models / would need ordering) .
thanks
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11-30-2017, 09:14 AM #1004
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11-30-2017, 10:19 AM #1005
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12-05-2017, 01:29 PM #1006
I'm hoping to get some boot beta from the collective wisdom here. Mainly due to a lack of local shops staffing a seasoned bootfitter.
I've been skiing the Lange RX130 since its release. The shells are a bit haggard and last year, some new hardware was required to keep them together. After getting some time on them this season - it's time for new boots.
My feet: rather wide fore and mid-foot, to the tune of 106mm or so. I always need a massive 6th toe punch and with the Langes, needed the shells widened at the mid foot. High instep. Narrow, pocketed heel. Think Hobbit feet here. 275. mondo size; 316 BSL. I always aim for a performance fit.
With the Langes, I was able to get by with custom molded foot beds, Intuition Power Wraps and boot board grinding. It mostly did the job, though it never quite gave me the snugness around the front of my ankle and often, the fore and midfoot were never wide enough. Instep height was adequate, though this was solved with a great deal of posting foam during the baking of the Intuitions. The ankle pocket, on the other hand, was spectacular. I loved it. And the flex. It's of note that I removed the two bolts in the spine to soften up the flex.
In doing some furious interwebbing, it seems that two boots may meet the requirements to fit my Hobbit flippers. The Atomic Hawx Prime 120 (red boots !!!) and the Head Vector Evo 130. Both seem to offer a heat moldable liner and, most importantly, a heat moldable shell that expands with what seems like enough volume to fit. I've had a chance to carpet flex the Atomics and they felt great and would need molding for width. In reading, the Heads seem to fit similar.
I humbly ask a few questions:
Am I tracking correctly with the two aforementioned boots? Is the Atomic Hawx Ultra 130 worth considering? Are there other boots that I should consider?
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12-05-2017, 10:10 PM #1007
FYI:
1) ALL boots are heat moldable, as are ALL shells, and all liners. This is somehting that the marketing people have latched onto, but the R&D guys (fitters) have been doing for years. You can cook any shell you want to/ need to to make it bigger
2) you can make most boots bigger, buy 5-10mm per side, but its hard to make a heel pocket smaller, so get that to fit, and make the forefoot wider as needed with punching and more instep room by grind boot board.
3) yes, your list is a good starting point, but add the Nordica strider to it and the Hawk too.
4) wait to try on more boots, at a better/bigger shop, as you WILL need some work done to a boot (as will MOST people in MOST boots)
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12-05-2017, 10:39 PM #1008
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12-06-2017, 02:27 PM #1009Registered User
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I molded some power wraps and they feel amazing... except for one of my toes. It is the "ring" toe on my left foot, and it sticks out past my big toe about 1/2". It gets a little curled when i put it in the boot and comes out sore at the end of the day. Any ideas on how i can remold that one small area without remolding the whole foot area of the liner?
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12-06-2017, 03:17 PM #1010
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12-06-2017, 03:50 PM #1011
a quick question. I have tight calves, plantar etc etc and poor range of ankle motion due to various tennis injuries. when I dorsiflex forward my feet want to splay outwards. This causes pain on the outside of my feet. boots are great fit, so a heal lift help me out?
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12-07-2017, 09:19 AM #1012
odds are yes, but why not try it and see and let us know?
a folded up trail map, under the footbed, works well. start with 5mm high, and add more if needed until it feels right to you
also a stiffer boot can help, and a more upright boot, but a heel lift is cheap, reversable, and a good first step
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12-07-2017, 09:58 AM #1013
respect for the rapid reply. how would a stiffer boot help the issue? I'm in a lange rs130w from this year. I don't feel as though id want a stiffer boot. I'll start with a piste map tucked under my footbeds. it's fucking murder at the min.
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12-07-2017, 10:17 AM #1014
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12-07-2017, 01:18 PM #1015
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12-07-2017, 03:00 PM #1016Registered User
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I didnt initially when i cooked the liners in the oven. Then i tried to remold the foot area using the rice in sock method with the toe cap and some extra padding in there, but i think that my one little piggy just doesnt want to poke out enough to mold the foam in that area.
I think im gonna buy a cheap heat gun from HF or HD and try that route... of course being very careful.
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12-07-2017, 06:43 PM #1017Watch out for sticks.
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12-07-2017, 09:12 PM #1018
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01-05-2018, 05:14 AM #1019
Had a diskussion with my buddy about feet getting numb while skiing (my left foot does in my newer skiboots) -
So is that because nerves are getting pinched or is it because bloodflow is hindered by pressure points?
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01-05-2018, 08:06 AM #1020
are the feet cold (blood) or numb (nerves)?
usually more instep room (or less instep pressure) is needed
does it happen with a thinner sock?
does it happen with the toes buckles looser, or off?
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01-05-2018, 12:14 PM #1021
ah - thanks for your answer
i have now ~7 days with the og liner with one foot getting numb after like 30min (starting from ball of big toe). if i put in my old foam liners, no problem. but actually they fit a bit worse and are worn out.
(tecnica cochise 130dyn). boots feel good otherwise.
thanks for your input, will watch instep room next time i ski.
are the feet cold (blood) or numb (nerves)?
does it happen with a thinner sock?
does it happen with the toes buckles looser, or off?
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01-05-2018, 01:27 PM #1022
find a nerve chart and see where the nervers to the numb part of your foot go and I be somewhere in that path is a tight spot on the boot. stretch the liner in that spot and it should help
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01-05-2018, 01:34 PM #1023
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01-09-2018, 11:39 AM #1024
tried a heel lift mntlion made my problem worse. went to see a lovely boot fitter in Val d'isere word on the street she's the only person to have boots from here. she ground my foot bed a bit slide a wedge down the back of my liner and punched the sides. hopefully im there with this one. what does the wedge do other that pushing my lower leg forward? with the heel lift in I felt like I was fighting being in 're back seat all the time
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01-09-2018, 03:05 PM #1025
wedge int eh back will fill up some volume if you have skinny legs and puch your lower leg a bit furture forwards (reducing the ankle/lower leg angle a bit)
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