Adjusting Boot Forward Lean/Cant

[Darkside]

I tried searching a bunch, but couldn't find anything real definitive. I remember reading once online or in a mag about how to properly set your forward lean. Can someone please give me some tips?

[Keoni]

FYI
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[Darkside]

That's relatively general, but seems logical. But, if I remove the liner and put my footbed in, the footbed is way smaller than the shell of the boot. Do I just try and center it and then adjust the lean so my calf is centered in the cuff when I am in a "skiing" position?

[72Twenty]

Easy & quick canting adjustment:

Put your boots on, buckle them down, get a partner to loosen the adjustment bolts, flex around a little to loosen up the boot, stand comfortably with feet shoulder width apart looking forward, have partner tighten bolts where they are with you in that position.

[hucksquaw]

the first post should have said: GO SEE A BOOTFITTER! if you dont know what your doing its too easy to f*ck up and youll never know how much better your boots could perform.

[Darkside]

the first post should have said: GO SEE A BOOTFITTER! if you dont know what your doing its too easy to f*ck up and youll never know how much better your boots could perform.

I was just asking so I could know more about what I am doing. Seems like bootfit is something that there are a lot of different opinions about, so I thought I'd ask. I am going to ask the bootfitters at the shop I work at (starting for real tomorrow), just thought that the more opinions the better.

Oh, and you can say FUCK here, JONG.

[hucksquaw]

wait! your being hired at a ski shop?! who are the idiots that hired a fuckin dumbass like you?? you must be cleaning the shop cause with ski knowledge like that you shouldnt be helping anyone.

[Darkside]

wait! your being hired at a ski shop?! who are the idiots that hired a fuckin dumbass like you?? you must be cleaning the shop cause with ski knowledge like that you shouldnt be helping anyone.

I wasn't even dissing you, you dumb shit, why do you have to cop an attitude? After reading your reply to my post about binding toepieces, it's obvious how much you know. Plus, I didn't even offer any ski knowledge, in fact, I was asking for knowledge, so not only can you not spell, seems like you also can't read.

[hucksquaw]

if youre working in a ski shop you should be telling others this sort of info, not asking for it. so obviously your the dumb shit here.

oh, and what gives you the impression i cant spell?

[Darkside]

if youre working in a ski shop you should be telling others this sort of info, not asking for it. so obviously your the dumb shit here.

oh, and what gives you the impression i cant spell?

you are = you're
possesive = your

I learned that in elementary school, you fucking moron.

[hucksquaw]

commas are overrated...probably the only thing you learned.

[Darkside]

commas are overrated...probably the only thing you learned.

It's a fucking apostrophe, you fucking moron.

[hucksquaw]

shows how much i learned in elementary school. geuss it was because i was skiing too much. but elementary school doesnt teach you about ski boots however in your case elementary school teachers would probably know more about ski boots than you.

[Darkside]

shows how much i learned in elementary school. geuss it was because i was skiing too much. but elementary school doesnt teach you about ski boots however in your case elementary school teachers would probably know more about ski boots than you.

Wow, you're so awesome. Obviously you even forgot that I was asking a question in the first place, ummm...because I wanted to know more. Were you born with all of your awesome ski knowledge?

[hucksquaw]

no i wasnt born with my ski knowledge but i wouldnt expect to be hired at a ski shop until i aquired some knowledge about skiing. and i certainly wouldnt hire anyone who doesnt have knowledge about the business i was hiring them for. would you?

[Darkside]

no i wasnt born with my ski knowledge but i wouldnt expect to be hired at a ski shop until i aquired some knowledge about skiing. and i certainly wouldnt hire anyone who doesnt have knowledge about the business i was hiring them for. would you?

I know plenty about skiing, just more from the consumer side, because obviously, I've never worked in a ski shop before.

[hucksquaw]

ski knowledge is universal. its just the manner you learn it in. you dont have to work in a ski shop to know the info that ski shop employees do.

[Darkside]

ski knowledge is universal. its just the manner you learn it in. you dont have to work in a ski shop to know the info that ski shop employees do.

Well, then where does one learn it?

[hucksquaw]

maybe if you werent a dumbass you would realize that you can educate yourself.

[FNG]

Hey, you'd better listen to that guy. He's spancered! You should be asking to fucking touch him instead of pointing out how dumb he is. That's just mean.

Fucksquat, we're quite capable of flaming ourselves here. If you don't have anything reasonable to add, get the fuck out or risk bukaki death from above.

-edit- here's the response I got. the heel lift worked great for raising the ramp angle.
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17462

[AltaPowderDaze]

maybe if you werent a dumbass you would realize that you can educate yourself.

i think that was the point of his post here.

[hucksquaw]

educating yourself is not asking a shitload of people, half of which only think they know what theyre talking about, a question and accepting all of their answers as correct.

[summit]

educating yourself is not asking a shitload of people, half of which only think they know what theyre talking about, a question and accepting all of their answers as correct.

hucksquaw i guess you know your shit! proud owner of 23 posts most of them in this brilliant thread.



ah yes... JONG

[hucksquaw]

sorry but the amount of posts has nothing to do with what you know. ive only been a member of this forum for like a week

[FNG]

Anyone feel like nominating fucksquat for member of the week?

Anyone?



Okay, how about dickhead of the day?