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Thread: The FIFTY
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04-08-2020, 09:36 AM #1301
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04-08-2020, 09:44 AM #1302
cool episode! You try that storm chaser yet?
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04-08-2020, 10:58 AM #1303
You failed to mention that Mount McGowan is the tallest peak in idaho.
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04-08-2020, 11:01 AM #1304Registered User
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04-08-2020, 11:02 AM #1305
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04-08-2020, 11:29 AM #1307Registered User
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04-08-2020, 01:32 PM #1308
Scarpa's placement of the ankle strap I use for the mod is horrid. They built the best talus strap in the business yet completely fuck it up by attaching it to the upper cuff thereby diminishing any of the positive gains I'm looking to get out of the mod (ankle hold and lower cuff deformation). I've tested the Maestrale multiple times and it just sort of doesn't perform well on the downhill.
Hoji's boot is by far the best walk mechanism ever created but the fit is just disgustingly bad and the placement of plastic and the plastic they use just leaves something to be desired in it's performance. It's edge to edge precision is quite good, it's flex pattern is quite dead. It's a huge step forward in design but has flaws.
Fuck, every touring boot I've skied in has big flaws. Boots have the longest way to go in design right now in my opinion. We're getting there but there feels like a long way off still.
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04-08-2020, 01:33 PM #1309
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04-08-2020, 05:38 PM #1310
Couldn’t agree with you more on the scarpa and hoji boots. I was so excited for the hoji boot but the fit sucks. I’m actually in a Salomon mtn boot and it’s been pretty good. Lots of mods to the liner to get them tight enough. I had been contemplating a buckle over the toe area to prevent the lower boot from deforming. Think I’ll go for it. I was planning on leaving the current lower buckle but drilling out the riviera closest to the toe box. Then using that spot to mount a buckle ladder. Drill holes for buckle and hope for the best. Only worry is how the screw/bolts for the buckle will affect fit. On your mtn boots did you notice that adding the toe buckle greatly improved ski function?
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04-08-2020, 06:44 PM #1311
You skied tecnica yet? It's what I've wanted for years.
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04-08-2020, 09:27 PM #1312
Cody, since you might have some spare time... and you did mention yer open to episode idea suggestions...any chance you can fab a carbon fiber, dynafit tech binder compatible, touring boot version of Dave McPhail's dh boot design over the summer? An episode dedicated to filming the development of the product and eventual direct a/b/c/d, etc... on slope ski performance comparisons with other boots in yer quiver would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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04-08-2020, 09:37 PM #1313
I know a guy deep inside Salomon's research lab, I'll ask him to send you a pair of these top-secret protos.
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04-08-2020, 09:56 PM #1314
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04-09-2020, 07:31 AM #1315Registered User
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I’m doing about 50% (lighter, longer, moderate) of my ski touring in S-Lab X/Alp (who comes up with these names?) boots and am fascinated by your mods. As I was skiing (moderate angled perfect corn) them yesterday, I was visualizing how much better they’d ski with more direct ankle hold and resistance to deformation when flexing. I’d previously been day dreaming of a more substantial aftermarket front buckle assembly, which seems would bolt on easily, but your mod seems exactly what’s required.
I love the fit (especially the low instep and anatomical toe box) of these boots, but found they needed and were significantly improved by using an Intuition Pro-Tour liner, as they take up more critical volume and don’t compress as easily. Are you still using and are you satisfied with the stock liners?
Finally, I’ve been considering (replacing my well used Dynafit Mercury boots) the Hoji Free boot for the more aggressive end of my touring needs, but I’ve only had the chance to try them on in the shop. I didn’t like the liners, and would swap them out, but otherwise they seemed to fit and flex better than other comparable boots I’ve tried. You’re clearly critical of their fit and performance, and presumably have actually skied them, so could you elaborate?
FWIW I’m an every day, all season, lifelong skier, and experience my version of perfection in comfort and performance skiing (in bounds only) the original Raichle/Full Tilt boots.Blogging at www.kootenayskier.wordpress.com
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04-09-2020, 08:10 AM #1316
Cody, looked like one pair had some intuitions in them, another stock liners? What liners are you digging for different applications?
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04-09-2020, 09:08 AM #1317
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04-09-2020, 10:27 AM #1318
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04-09-2020, 12:49 PM #1319
^ This.
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04-10-2020, 02:32 PM #1320
Haha. I did get to test Zero G this year and was pretty impressed by it's performance. That being said, it's touring efficiency wasn't the greatest, it's buckles awful and it still feels like there is a lot more to do in terms of innovation. I actually skied it for a few days thinking it was pretty good, went back to my MTN Labs and felt a bit more drive and power out of the MTN Labs. So yeah, I can see why they're popular but I do still think there are innovations but ultimately most touring boots in this class are really similar and it comes down to individual preference and individual fit. What I want is a whole new class of boots that can ski like what we've got now but lighter and more efficient.
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04-10-2020, 02:35 PM #1321
Yeah I've been running so many different liners in my boots and I still don't have a preference. Currently I have a Intuition WC tongue that I cut and modded to have a touring bellow and am liking those decently enough. I've run the Intuition Pro Tour on expeditions and love it for that but they lose their power and fit in like a month. I've fun the Palau's and liked them for certain things but they have a lot of flaws. I've probably gone through most after market liners at some point in my years and still haven't found one I love.
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04-10-2020, 02:52 PM #1322
In Re: X-Alp. Been using the Palua Touring liners and liking them decently enough. Similar fit and feel to the stock X-Alp liner but a little bit stiffer of a tongue.
For the Hoji: Well in our tests in Jan, 4 out of 5 of the testers couldn't wear them for more than 10 minutes without extreme malleolus bone pain. I tried them with a new liner and didn't have as much pain but still, it's so so so narrow around the lower ankle and that area is really hard to blow out without harming the touring efficiency. As far as performance, we all agreed it felt precise edge to edge, probably because of the low volume ankle but lacked any sort of progressively flexing performance. It just sort of flexes linearly without that need push back one gets from all PU boots and a lot of well built PA boots. But something with the displacement of their PA and maybe even the exact PA it is leaves it sort of feeling dead to not only me but the other testers.
As I mentioned before, I think there are flaws in every boot out there right now, so it just comes to individual fit and performance preference to truly make the best decision for yourself.
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04-10-2020, 04:20 PM #1325Registered User
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