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Thread: Softening Atomic Hawx boots
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01-25-2021, 11:24 AM #1
Softening Atomic Hawx boots
Thinking about getting a pair of boots dialed for my wife. The basic Hawx shape fits her foot pretty well. A couple of times in the past we have taken "130" flex boots and softened them to suit. Wondering how a Hawks 130 would respond to similar treatment of cutting out parts of the shell to get the desired flex in the "105-115" range. All opinions welcome, especially those from our resident boot dentists.
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01-25-2021, 11:29 AM #2
don't they already come in several flex ratings?
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01-25-2021, 12:14 PM #3King potato
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Just buy the 115 flex women’s version? It can be found cheap too
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01-25-2021, 12:53 PM #4
Unfortunately I am cheaper than they can be found. Been looking at the 115's but have found a pair of 130's that my fit my mini budget. The dental surgery scheduled for tomorrow is going to cost me about 1.2 pair of boots
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01-25-2021, 08:20 PM #5
I re-purposed a pair of Hawx Ultra XTD 130's for my wife and lowered the cuff about 1.5 cm front and back (warm thoroughly with a heat gun, then use sharp poultry shears), removed the power strap completely, and they seem to flex about like her Lange XT 110 LV but walk better and are about 1.7 lbs lighter per foot.
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01-25-2021, 08:40 PM #6Registered User
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What size is she?
My partner has a pair of 26.5 Hawk ultra xtd110 women's that she is no longer using. Well used for three seasons but some good life left in them.
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01-26-2021, 07:09 AM #7
She's a 25. Too bad. One other thing, because of the shape of her legs, mens boots with the taller cuff and tighter at the top tend to fit her better than a lot of womens boots. If I recall, Atomic boots are better in this regard.
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01-26-2021, 09:49 AM #8
Last edited by Dee Hubbs; 01-26-2021 at 10:14 AM.
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01-26-2021, 11:18 AM #9
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01-26-2021, 11:20 AM #10
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01-26-2021, 11:41 AM #11
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01-26-2021, 12:36 PM #12
Nope, this wife is the opposite of what you describe. Long and lean legs of a former olympic swimmer. Currently inbound boot is RX100 LV and they aren't all that tight with respect to volume. Her foot could probably fit in a plug style boot without much mods. No problem with calf fit in them
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02-20-2021, 06:17 AM #13
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02-20-2021, 08:04 AM #14
Still wondering if this can be readily done...without lowering the cuff. Used 130's are a lot easier to find than 115's
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02-20-2021, 10:33 AM #15I Like Snow
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02-25-2021, 08:28 AM #16Registered User
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02-25-2021, 04:26 PM #17
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