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Thread: do boot shells ever really die?
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01-24-2022, 07:50 PM #26
My wife's Flexons are still in good skiable shape. My wife not so much.
I got rid of my Rossi Radcal Pros only after every buckle had been replaced and I was having to drill holes in the shell to replace them.
If you love your boots consider some kind of sole protector if you have long walks in your boots from the parking lot. My son had to replace boots he loved because he couldn't find replacement heel and toe lugs. If you anticipate keeping the boots a long time consider buying replacement lugs when you buy the boots because chances are you won't be able to when you need them.
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01-24-2022, 10:01 PM #27Registered User
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there is probably a Henny Youngman " take my wife, please " joke in there that I will not be attempting
I tried Cat tracks at Whistler cuz there was so much pavement but I kept leaving them on the boot while stepping in
Its either snow or ice and sometimes mud so no worries up narthLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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01-24-2022, 10:19 PM #28
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01-24-2022, 11:09 PM #29
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01-24-2022, 11:42 PM #30
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01-25-2022, 07:43 AM #31
How did I miss the broken boot stuff at bbi16?
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01-25-2022, 08:03 AM #32
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01-25-2022, 03:00 PM #33
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01-25-2022, 03:10 PM #34Jacket Cobbler
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ive worn down the toes on dynfit from bootpacking rocks and using them on my sled, and they will no longer lock into the bindings...no matter what...i was able to fix with jb weld and worked like new ....but only for about 4-5 outings and then they went back to completely in-op for touring pin bindings. i still wear them for inbounds 'hike to' and general onpiste with few issues..mayb they are very soft now and ive gotten very lazy technique...but well... whatever....
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01-25-2022, 03:17 PM #35
You guys replace boots a lot. I'm 120 days into a pair of s/max 130s and I feel like they are just now getting comfortable. I'm still thinking of messing with the shells some. I can't imagine going through the boot fitting process again until 300-400 days.
How many days does everyone get out of stock liners? Again, mine are just starting to get comfy, but people are saying they replace theirs after 100 days.Last edited by EWG; 01-25-2022 at 04:28 PM.
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01-25-2022, 03:30 PM #36
Shells do die, but it's a long death. Once you have kids and you're in the annual ski swap boot cycle, you find some old shells that are near death. Maybe because they're softer flexes, maybe because they're 15+ years old. But they do crack and die.
Wait, how can we trust this guy^^^ He's clearly not DJSapp
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01-26-2022, 07:27 AM #37
Yes, I have cracked 2 pairs of Kr2 pro, one pair at about 1000 days and another literally just yesterday at about 800 days. I like the boot so I keep new old stock of it and basically built a new built yesterday from stock of them. Only Cabrio with race style plastic and cantable boot sole ever made.
The thing is they do not really get softer before cracking so see no need to replace boot that often. Plug boots and some rec boot were built with thicker plug like plastic like the Kr2 the shells will last a long time.
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01-26-2022, 09:38 AM #38Registered User
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I get about 200 days out of my tele boots before I replace them, usually due to catastrophic failure. I have broken the cuffs, walk modes, worn holes in the bellows, snapped the tongues, and blown out the side rivets. I have replaced tongues and repaired rivets but usually it just borrows time to limp the boots to the end of the season. The bellows will get softer over time and loose their rebound anyway, so by the time shit starts breaking I just get a new pair. I ski Crispi because of the fit, and their quality control is much worse than scarpa but the plastic is harder. Never worn through a Crispi bellows, but have broken nearly every other part of the boots. Scarpa isn't without fault either. My first NTN boot was a first gen scarpa tx that I skied for literally one run and the entire toe area cracked open. They were 10yrs old at that point and probably well skied. Boot shells definitely die quicker in the tele world.
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01-31-2022, 06:12 PM #40
Kind of there with you. My old reliables have many years on them and I am on a 2nd liner (Intuition) maybe a little over a hundred days and I think they ski fine. I have a hardly used pair of Cochises as a backup if the Dragons finally blow up on me. If I buy new boots I want the Orange ones!
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01-31-2022, 06:26 PM #41
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01-31-2022, 06:30 PM #42
I love seeing the occasional ghost ski rambling down the trail with a sole still on the binding and someone farther up with just a liner sitting there with plastic fragments all around LOLOL!
As for the actual question.. DO BOOT SHELLS EVER REALLY DIE?
Pretty sure that plastic, albeit in dilapidated condition, lasts for thousands and thousands of years in landfills, potted plants, and my closet.Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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01-31-2022, 09:07 PM #43
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