plug boot liners

[nick > jesus]

any one with lace up style plug bot liners,

do you have any tips on getting you foot an liner into and out of the shell?

i got a pair of nordica Doberman 150s today and dear god they are stiff, i will be softening the forward flex but i had a very hard time removing my foot especially when they shells were cold

[uncle crud]

1. Leave liner on foot and get in/out of shell with liner on foot.

2. Figure out where the liner is getting friction with the shell -- typically the heel of the liner on the inner spine of the shell. Depending on what your liner boot material is you can use some sort of lubricant here (i.e. silicone spray) on that friction interface.

[Singel]

Jesus had no problem getting out of his plug boots

[Squatch]

i've heard of racers using hair dryers to get out of their boots. maybe use that?

[doublediamond223]

Yeah, I usually have to sit inside for a good 10 minutes before I even attempt to get my feet out of the shells. They are stiff as hell, but the flex is right for my weight, IMO. A booster strap will help if you are getting shin bang in bumps or irregular crud. (Get the WC model)

I've never tried getting my feet INTO the shells when they are cold, but I would imagine it is t3h suxors.

Many people I know who have the boots keep a small hair dryer in their boot bag to aid in getting them off. I think that is extremely gay, so I'm content to chill for 10 or 15 mins in the lodge while they warm up.

[robnow]

I'm on Hot Rods and even they are a b*&#% to get on/off. If the hill is close to town, I pretty much get a buddy to drive the car down while I sit in the passenger seat with the floor heat blasting. Otherwise your sitting in the car or in the lodge for 10 minutes.

The older Nordica Grand Prixs used to have nylon running up the back of the liner allowing your foot to slip in/out easily. I think this worked great.

Heat is THE only option!

[mntlion]

listen to uncle.

[baxter]

yeah i do what uncle said, its way easier to take the boot off just the shell then the liner.

[summit]

I'm on Hot Rods and even they are a b*&#% to get on/off.

Intuition liners make them MUCH easier to get on and off. (still really difficult)

[XtrPickels]

I'm on Hot Rods and even they are a b*&#% to get on/off. If the hill is close to town, I pretty much get a buddy to drive the car down while I sit in the passenger seat with the floor heat blasting. Otherwise your sitting in the car or in the lodge for 10 minutes.

also, spread the upper cuff open wide with your wrists and grab the lower overlaps with your fingers and spread those open manually.

[MassLiberal]

also, spread the upper cuff open wide with your wrists and grab the lower overlaps with your fingers and spread those open manually.

You dirty bastard!!!!

[doublediamond223]

yeah i do what uncle said, its way easier to take the boot off just the shell then the liner.

I assumed you were already doing this. I don't even think it's possible to get your foot out of the shell and the liner all at once.

[nick > jesus]

I assumed you were already doing this. I don't even think it's possible to get your foot out of the shell and the liner all at once.

i was, that would be completely impossible in this boot, now that they have broken in a bit they are bit easier to got on. Its really hard at first but then all the sudden POP and I'm in

these boots are amazing for racing but i am keeping the kyrptons for free skiing, there is no reason to be in a 150 flex boot to free ski

[doublediamond223]

these boots are amazing for racing but i am keeping the kyrptons for free skiing, there is no reason to be in a 150 flex boot to free ski

The flex is definitely a bit much for bumps+jumps, but once you get the fit dialed on them it's hard to leave that custom feeling behind. It took 8 hours of boot work, but mine are now pretty much perfect. (albeit fucking cold) I tried on my old Diablo 130s, and they felt like loafers in comparison.

If you are someone who is constantly hucking and skiing bumps, then obviously you don't want them. Beyond that, I think a dobie with a booster strap works as a freeski boot, even more so if slightly softened.

To each their own...

[Smails]

Yeah, putting your foot in the liner then putting the whole thing in the shell and doing the opposite when you take the boot off is the only way to go. Getting in the boots this way is a breeze . . . still admittedly a little hard to get out of them, but leaving the liner on at least protects your foot and makes it less painful.

I concur on the Hot Rods as well. When I wear my Tecnica plugs, lacing up and getting in and out is nothing. But when I wear my Hot Rods with a regular liner I have a much harder time. Taking them off in the cold since they are such heat sensitive shells is damn near impossible. All boots should have lace ups!!!

By the way, anyone know a good place to buy a lace up liner?