Who loves their boots?

[trtaylor]

Originally Posted by hammer

Are you doing the duck tape adjustments for canting? If so, were you able to feel a significant difference between the tape on and off?

I am doing this (duct tape) my next time out (tomorrow). I'm starting off with 1/2 degree inside (left) and 1 degree inside (right). These starting points are based on my bootfitters measurements. There are some one-ski drills you can do to help dial this in.

[trtaylor]

Originally Posted by wa-loaf

No I haven't. My left leg is actually about a 1/2 - 1 inch shorter than my right, so Jeff is actually going build up the whole sole of the boot a bit before canting. Too much for duct tape to effect. He just wanted me to ski on them some before doing all the work in case I had more fit issues we could take care of everything at once.

Do you have a lift on your everyday shoes? Have you always known about the leg legnth difference or did Jeff discover it?

[bigbog]

Love the function of my Endorphins, one more mini-tweak-stretch tonight and my feet will be in heaven. LUV Dynafit's thermo liners.

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by trtaylor

Do you have a lift on your everyday shoes? Have you always known about the leg legnth difference or did Jeff discover it?

No, Jeff discovered it. It's never really been a problem for me, he asked me about back pain and stuff, but no real issues there. He started by putting the canting shins in to align my leg and it was like 1, 2, 3 degrees, wait a minute . . . checked my legs again and put a full shim under it and a .5 degree cant and everything lined up.

[trtaylor]

Originally Posted by wa-loaf

No, Jeff discovered it. It's never really been a problem for me, he asked me about back pain and stuff, but no real issues there. He started by putting the canting shins in to align my leg and it was like 1, 2, 3 degrees, wait a minute . . . checked my legs again and put a full shim under it and a .5 degree cant and everything lined up.

Kinda same thing here...never knew I had an issue until I went to a boot fitter. My difference is about 1/2" and I've decided to ignore it. I am able to get aligned w/o a lifter, so was a little concerned about the difference in turning I'd experience if one boot had a large lifter on it. I'll be interested in hearing your experiences.

[Rook]

I dig my Nordica Speedmachine 14's. I had been in Lange race boots and decided to tone it down a bit into a cush performance boot. I like the fit, the toe box is a little small and the liner could use a little more heel pocket but its a give and take world with performance and comfort. For all day comfort and performance, they excel. Nordica claims a flex of 120/140 but I have no trouble flexing / driving either setting. I'll have to see how they change when the summit of the Loaf hits negative digits.

[freebie]

I've been on Nordica beast's or 3 yrs now, and until this fall when I went to see Jeff they were not my favorites, now I love em, going back this morning to get some grinding and toe lifts, then I should be all set

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by trtaylor

I'll be interested in hearing your experiences.

I'll report back once I get it done, probably won't be until mid Jan till I can get back to Jeff. The only thing I really notice on the left leg is in skiing that's the ski that gets squirrily at high speed and is more likely to hang up in crud.

[JimG.]

Garmont Adrenalins.

4th season, second set of liners.

Great boots.

[Grassi21]

Originally Posted by JimG.

Garmont Adrenalins.

4th season, second set of liners.

Great boots.

I'm a long term planner. As stated earlier in this thread, I love my Nordica Beasts. I already have 26 days in these boots. After this season I think I can get another two seasons before I need to replace the liners. So I anticipate using my alpine boots for a number of seasons to come.

But, in another season or two I hope to invest in an AT rig. I'm hoping to get into touring some of the NELSAP areas (someone mentioned this in the AT vs Tele thread and I thought it was a great idea for getting started with touring) and exploring some stuff in CT and MA.

So Jim (and Austin as well), I noticed you guys are on your AT set up when skiing in bounds. Any pros or cons regarding an AT set up in bounds? I learned a lot from the other thread I mentioned but am curious to hear more.