I was referred over by a guy on the Sunday River message boards--I hear there are some good boot people over here... Hoping someone can give me some advice.
I recently bought a pair of Tecnica Diablo Race 130s on sale at Ski Market. The fit is very tight. I know a low-volume race boot is supposed to be tight and the liners will pack out a bit, but Im a little worried.
Boot info:
Technica Diablo Race 130
MONDO: 28.5
Tecnica: 10.5
Less than a one-finger fit in the shell
Salesperson put a heel left in to retract my toes from the toebox slightly
My info:
Street shoe: ~13
Length of right foot: ~28.8cm (these are my own measurements--may be off)
Length of left foot: ~29.7cm
6'4, 225lbs (to justify the 130 flex :grin: )
Current boot: Tecnica Icon X, MONDO 29.5, Tecnica 11.5
My brother bought the same exact boot last April. He wears a 10.5 street shoe and went to an 8.5 boot. He said they were super tight at first, and then they packed out and they are pretty good for him now (he also has 0.5-1.0 size difference between feet). That was part of the reason I went with the 28.5. The other reason--to be honest--is that they were cheap ($348!) and Ski Market didnt have a 29.5.
My concerns are:
1. Less than a one-finger fit in the shell
2. I ski a LOT of bumps
3. I need to unbuckle my current boot (Icon X, 29.5) after every run, or my feet go numb. Even by doing that, my small toe on my right foot still has major pain on some days.
4. Im a weekend warrior, not a racer anymore. Instead of less than 10 runs on a race day, I ski from 8 or 9AM to closing, most times without stopping for lunch.
Question:
Am I being a complete idiot for buying a low-volume race boot in at least a size too small? My right foot seems to feel OK, but my (bigger) left foot is wayyyyy too cramped. Can the boots be modified to fit my left foot better, or should I scrap this whole idea? I can still return the boots for a full refund--I have yet to ski in them. I have heard that there is a lot of plastic in the toebox that can be ground out that would provide almost a full size.
I think at this point I would buy (or trade these) a pair of the same boot in 29.5 (if I could find them for ~$400) unless anyone has some input. I hate to take these beauts back! :-( (especially since they fit real nice on my Rossi 9X WCs--the plates on which wont accept a larger shell)
I recently bought a pair of Tecnica Diablo Race 130s on sale at Ski Market. The fit is very tight. I know a low-volume race boot is supposed to be tight and the liners will pack out a bit, but Im a little worried.
Boot info:
Technica Diablo Race 130
MONDO: 28.5
Tecnica: 10.5
Less than a one-finger fit in the shell
Salesperson put a heel left in to retract my toes from the toebox slightly
My info:
Street shoe: ~13
Length of right foot: ~28.8cm (these are my own measurements--may be off)
Length of left foot: ~29.7cm
6'4, 225lbs (to justify the 130 flex :grin: )
Current boot: Tecnica Icon X, MONDO 29.5, Tecnica 11.5
My brother bought the same exact boot last April. He wears a 10.5 street shoe and went to an 8.5 boot. He said they were super tight at first, and then they packed out and they are pretty good for him now (he also has 0.5-1.0 size difference between feet). That was part of the reason I went with the 28.5. The other reason--to be honest--is that they were cheap ($348!) and Ski Market didnt have a 29.5.
My concerns are:
1. Less than a one-finger fit in the shell
2. I ski a LOT of bumps
3. I need to unbuckle my current boot (Icon X, 29.5) after every run, or my feet go numb. Even by doing that, my small toe on my right foot still has major pain on some days.
4. Im a weekend warrior, not a racer anymore. Instead of less than 10 runs on a race day, I ski from 8 or 9AM to closing, most times without stopping for lunch.
Question:
Am I being a complete idiot for buying a low-volume race boot in at least a size too small? My right foot seems to feel OK, but my (bigger) left foot is wayyyyy too cramped. Can the boots be modified to fit my left foot better, or should I scrap this whole idea? I can still return the boots for a full refund--I have yet to ski in them. I have heard that there is a lot of plastic in the toebox that can be ground out that would provide almost a full size.
I think at this point I would buy (or trade these) a pair of the same boot in 29.5 (if I could find them for ~$400) unless anyone has some input. I hate to take these beauts back! :-( (especially since they fit real nice on my Rossi 9X WCs--the plates on which wont accept a larger shell)
