RootDKJ
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Yeah, he said their rate for bench work is $60/hour.
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Boots: Seeking advice
- Thread starter RootDKJ
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That's pretty good customer service there. Did he give you any suggestions on boots that might fit you well?
I'm fairly lucky...my feet seem to fit in most every boot I have. My current boots may be a little big, but the two guys who we dealt with this weekend, didn't think it was as big of a deal as the first guy I saw a month ago.
Root, it was explained to me that the footbed will allow the foot to "relax" and fill up more of the boot. I now have footbeds, and a lift under the boot liner. I can feel that my foot fills the boot out more. I guess I have high arches, so I can feel the arch support under my foot. It felt odd at first, but skiing, it feels very supportive. My wife has the same set up and found that it really eliminated the pressure points. We had to take some time to dial in her buckles after the beds went in.
Oh...about the boot heaters! The guys removed the elements from our stock footbeds. They cleand up the wires and glued them to the new custom footbeds. This time, they put them on top of the bed, vs under it. I'm thinking this may help trasmit the heat better to the ol' foot vs the other setup. I will keep you posted. We had those installed Sunday afternoon...afte we finished skiing. We skied Sunday with the new footbeds, sans the heaters.
Great guys at Mt. Snow Bootworks. I can't say enough about them. They know their stuff and they're just great all around people.
RootDKJ
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Pretty much what I already know I should be looking at. Nordica/Tecnica. The surprise of the night was the Fisher X 120 (which would need a fair amount of work).
I did try on the Tecnica Dragon 120 they had that we knew was 1 size too big. Overall, it felt good, it felt like the cuff of the boot wasn't as high as my current boots.
4aprice
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Root:
Have you tried the Loft up at Camelback. My wife was trying boots there and they seemed to have a good selection. I know its a little out of your way but they really seem to be a good store.
Alex
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
RootDKJ
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No, I haven't. Good idea though.
bigbog
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One of those Fischers with abducted heel? A bit of design that really works for me...would love to have in my next boot..:roll:
RootDKJ
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I went to two more ski shops tonight.
Shop #1 - Kid ask me what size shoe I wear. I tell him I usually take a size 27 boot. He thinks that I'll be ok in a 28 because that's all he has. He also thinks the boots I'm looking into are too stiff for East coast skiing...especially skiing at Blue. Oh yeah, he doesn't think the Jet Fuel is wide enough either. I walked out. :evil:
Shop #2 Is just plain sold out of their high end boots. They offered to fit me into a model down and then would call around to see what else they could get.
Online is looking better and better.
Shop #1 - Kid ask me what size shoe I wear. I tell him I usually take a size 27 boot. He thinks that I'll be ok in a 28 because that's all he has. He also thinks the boots I'm looking into are too stiff for East coast skiing...especially skiing at Blue. Oh yeah, he doesn't think the Jet Fuel is wide enough either. I walked out. :evil:
Shop #2 Is just plain sold out of their high end boots. They offered to fit me into a model down and then would call around to see what else they could get.
Online is looking better and better.
o3jeff
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Sounds like you need to make a trip up north to do some boot shopping and skiing.
RootDKJ
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Funny you should mention that...
I agree. Root...it may be a PITA, but it's probably worth the drive. Plus, you've wanted to hit Mt. Snow this year...there are a number of shops around there that could help you out. :beer:
RootDKJ
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I've been looking for some Mt Snow or Stratton deals, but I'm striking out. My next trip into VT will be 3/12-3/14, but I'm really leaning towards going back to Stowe.
There's one more shop in the area that I'm going to go to this morning, then there's a few near Blue I can also try.
o3jeff
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Go to Vt earlier that week(mid-week) and I'll meet you at Sugarbush or Stowe.
Isn't Phil's shop somewhere in your neck of the woods?
RootDKJ
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I really can't switch the dates around. His shop is in Exton, which is near Downingtown, PA. That's about just over a 2 hour drive from here. My company has offices out that way, but it's been over a year since I've had to go out there for anything.
Have someone break something you can fix. :wink:
RootDKJ
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Nooooooo!!! :uzi:
We actually have a huge engineeing testing facility near there. I've been trying to get myself invited in there for a tour for quite some time. Might be a good idea to re-double my efforts on that front.
Ok, I'm off to the last shop in the area and REI.
LOL! Keep us posted Root!
RootDKJ
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I struck out at REI. They've been cleaned out pretty good.
Next shop also is out of stock on their top end boots. Surprisingly, they had a pair of Atomic RT CS 130's in my size. I tried them on and they were surprisingly comfortable. The right foot felt really ok, the left foot I had a 6th toe feeling...but I feel that on every pair of boots I try on.
Next shop also is out of stock on their top end boots. Surprisingly, they had a pair of Atomic RT CS 130's in my size. I tried them on and they were surprisingly comfortable. The right foot felt really ok, the left foot I had a 6th toe feeling...but I feel that on every pair of boots I try on.
Beetlenut
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Have you checked to see if you can count to 11 with your toes? All this talk about boots has only refueled my desire to get new ones again. I'll probably wait until the off season though. I don't want to settle,...again! Yesterday I had the liners out of my shells while adding some more padding to the rear of the cuff, and I decided to shell-fit my foot. I was able to get almost three fingers between the back of my heel and the cuff. Last time I checked, I'm wasn't shrinking.
RootDKJ
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I sprung for the boots online. It was too good of a price to pass up, and Hal at Northern Ski Works did fit me to it a year ago.
I figure the worst case would be that I have some minor shell issues. If that happens, I'll go back to Heino's and finally get custom footbeds done since they said if I bought the footbeds from them they would include some minor shell work with it. I still make out ahead (on many levels) if that's the case. $430 for boots + $160 for footbeds = $590...well below $750 they usually go for.
I figure the worst case would be that I have some minor shell issues. If that happens, I'll go back to Heino's and finally get custom footbeds done since they said if I bought the footbeds from them they would include some minor shell work with it. I still make out ahead (on many levels) if that's the case. $430 for boots + $160 for footbeds = $590...well below $750 they usually go for.
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