Trekchick
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Just to dangle a little carrot out there for Carrie...............
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That picture does not do it justice, it is damn sharp together.
Anyone using Booster straps with their Kryptons?
I do but I run them outside the tongue
So it's used in place of the stock strap and anchored with the screw, correct?
I'm going to try some as well. I'm having a hard time picturing how you would run the strap behind the tongue though.
Wacky stuff indeed.
I am going to try a booster this year.
Try a pair!
Was that a Nordica Polaris is your Boot Quiver picture? Have you ever skied them on a newer ski?
Details of the day and the skier:
Conditions: Okemo, 40-something degrees, slush.
My specs: 5’10”195 lb. Skiing 30+ years. Gear junkie by trade.
My own equipment: (as of 2/26/07 6:15 PM EST, Subject to change.)
Boots:
Dalbello Krypton Pro ID
Skis/Bindings:
A quiver of Hart skis
Boot TESTED:1982 Nordica Polaris knee-high rear entry boots
Skiing style/technique: I am heavy on my skis. I tend to muscle a ski. I ski with a compact low stance.
Preference in boots: I have been skiing a Flexon or Krypton for 20 some years since replacing my old Polaris's.
This was a throwback in time for me. I actually skied these boots from 82-85 before I switched to Flexons. I was curious how these boots would react with todays skis, since the last skis I skied with this boot was a 204cm Pre 1200SP. Even with this boot being a RE boot, the fit was still good, lateral response was also fine with todays skis ( I was on my yet to be stolen Twisted Twins) I took these in the bumps, cruiser and made short and long turns. I found that the boot was more comfortable with long turns than trying to make short ones, this suprized me, because I used to feel the boot was very quick to react...20+ years ago . Could I ski this boot today? maybe, I would have to try it on hard snow and with a ski that had a shorter TR...but I don't think I am going to bother, I will stay with my Kryptons.
Sorry, no pics or video.
Yes. But to get the full advantage of the Booster it is designed to run behind the tongue. When you flex forward it pulls the upper cuff and pushes the tongue forward
http://www.skimetrix.com/instructions.php
Here is my review
Nope, not since April 08.Thanks. So you have not skied in that boot for a long time?
Their just boots and graphics aren't everything, but unless you're someone like Greg who gets radical matching poles, the Pros are a bit over the top with the lime green.
Nope, not since April 08.
Ha! Actually had the poles long before I considered the Kryptons, but radicalness just seems to happen to me like that...