I'll wear each around the house and if one of them is close enough to be workable will go in to Christy Sports, pay for a custom footbed, and for that cost they'll do all the shell and liner work necessary to make things work. Thus I ordered 26.5 and 27.5 examples of the 120 MV from Sports Basement out of California, as they seem to have an unlimited day return policy. I don't want the 100 MV that's available locally due to the flex. No one local carries the 120 MV flavor, just the 130 (which comes in LV only annoyingly) and LV version of the 120. MV in that name = medium volume, as opposed to the LV variant that's also made that's lower volume and 2 mm narrower, neither of which I desire at all. Which is a Full Tilt Ascendant Approach with different colored plastics Like Salomons as I tried both here and at Bentgate, volume's there but the proportions are wrong, too tall and not wide enough simultaneously.ġ) The two boots that might work for my very wide feet, with the added stipulation that they have Gripwalk as opposed to full alpine soles so as to be compatible with my Looks (if BSL allows for it), are these two: Came out of it with two ideas of boots that'd be decent starting points to pound into submission, at least, and gleaned a lot of info from the Cripple Creek guy in particular.īoots that did not work out: that's a 27.5 K2 Mindbender 120 LV shell alone on my left foot, and a too-tall-in-midfoot weird construction 27.5 Dalbello Lupo on my right. There is now a wider choice than ever of wide fitting boots so if you in an older head Edge it’s definitely worth booking in for a new fitting and ski boots.Spent some time at Christy Sports and Cripple Creek Backcountry today. Boots are lighter than ever but still give strong skiing performance. Graphene is the thinnest and lightest material around, it is also stronger than steel. Head is at the forefront of technical materials and Graphene is a material that Head are using in their newest models, such as the Nexo. ![]() Other successful boots such as the Vector with a medium last enabled Head to become a successful ski boot manufacturer. The Head Edge was first introduced in 2005 and fast became one of our best sellers as it was one of the only boots with a wider fit at this time. However, they have been very successful at developing medium and wider fitting boots for recreational skiers. Head is another brand with a strong links to ski racing and their race technology is filtered down into their recreational models. Although an Austrian brand their ski boots are still developed in Italy today. Head started making ski boots following their purchase of San Marco in Italy. These boots also had an improved foot and leg position and flex that made them both less tiring to ski in and also better suited to modern skis and skiing technique. In 2012 Salomon improved their custom shell technology to cover the entire shell with the X Max and a year later, the X Pro. It can be a little heavy and the foot position doesn’t work as well with modern skis. ![]() In 2008 Salomon launched the Impact which was one of the first boots to feature a ‘Custom Shell” allowing easy head molding of specific areas of the shell simply by heating in an oven prior to wearing the boot while it cooled. ![]() However, it is now a little old in terms of plastics and materials. Introduced in 1998 there have been three generation and it was the bestselling performance boot of its time. One of the older boots we see the most of is the Salomon X Wave. In 1992 Salomon launched the Integral, this was Salomon’s first performance buckle boot and it offered a firmer foothold and was more responsive than previous rear-entry models – we still see the odd pair and if you own a pair an upgrade is strongly advised.
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