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Kevington wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 4:50 am Boots. What a total nightmare.

The Infuse I got cheap are too small even though they are the same mondo size (275)I had other boots fit well in. Vans have a rounded toe box that makes the boot longest in the middle. My foot is longest at the big toe so I can’t fit my mondo size. I got 280 mondo Hi-country and the length works but there is a lot of width and overall volume so they will break in too sloppy.
Conclusion: Vans don’t work for me.

The best fit I’ve had is in Ride Fuse. I replaced them but they had changed the ankle boa and there were sharp bits of hardware inside the shell that did a number on my ankles. In general heel lock boa boots tend to have some form of this and the potential problems that come with it. Nidecker worked fit wise but exploded after 20 days so they are probably out of the picture.

I’m really back to square one here. I’ve heard that K2 are made on the same last as Ride so they might work. Does anyone know about this or have any recommendations for a 7 or 8/10 stiffness boot. Preferably lace but I could do double boa as long as it’s not a heel lock system. No weird plastic parts inside is important.

Kevington wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 4:50 am Boots. What a total nightmare.

The Infuse I got cheap are too small even though they are the same mondo size (275)I had other boots fit well in. Vans have a rounded toe box that makes the boot longest in the middle. My foot is longest at the big toe so I can’t fit my mondo size. I got 280 mondo Hi-country and the length works but there is a lot of width and overall volume so they will break in too sloppy.
Conclusion: Vans don’t work for me.

The best fit I’ve had is in Ride Fuse. I replaced them but they had changed the ankle boa and there were sharp bits of hardware inside the shell that did a number on my ankles. In general heel lock boa boots tend to have some form of this and the potential problems that come with it. Nidecker worked fit wise but exploded after 20 days so they are probably out of the picture.

I’m really back to square one here. I’ve heard that K2 are made on the same last as Ride so they might work. Does anyone know about this or have any recommendations for a 7 or 8/10 stiffness boot. Preferably lace but I could do double boa as long as it’s not a heel lock system. No weird plastic parts inside is important.

eleveneightnate wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 12:27 pm

Kevington wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 4:50 am Boots. What a total nightmare.

The Infuse I got cheap are too small even though they are the same mondo size (275)I had other boots fit well in. Vans have a rounded toe box that makes the boot longest in the middle. My foot is longest at the big toe so I can’t fit my mondo size. I got 280 mondo Hi-country and the length works but there is a lot of width and overall volume so they will break in too sloppy.
Conclusion: Vans don’t work for me.

The best fit I’ve had is in Ride Fuse. I replaced them but they had changed the ankle boa and there were sharp bits of hardware inside the shell that did a number on my ankles. In general heel lock boa boots tend to have some form of this and the potential problems that come with it. Nidecker worked fit wise but exploded after 20 days so they are probably out of the picture.

I’m really back to square one here. I’ve heard that K2 are made on the same last as Ride so they might work. Does anyone know about this or have any recommendations for a 7 or 8/10 stiffness boot. Preferably lace but I could do double boa as long as it’s not a heel lock system. No weird plastic parts inside is important.

The new Dialogues are great, best fitting boot since Adidas for me. But they're probably more like a 6/10.

Why not try those new Rift APXs? Looks like they fixed the toe stitching problem you had. Or the new Bataleons?

fubuki wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 12:36 pm

Kevington wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 4:50 am Boots. What a total nightmare.

The Infuse I got cheap are too small even though they are the same mondo size (275)I had other boots fit well in. Vans have a rounded toe box that makes the boot longest in the middle. My foot is longest at the big toe so I can’t fit my mondo size. I got 280 mondo Hi-country and the length works but there is a lot of width and overall volume so they will break in too sloppy.
Conclusion: Vans don’t work for me.

The best fit I’ve had is in Ride Fuse. I replaced them but they had changed the ankle boa and there were sharp bits of hardware inside the shell that did a number on my ankles. In general heel lock boa boots tend to have some form of this and the potential problems that come with it. Nidecker worked fit wise but exploded after 20 days so they are probably out of the picture.

I’m really back to square one here. I’ve heard that K2 are made on the same last as Ride so they might work. Does anyone know about this or have any recommendations for a 7 or 8/10 stiffness boot. Preferably lace but I could do double boa as long as it’s not a heel lock system. No weird plastic parts inside is important.

Check out the new K2 Orton. I've been on Ride boots for a while and they do not fit the same. I've got 28.5 Ride Tridents and Insanos. The 28.5 Orton is way bigger. I feel I might be able to wear a 27.5, but probably would settle for a 28. The redesign of the boot is great. Legit 8 out 10 stiffness.

michaelangelo wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 3:43 pm I’ve deffo punched out the toe box of the shell with a heat gun. Kinda ghetto but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯