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scrub wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 11:01 pm

casjcade wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:28 amAlidas boots?

Kevington wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:50 am

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.

They look pretty decent actually. I’d like to try them in a shop. Zip shroud gaiter things are trending hard I see. The zipper came straight off in my hand on the Hi country I bought and I doubt I’d be able to change a lace without cutting the gaiter off. Seems unnecessary to me but I’m not a big backcountry guy. I can only guess it has some function when you spend a lot of time hiking.

scrub wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 11:01 pm

C.Fuzzy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:29 am

Kevington wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:50 am

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

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.

They look pretty decent actually. I’d like to try them in a shop. Zip shroud gaiter things are trending hard I see. The zipper came straight off in my hand on the Hi country I bought and I doubt I’d be able to change a lace without cutting the gaiter off. Seems unnecessary to me but I’m not a big backcountry guy. I can only guess it has some function when you spend a lot of time hiking.

Yeah. Got this on my new vans verse... dunno, I guess if you're postholen' up a powdery aspect it would prevent some snow from falling into the boot. But for 99.9 of everyone else it's just going to get in the way. Make it like an external tongue that goes over the laces that can get pulled out of the way easier. Removeable at that.

I haven't used the boots though, so maybe it's a non-issue.

casjcade wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:26 am

C.Fuzzy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:29 am

Kevington wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:50 am

They look pretty decent actually. I’d like to try them in a shop. Zip shroud gaiter things are trending hard I see. The zipper came straight off in my hand on the Hi country I bought and I doubt I’d be able to change a lace without cutting the gaiter off. Seems unnecessary to me but I’m not a big backcountry guy. I can only guess it has some function when you spend a lot of time hiking.

Yeah. Got this on my new vans verse... dunno, I guess if you're postholen' up a powdery aspect it would prevent some snow from falling into the boot. But for 99.9 of everyone else it's just going to get in the way. Make it like an external tongue that goes over the laces that can get pulled out of the way easier. Removeable at that.

I haven't used the boots though, so maybe it's a non-issue.

They prevent ice building up, and it makes the boot warmer.