My wife is due to have surgery on her foot to sort a bunion.
When sorted she is thinking of changing her boots which are getting old and getting new boots fitted to her "new" foot.
However I have heard that new boots won't be compatible with the bindings on "older" bindings. Marker bindings on K2 Superifics which are probably 7 or 8 weeks on.
Is this true? She loves the skis and doesn't want to change.
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Started by Andymol2 in Ski Chatter 29-Jan-2022 - 3 Replies
Andymol2 posted Jan-2022
Andy M
Jimbobilini
reply to 'Boots & skis' posted Jan-2022
It is kind of true. I bought some Atomic ski boots this season and they came with Gripwalk soles which are compatible with Gripwalk bindings (They have Grip Walk logo on them). But you can change the soles. Some brands come with a choice of soles. But with other brands you have to buy the "old style" soles.
Edited 1 time. Last update at 30-Jan-2022
SwingBeep
reply to 'Boots & skis' posted Jan-2022
If your wife wants to keep her current bindings she will need to find boots that are fitted with ISO
5355 alpine soles / sole plates, ISO 5355 is the standard that covers alpine ski boots. Some all mountain / piste ski boots are currently only supplied with Grip Walk sole plates, alpine sole plates are sold separately as spare parts which will add £25 – 35 to the price. All the ski equipment manufacturers are experiencing supply chain problems at the moment, so to avoid problems I would only buy boots that are supplied with alpine sole plates.
5355 alpine soles / sole plates, ISO 5355 is the standard that covers alpine ski boots. Some all mountain / piste ski boots are currently only supplied with Grip Walk sole plates, alpine sole plates are sold separately as spare parts which will add £25 – 35 to the price. All the ski equipment manufacturers are experiencing supply chain problems at the moment, so to avoid problems I would only buy boots that are supplied with alpine sole plates.
Andymol2
reply to 'Boots & skis' posted Jan-2022
Thank you for the info.
Andy M
Topic last updated on 31-January-2022 at 14:46