where is the best place to get your boots fitted?
i'm thinking about getting some boots this season and all the stores seem to say the same thing??
where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?
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In the north east
You would hope so, but an experience of sourcing either Atomic B100 in a 24.5 or Head Edge 10.8 in a 25.0 in Engelberg was quite an eye opener for our household.
We did our homework before going to resort. The make/models and sizes were determined by Brannock Gauge measurements taken by an experienced fitter.
A rather well equipped shop with an extensive range of ski gear was happily trying to fit my OH into a pair of women's Salomons 2 sizes bigger than he'd been measured for. He's a bloke BTW, 14 stone+. Most shops had nowhere near the correct sizes, and would offer bigger, and produce thick socks for him to try on.
Filarinksis in Havant put a pair in the correct size aside. Supplies were a bit short!
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Started by Snowhugger in Ski Hardware 23-Sep-2008 - 11 Replies
Snowhugger posted Sep-2008
Davidmpires
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
Where are you based?
Snowhugger
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
davidmpires wrote:Where are you based?
In the north east
Davidmpires
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
Oh I thought you were based in london and would recomend one of the shops near me.
Bandit
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
Bicester http://www.solutions4feet.com/index.php
He's now supplying Race Boots and Recreational Boots :D
He's now supplying Race Boots and Recreational Boots :D
Lynn_D
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
I recently bought my first pair of boots from Sayers, which in Yarm (on the High Street) – not sure how convenient this will be for you? I’m a terrible person to offer advice (as my skiing knowledge is limited to one week!) however Dave who owns the place spent ages with me (and my husband) both fitting our boots and explaining everything about them (flex angles etc.) He also did the same thing with my skis, making sure that what I bought was going to be suitable for me now and well into the future. I can honestly say I was very impressed, and the prices were competitive too.
Hope this is some help to you :D
Lynn
Hope this is some help to you :D
Lynn
Freezywater
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
snowhugger - depending on where you're going it may be worth waiting until you get to resort, the bootfitters in resorts tend to know what they're talking about a bit more than the puppets in slush+rubble etc etc. Not sure where you are in the north east but Severn Sports in Leeds are highly recommended as they fitted my wife. At 6ft 2in and size 9 places like Ellis Brigham and slush+rubble had tried putting her in a mans' boot which didn't work, Severn Sports fitted her with no trouble at all, god bless 'em :thumbup:
I would have got away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids!
Bandit
reply to 'where is the best plece to get your boots fitted?' posted Sep-2008
freezywater wrote:snowhugger - depending on where you're going it may be worth waiting until you get to resort, the bootfitters in resorts tend to know what they're talking about a bit more than the puppets in slush+rubble
You would hope so, but an experience of sourcing either Atomic B100 in a 24.5 or Head Edge 10.8 in a 25.0 in Engelberg was quite an eye opener for our household.
We did our homework before going to resort. The make/models and sizes were determined by Brannock Gauge measurements taken by an experienced fitter.
A rather well equipped shop with an extensive range of ski gear was happily trying to fit my OH into a pair of women's Salomons 2 sizes bigger than he'd been measured for. He's a bloke BTW, 14 stone+. Most shops had nowhere near the correct sizes, and would offer bigger, and produce thick socks for him to try on.
Filarinksis in Havant put a pair in the correct size aside. Supplies were a bit short!
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