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Ian Wickham wrote:Well thats torn it ..... it was a company called Tchibo, which now looks like it has folded :cry:

AlistairS wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Well thats torn it ..... it was a company called Tchibo, which now looks like it has folded :cry:

Yes, I know the company Ian, they did some good stuff before their UK outlets closed. I think they still do mail order from the EU and their website.

Dave Mac wrote:Rear entry boots ~ are also rear exit boots.
With the added benefit that you are half way up the gondola while your ski buddies are stillgetting their boots on..... )

AlistairS wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Rear entry boots ~ are also rear exit boots.
With the added benefit that you are half way up the gondola while your ski buddies are stillgetting their boots on..... )

You will not be in the market for one of these then Dave, are the rear entry boots still available? You don't see many of them about these days.

Ian, Thanks.

Dave Mac wrote:

AlistairS wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Rear entry boots ~ are also rear exit boots.
With the added benefit that you are half way up the gondola while your ski buddies are stillgetting their boots on..... )

You will not be in the market for one of these then Dave, are the rear entry boots still available? You don't see many of them about these days.

Ian, Thanks.

Interesting question, Alistair. I have Raichle REs, and these were reckoned to be one of the best. They still perform well, but I am at the stage of adding Gaffer Tape to areas where the original protection has just worn through. They have, after all, completed over a 110 weeks of skiing.
My OH has a pair of Nordicas, bought on the same day, mebbe 60 weeks of skiing, good but worn, (the boots, that is, keep up!). A couple of seasons ago, we discovered a shop in Saas Fee that sold updated Nordica REs, and my D-i-L bought a pair. Unfortunately for my Frau, the same shop offered a boot upgrade service. I was so grateful.
We have a seriously good lady skier staying with our family, just now, who is from Vail, Colorado. We introduced her to the Nordica REs, ~ she had never seen them before, but she seems to be hooked on them.
I used to use high back multi-clips, but when I looked at the Raichle engineering design, it was an easy decision. Last season, my ski buddy pointed out that 5 out of 6 of the faster Auslanders that used to worked in same ski school, are all using REs.
So, to answer your question ~ No and Yes.