J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by cem

it should be a fairly simple and inexpensive job to modify thye ankle area of a boot to accomodate a prominant bone, ask the shop if they can stretch the shell in that area, if they can't then buy elsewhere, the most important things are A) that the foot is well supported in the boot, this will minimize the movement of the ankle and reduce any rubbing and B) the fit of the boot is as close as possible without actual pain so that it is still held when the accomodation is made for the ankle bone

good luck getting it sorted out

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go find a boot fitting job, there is a lack of them in the 3V at present

FB, depends on your foot, liek all ski bots if suitable in shape for your feet and fitted correctly then there should be no problem, the live fit has two elastomer panels on the sides of the boot which allow the boot to stretch out a little with the foot as it spreads when weight is applied, it cartainly does that, but it really depends on your foot as to if it solves any particular fitting issue that you may have, give me an idea of the problems you suffer and i may eb able to help with some possible causes /solutions

hey i am a cheap skate... parcel tape seems to work pretty well as you just peel it off afterwards or the backing from vinyl stickers or ink jet lables

not sure what you have decided to do, but my only worrry (other than fashoin) with a boot at 20 years old is the stability of the plastic, it may be fine but on the other hand i have seen plenty of boots of that era shatter during use, fine if it cracks in a low speed turn but if it fails at speed then it could lead to an injury

when you buy your boots make sure they do a shell check (liner out foot in empty shell) there should be no more than 20mm behind your heel with the toes touching the front of the shell...this is plenty of space even though it may feel tight to start with..... liners are normally made short for the shells so that they don't bunch up at the toes...beware of being given 6 boots to try for you to decide which "feels most comfortable" whilst they don't want to be uncomfortable they certainly do not want to feel like a pair of slippers in the shop...if they do then they are probably too big.....fine for week 1 and 2 but your foot will start to move around after this length of time.

spend time in the boot to let the liner warm up and start yo move to your foot, this will give more space for your toes, condider a footbed, at very least an off the peg one but custom is better, and avoid weekends where possible

what you need is araldite 2011 not available ar halfrauds but form places like http://www.jonsskituning.co.uk/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,56/category_id,21/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,1/

just make sure you put something to act as a release paper over the area and clamp well and leave in a warm place for 24-48 hours...DO NOT get impatient or the bond will not be good

good luck

Firamsden

there are a number of boots which could fit the profile fo what you are looking for, most important thing is to get the heel and ankle secure, boots can be made wider in the fore foot is needs be, the calf should be a fairly simple fix also, we have a special jig for flaring the cuffs back as a pair so that they are same, with your foot size you are probably looking at size 22/22.5 shells (even if people say it should be a 23) make sure you get shell checked, this is the only way to actually see if the boot is the correct size...most manufacturers actually make their boots a bit on the big side so that they feel really comfortable when you first put them on, this is fine if you ski a week a seaosn and don't mind replacing them every 3 years or so but if you ski any more, the boot needs to be really quite tight at first, it will bed in to become just nice...that is the tricky bit (believing that it will)

as Bandit has said, don't leave it too long as small boots run out early in the season and i would strongly advise against buying at a ski show, to many people, not much attention and often part time staff dragged in doing the fitting

good luck getting sorted