J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by cem

sounds s bit strange, i can understand the inner and outer ones being different as all the boots in that range have a fixed inner rivet, which will be different for the ones on the outer edge of the boot

it may just be a stick a large flat screw driver in and rotate carefully, but it is one range of boots that i have very little info on the modern ones

what model are they, by the looks of that they are not actually adjustable, often the same instruction booklet is supplied for all boots in a range and certain features are only on boots towards the upper end of that range, at £50 (even if they are last years) they are unlikely to be upper end, which is not a problem, but they equally may not have an adjustment available to make

the other thing (which i cannot tell from the picture) is that that silver section may pop off to reveal a bolt....on the inside of the shell is there a nut with s screw thread going through it or does it look like a pressed rivet?

tim, sounds like you are a bit pissed at a bootfitter somewhere

give me a call sure we can sort you out!!

broom wrote:For wide feet I would recomend you to buy Head boots, I had the same problem as you, solomon boots is known to make narrower boots than head so I think its worth a try

please don't get that rumour started

NO BRAND MAKES WIDE BOOTS OR NARROW BOOTS

every boot brand makes a range of different boots in diffeent lasts i will use atomic as an example they make lasts in 93mm, 95mm, 98mm,100mm, 102mm, 104mm so 6 different widths and options within some of those

head make 95,98, 99, 103,104 so less options and the boots that are most commonly stocked are the 103/104mm lasts

now these sizes are in a boot sized 26/26.5 (yes the shells/liners are the same only the insole differes as has been said)so the width increases as the size increases and gets narrower as the size gets smaller

the really common boot that people with wider feet end up in is the head edge, whilst it is a good boot it fits a bit like a padded ski boot box, it is VERY high volume in the rearfoot with lots of padding, so feels great when you put it on at first, but beware that it will get lose in that area if you have anythign other thyan a very wide heel.

people often come into our shop and say they have wide fee, then we measure them and find that they are at best medium width and often times actually narrow but with a foot that functions wider than it actually is

so beware of being told that brand X makes boots for wide feet etc etc

oh and as a foot note, Lange make boots in 92,95,97,98,100,103 and 104mm so not just narrow ones as people think

i have been a few times, it is used quite a lot by UK race coaches for running weekend camps, the slope is great, one side is injected for race training during the summer facilities on site are pretty good too, the hotel rooms are modern and clean 3 hours easy drive from calis, so all in all definately worth a vist (you probably don't want to go every week) and a load cheaper than the uk centers

nearest airport i would think is Achen the town of which is about 18 kms away from what i remember

Dave,

i should say i am a pedorthist as opposed to a podiatrist (the podiatrists don't like us being called the same :wink: so i don't want to upset them!!!

the other thing is i am concerend about the "strange sales experience" normally we measure the foot, look at range of motion of joints , take a skiing history and start by selecting the corect shell, then we build the orthotic footbed and fit the whole lot together, not too much strange i can see there... OTOH people expect to try on 4 boots in colours they like in their perceived size and go from there...so i guess it is strange from that point of view

finding a bootfitter is not just about someoen who can do the job , it is about finding someone who can do the job who you can work with and who can do the things you are looking for in terms of your feet, and skiing, if you don't need the soles of your boot grinding and plate putting on then there are a few good guys around, need sole planing or plates or internal grinding work done to the boot then we are about the only place that has all the tools to do the job

broomin manchester i would try rivington alpine near bolton speak to Graham, he will look after you

Tony,

not a problem, i have seen several hundered delams in my time and currently handle the warranties for two major ski brands as an independant, beleive me i have seen all sorts, some legit some very very dogey (the base has delaminated at the tip (in the shape of a wax iron) but the edge of the ski had been so heavily serviced it was actually worn through in the waist!!!!! they wanted to claim on warranty due to the base delam....) 1 the ski had been abused in servicing, 2 the delam was caused by excessive heat, the parent complained that he thought the ski should last longer...see what we are up against

ok, if it is metal it would not bend in the way it has with a simple delamination, there has to have been some kind of knock to get it to bend the way it is, a simple delam would have caused the metal to lift away from the core of the ski, not bend...how was it caused..well now we start guessing...airline (most likely) or prehaps banging skis inot skow outside a cafe, or putting them into the rack of a gondola (if the rack has a sharp section in it...have seen this a few times)

it should be a simple repair you can do it yourself the glue is available from 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/ and a couple of clapms and some tape to act as a barrier isd all you need

with regards to who owns the skis...technically if they have been written off by an insurance company then they own them, in the past when i have written a write off letter for an insurance company we have a closing sentence which tell the insurance company that we have retained the skis under the reference number of the letter and they will be held for a period of 6 months, if they wish to inspect them..... after that time they are destroyed, we would alos off ther insurance company a small discount if they wisehed to do the replacement deal directly with ourselves (but this is up to the custoemr to accept although the insurance company can replace like for like and if they were getting a discount then they normally called up and paid us directly for the skis.

in 10 years i think i only ever had an insurance company inspect 1 pair of skis and this was becasue the custoemr was a serial claimant and had claimed on the same skis 6 months previously at another shop, they had filed all the paperwork as we did including the serial number of the ski and when we did the same alarm bells starting ringing.... think the customer was getting a little visit from the feds for insurance fraud

ok i have only just looked at the picture...is the back section which is delaminated metal or a resin... if metal then there is no way it could get like it is with a fault it has to be impact, if it is plastic/resin then it is possible but unlikely (the kink in it is the suspect bit)

impossibel to tell for sure without seeing the product in the flesh but if it is not covered by warranty then get hold of sokme proper base repair epoxy and get it stuck down, or get a shop to stick it for you, cheap B&Q epoxy is not flexible enough and will not last