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wh@t
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i need some input on which boots to buy. rite now im lookin at the Dalbello Flexon Kryptons (tanners boot), and the Spk (salomon teams boot). and no i dont want to buy them just because of who wears them im just helping for people.
Jun 27 2006 12:18AM
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invader7
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the spk is prety tight but idk ive never seen Dalbello Flexon Kryptons
Jun 27 2006 12:21AM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257
can't go wrong either way. just try on a bunch of different boots and choose the one that fits and feels best.
Jun 27 2006 12:33AM
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aaron.ebner
Posts: 2868 - Karma: 61
the hype for the spk is pretty good. i'd get that personally. although they are fuckin rediculously priced. just go with what feels right for you.
Jun 27 2006 1:06AM
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ParkCityJEW
Posts: 116 - Karma: 10
new kicks?

real ma fuckas sport 1's
Jun 27 2006 1:40AM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
1080's.

this is the first itme I've heard someone refer to foot wear in the ski industry as "kicks"

kicks are normal shoes, but now...they could be anything.

you've sparked a revolution
Jun 27 2006 1:51AM
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tha_CF
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 328
uhh my shop told me that the spk was supposed 2 b "relatively priced" but idk
Jun 27 2006 1:55AM
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Breezy
Posts: 143 - Karma: 10
go with the dalbello...Good "kicks"
Jun 27 2006 1:58AM
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jibmaster_josh
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1080 foil boot
Jun 27 2006 8:47AM
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skifreak_101
Posts: 161 - Karma: 10
just try a bunch on cuz we dont know if u have wide feet or flat feet or what so we cant give a whole lotta useful info
Jun 27 2006 9:35AM
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r.w
Posts: 3489 - Karma: 18
get the new rossi boot
Jun 27 2006 4:42PM
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asfffffffffdd
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 1,103
everyones foot is different, you definately need to go to a boot fitter, and they'll check out your feet and tell you waht to get.
Jun 27 2006 5:02PM
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poofartpee
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there both good but what seprates them the most is the dalbello is narrow while the salomon is wide...or maybe salomons narrow too..i dont remember
Jun 27 2006 5:13PM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
go into a shop and try on the best fitting boot. there is no way for anyone to know what fits you best except for you.
Jun 27 2006 6:13PM
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bret
Posts: 2845 - Karma: 833
personally, i've been calling my boots "skiing shoes" the same way you would refer to tennis shoes or basketball shoes, and trying to get that to catch on, but it hasn't worked yet. "kicks" would be a swell alternative, though.
Jun 27 2006 6:48PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
hahahaha jea das da way i talk on and off the net brah! i have went to get my fit fit and evrything ive even tried on the kryptons but i want to know if i should wait or just go for it, kna mean?
Jun 27 2006 6:57PM
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juanborlando
Posts: 3598 - Karma: 2,539
im lookin at the same boots. pretty much which ever is cheaper...
Jun 27 2006 7:08PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
If they feel good, wear em. Also, get custom footbeds, they are sooooooo nice.
Jun 27 2006 7:43PM
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bobs
Posts: 4801 - Karma: 868
i put the soles from a set of skate shoes in that had like gell on the heel and ball of your feet. its so comfy compared to the hard crap boots normaly come with
Jun 27 2006 8:21PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
dude i have. i have never seen the spk so i dont know how it fits. usually salomon boots are good so i wanted to know if anyone had tryed em out. as i said i have tried and demoed the krypton and i like it so far but now that the spk is out...
Jun 27 2006 9:04PM
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bret
Posts: 2845 - Karma: 833
agreed, on everything except that the dalbellos aren't exactly stiff. they are pretty easy to flex forward a lot, but they have great lateral stiffness.

regardless, you're right, a bootfitter is the only way to really decide which boot is better for you.
Jun 27 2006 9:14PM
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mattyb.
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i would say get the new armada boots
Jun 27 2006 9:19PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
really are they coming out with em?
Jun 27 2006 9:22PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
does no one see what i just said?
Jun 27 2006 9:23PM
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bret
Posts: 2845 - Karma: 833
yes we saw what you said. you tried the krypton. great! i'm glad you like them. if you think they're dope, buy them, you can't go wrong. however, you only have one half of the COMPARISON, you've tried one of the TWO boots. and if you're reading what WE'VE wrote, you'll see that the only real way to compare these boots is to try them on for YOURSELF, with a bootfitter or on the hill. yay! the end.
Jun 27 2006 9:29PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
yo do you have a link to a site review or something?
Jun 27 2006 9:47PM
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freestyle_kyle
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 164
im gettin these.

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Jun 27 2006 9:47PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
nice yeah i thot about the scratch boots considering i skied the softs this season but i think they are a lil bit too heavy
Jun 27 2006 9:48PM
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r.w
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same, and the poles, and probably the skis.. and i already have their bindings...
Jun 27 2006 9:49PM
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freestyle_kyle
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 164
yeah softs are super heavy, and mine got sooo uncomfy by the end of the season. but these are redesigned and i dont think theyre gonna be as soft. and theyre white, which is sick
Jun 27 2006 9:51PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
yeah word on the soft=heavy thing

and word on they are white which is sick thing
Jun 27 2006 9:52PM
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Breezy
Posts: 143 - Karma: 10
NOMENSTEVEN sorry to bust into your tread but your icon thing it blinks hella. drives me insane!!! you should put a different one on there ya?
Jun 28 2006 1:08AM
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skimanskimanskim
Posts: 1515 - Karma: 1,715
from whawt someone has told me, the spk's forse your legs upright a bit, but once u get used to them they are awesome, other then the forced leg up or wahtever, they are great, jp refered them to be like "hiking boots"
Jun 28 2006 1:23AM
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mattyb.
Posts: 6042 - Karma: 2,197
o word i heard they were thinking of putting that in, im so pumped for these boots
Jun 28 2006 8:07AM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
anyone have a pic of these so called armada boots?!
Jun 29 2006 9:44PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49
ya i would like to see too
Jun 30 2006 12:31AM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
anybody?!?
Jun 30 2006 3:18PM
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