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SALOMON SPKS

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Marg
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I am pretty sure you wont see another boot on the mountain this year other than people sponsored by rossi or technica because they have to where those boots. Otherwise salomon absolutely dominates the boot technology this year and i believe there is no reason to slip your foot into anything else. Comphier than mo fuggin slippers.

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Oct 27 2006 2:34PM
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wiener
Posts: 2247 - Karma: 63
i hear your mom is a pretty comfy thing to slip into
Oct 27 2006 2:36PM
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Marg
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at least i didnt tell her that your 16 when you already slipped it in?
Oct 27 2006 2:39PM
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4ReeL_
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what about the fact that they are so soft you wont be able to make a turn in snow deeper than the boot, i think your wrong, the kryptons are money and same with lange, dude it all depends on what boot fits the persons foot
Oct 27 2006 2:44PM
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MarkieR
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very well said. salomons fit me the best, but i know people who can't get their foot in the boot to save their lives. go with whatever feels the best for you.
Oct 27 2006 2:51PM
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bpalmer
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 93
This is true, the SPKs are off the hook, but only for people with wider feet. if you have a narrow foot, go Dalbello, get the Rampage. the SPKs have a roomier toe box, so they fit me much better, but if i had narrow feet i would totally get the rampages.
Oct 27 2006 3:13PM
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pag
Posts: 3412 - Karma: 69
Yeah but I think that technically they are the best boot every made for freestyle skiing
I mean even the angle oof the boot sole is lower
Oct 27 2006 3:15PM
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Matty.
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Have you tried the SPK's on? They actually aren't as soft as a lot of people think they are. The fact that they are higher up on the shin and a little bit more vertical compensates the 8.5 flex to make it feel like a stiffer flex.
Oct 27 2006 4:11PM
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=nick=
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85 flex isnt even soft really, my 1080s are 85
Oct 27 2006 4:16PM
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GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
what is this even? Its like a lame version of a commercial.
Oct 27 2006 4:19PM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 915
This kid has had serious issues with boot bang (had modified customized 1080's last year) - he now has 2 solid days in the SPK jumping on these boxes landing flat and every other which way. So far so good, he is absolutely loving them!

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Oct 27 2006 4:24PM
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aaron.ebner
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i would buy spk's if i didn't get new boots last year.
Oct 27 2006 4:30PM
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trademark
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SPK is an 85 flex which equals the 1080 Foil.
Unless you are like 200+ and know how to ski they are not too soft to turn skis.
Oct 27 2006 4:43PM
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nothanks
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If that is your son I swear to god this thread has gone to shit and is now even more so just a lame commercial. Sorry Papa.
Oct 27 2006 5:15PM
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Goonther
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one reason people might have for not riding them, is the fact that they are 500 dollars.
Oct 27 2006 5:20PM
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Marg
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^ you'll get over it
Oct 27 2006 5:51PM
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jwhyte
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I bought some spk's today haha
Oct 27 2006 5:53PM
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papasteeze
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np...... but seriously... I'm giving credit where credit is due. Call it a testimonial or a lame commercial, I don't care. (I'll use the NS rating when they have been fully tested)

I have spent a lot of time and money on boots for that kid. Nothing pains me more than to see him with swollen shins from a little back seat landing or just from a day of sessions, practicly in tears. The SPK looks to be a solution to a huge problem.

footnote: (haha, no pun intended) I thought I found the answer early last season in that, the kryptons were perfect for me. Alas, not for him, they didn't fit his foot. I just got a new set of Rampages, so nice.....


How was that for a lame post? :o)
Oct 27 2006 6:04PM
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pussyfooter.
Posts: 331 - Karma: 7
Yeah, but since the salomon warehouse is out of spks pretty much (thats what my shop said) then they wont be dominating the slopes. Another big boot will be the diablos and heads.
Oct 27 2006 6:10PM
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StevenLarick
Posts: 640 - Karma: 130
Seriously the SPK is the best thing I have ever been on and I have serious shin problems and nothing is more comfy than it.
Oct 27 2006 6:14PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
havent skiid in it yet, lack of snow. but for anyone that hasnt slipped into them, go put your foot in a girls ugg boot or whatever those furry ugly ass things are called. that is what they feel like. SO COMFY!
Oct 27 2006 6:21PM
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pinner-
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ur dirta
Oct 27 2006 10:01PM
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(Jonesy)
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"they should have re-named it the gimmick" as someone on here said.

while it may be comfy, get outside the park and that boot won't do shit for you.
Oct 28 2006 3:39AM
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bpalmer
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 93
its awesome that you are a really cool dad and everything but if the dude is in tears from shinbang, you have a different problem.



and to all the people saying the boot is too soft to turn outside the park, you are the ones believing the negative hype about the boot. probably because you cant afford it.
Oct 28 2006 2:07PM
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SteezePatrol
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I know two kids who nightly jerk off in their spks to try and stiffen them up a bit for the bc because they're so soft it's rediculous, salomon is gay.
Oct 28 2006 2:14PM
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thefilmerguy
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for me, soft boots are way better than stiff boots for anything, last year i skied all mountian (including altabird pow) on boots that had a stiffness of 70, they killed it, the spk's arent soft or stiff, id say they are pretty average, the two buckles dont make any difference in fit and barely any in weight i do not see why they are 500 bills
Oct 28 2006 2:19PM
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timoski
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i didn't want to post in this, but fine.

my opinion is that there isn't any "positive hype." for those of you pumped about this boot why?

all the "cool new park-oriented features" can be found in any other boot, aside from the little "high density foam" under the heel, which sounds fucking retarded.
Oct 28 2006 2:20PM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 915
LOL - Gawd....... I want to say something, but I won't.
Oct 28 2006 2:59PM
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BFFset.
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yeah i had some "nice" rossis last year and they sucked...i couldnt get my feet into them, even tho they were the right size, like the weren't too small or anything, i would probably buy some spks if i wasnt getting some other boots for free this year, i tried the spks on at the store and they were comfy as hell
Oct 28 2006 4:38PM
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bpalmer
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 93
i completely dont understand why you would bash a BOOT. its a fucking BOOT. if it fits, buy it. if you dont like it, dont buy it. you are bashing it, but you've never worn it, probably never tried it on, never skied with it, and your only experience is what the salomon website says?


seriously man. grow up.
Oct 28 2006 4:53PM
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juvybluedevil01
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hey isnt that kids name steven?
Oct 28 2006 4:55PM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 205
some of us have tried the boot on and upon doing so, you can tell how the boot is going to perform after you have it on your foot for a while and flex around in it. i'm not negatively hyping anything, i'm just saying that for the money, there's better performance options out there, that with $10 worth of foam from the craft store, will do exactly what the SPK provides. and we believe the negative hype because we cant afford it? i'm skiing in a boot right now that retails for almost double the price of the SPK, and i could almost garantee everyone else on here who is saying there are better options is in the same boat as i am. the SPK might be a great boot for someone with a fat foot but low instep who does nothing but lap the park all day, but for me, that boot isnt going to cut it.
Oct 28 2006 5:03PM
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S2daJ
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the nordica ignition boots that rory bushfield uses are sick. They have patented the shin wrap with elastic so no other boot company can pt elastic in theyre straps... it is nearly impossible to get shin splints with the nordica ignitions...
Oct 28 2006 5:25PM
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teamjib
Posts: 217 - Karma: 10
why did they bother gettin them then?
Oct 28 2006 5:36PM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 915
OK OK OK... It's not about performance, it's how good they can look.

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Oct 28 2006 5:47PM
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bpalmer
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 93
thats me.



this is honestly like if everyone just hated hard on butterlicious because they are too soft for shit out of the park. they are designed a certain way for a reason.
Oct 28 2006 6:13PM
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jwhyte
Posts: 596 - Karma: 21
too bad those arent spk's the linner is from the spk but the shell shur as fuck isnt
Oct 28 2006 6:33PM
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steevner
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I would like to add that the "flex number" is NOT an industry standard, one companies 70, is anothers 90. so stop refrencing the flex number 
Oct 28 2006 6:33PM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 915
it appears to be a leather overlay. see that little red thing sticking out at the heel, the SPK shell has that little red plastic thing
Oct 28 2006 7:24PM
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-+Siver+-
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 12
he's right on that one
Oct 28 2006 7:37PM
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SteveDorsey
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bot gona vash it because i dont know much but is it even possible to rip a non park run in these hings? I have the lange comp fs 120s and im certainmly not lookin to change boots
Oct 28 2006 8:01PM
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papasteeze
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hey dorsey... nips says he can't tell any difference other than he doesn't get shin bang, he races some too but won't admit it. :o)
Oct 28 2006 8:03PM
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Swick825
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or you could not be retard and find the best deal. i got mine for 330.
Oct 28 2006 8:09PM
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japollner
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a 0 degree stance, dr scholls pad, rental type flex pattern, and fur liner does not make this boot anything revolutionary. you can cut out plastic on any boot to soften the rearward flex, but a gel pad in the heel, buy a shitty entry level boot, and deal with not having a fur liner.

Bottom line is that Salomon did was take lagging Ellipse boot sales (a recreational level boot), mold it in white plastic, throw some small changes in the "features" and call the "the newest revolution in park boots.

To anyone who is so amped on this boot, go ahead and get it, but know that if you claim its not too soft, then you arent a powerful skier.
Oct 28 2006 8:36PM
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poofartpee
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wish i had money to buy them had to settle for 100$ rental bootes for this season (again)
Oct 28 2006 8:47PM
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papasteeze
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I thought you might know what you are talking about but this ellipse is not the same shell as the SPK, besides you forgot the the part about the cinch liner similar to a snowboarders boot.

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Oct 28 2006 9:23PM
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watchmefall15
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no place sells the boots, all 4 places ive goe says there isnt enough demand for them. so i have to drive all the way too fucking lake placid for them tomorrow
Oct 28 2006 9:42PM
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cgroves
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word man, I was so close to getting the spk's but then i put my narrow foot in the rampage and made my decision.
Oct 28 2006 9:48PM
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papasteeze
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exact same thing happened to me, after I tried at least 6 others, including the SPK.
Oct 29 2006 8:25AM
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alice8217
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yo are there park-specific boots available in small sizes? like 23.5 - 24...?
hoping to get a new pair, park ones preferably if the fit is good. i like what i have heard about rampages.
Oct 29 2006 2:48PM
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*monsterskier*
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hmm
i prefer hard boots
they keep u more alert..
then again..
that's my opinion
Oct 29 2006 3:18PM
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