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My SPK's bit me in the ass.

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SkiMN
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Yep. Four days on em and the EVA pad on the back spoiler just came out of the left boot. Looks like the machine/Asian person overtightened the screw that hold that down and it ripped straight out. Now to get my $315 (I got a deal) boots warrantied its 2 weeks back on shitty boots that kill the shins and dont fit. Shit blows. I thought solly had decent quality control, anybody else had this issue?
Feb 21 2007 9:20PM
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Jeff_Lo
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i had a problem w/ the 1080 boot a few seasons ago.
Feb 21 2007 9:28PM
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fouldsys
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ya that happend to me the plastic shit just straight up broke.
Feb 21 2007 9:34PM
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SnowMedic
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 25
my power strap just fuckin fell off and its big ass rivits not screws so i can fix for now. i just slide it in the back and keep skiing.
Does anyone else get bad toe bang
Feb 21 2007 10:03PM
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SkiMN
Posts: 4005 - Karma: 38
Get smaller boots
Feb 21 2007 10:08PM
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SnowMedic
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 25
they are hella small
Feb 21 2007 10:19PM
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J_BISCHOF
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get bigger boots dammit
Feb 21 2007 10:24PM
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SnowMedic
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 25
no, i have 26's
Feb 21 2007 10:27PM
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japollner
Posts: 1699 - Karma: 459
SPK's suck...way too big.
Feb 21 2007 11:35PM
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SkiMN
Posts: 4005 - Karma: 38
hahahahaha whaatt!!!!

so where were you when they started making boots in different sizes?
Feb 22 2007 11:50PM
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tha_CF
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 328
2 weeks into mine, power strap ripped off bolts included. luckily the most ballin shop ever re inforced them with steel bolts and washers, and it is now solid. www.rideskj.com
Feb 23 2007 1:57AM
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NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
Don't they have a huge toe box?
Feb 23 2007 4:51AM
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uni-corn
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He meant too wide.....


or at least i think he did
Feb 23 2007 1:08PM
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cbrady
Posts: 2857 - Karma: 124
i have the foils from last season and love them
Feb 23 2007 2:29PM
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watchmefall15
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i get horrible bang from the spks
Feb 23 2007 5:14PM
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VTPE
Posts: 83 - Karma: 10
what do you measure.....with a boot like that you should measure a 27 and fit into a 26
Feb 23 2007 10:40PM
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SkiMN
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I think the toe box is designed to be a bit bigger but not drastically
Feb 23 2007 10:58PM
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steezyme
Posts: 212 - Karma: 10
big deal the power strap wears all boots wear.

that's the best jib boot ever.
Feb 23 2007 11:02PM
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japollner
Posts: 1699 - Karma: 459
I meant they pack out alot.

I sized out to a 30, got into a 28.0, and had i bought it, im pretty sure it would still be too big in terms of volume. Just too much padding.
Feb 23 2007 11:20PM
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SnowMedic
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 25
? i wear a 10 skate shoe
Feb 24 2007 12:55AM
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tha_CF
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 328
supposedly there sized, by adding the numbers together, ex. 28.5- 2+8+.5= 10.5, however dont go by that, cuz when you flex forward your feet moved back atleast 2 sizes. so if you have like a size 11 ft? i would suggest the 27
Feb 24 2007 1:12AM
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skipocketrockets
Posts: 201 - Karma: 30
i fing love my spks
Feb 24 2007 1:16AM
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Planet_Captain
Posts: 895 - Karma: 42
how is that possible? You must be landing with your back parallel to the grounc, otherwise i odn't see how its possible
Feb 24 2007 3:22AM
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Goonther
Posts: 469 - Karma: 9
spks are amazing boots. i look forward to seeing what's in the future, like even better than spks. anyways, your problems seem really minor. if the power strap falls off, yeah it's shitty construction of the boot, but just take it to a shop and get them bolted down tight.
Feb 24 2007 3:29AM
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SkiMN
Posts: 4005 - Karma: 38
My strap fell off too, but its fine cause its still attached to one grommet. I could easily epoxy that pad and ski with it, but the rents wouldn't let me cause it would void the warranty. They also insisted that I send them in now so they are back by the time we go to Colorado later in march, which blows because they work fine (I just have to set the pad in there) and now I have to ski at least two weeks with the worst shin bang known to man.
Feb 24 2007 12:42PM
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illianceblock
Posts: 154 - Karma: 10
are spks actually any good? i worry that they look a bit noobish with just the one clip over the foot!
Feb 24 2007 5:49PM
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Kungris
Posts: 375 - Karma: 9
You can't say any pair of boots sucks if they don't fit.
Feb 24 2007 6:16PM
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uni-corn
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that doesnt really matter at all
Feb 24 2007 6:26PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
I ripped the cord on the liner yesterday in mine! I tied a knot in it and it works for now, but what should I do wait till the end of the season and try to warantee it??? sorry for threadjacking... but it's not really worth a new thread.
Feb 24 2007 7:53PM
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Public_Maverick
Posts: 3255 - Karma: 11
same thing happenned me, cept i lost teh pad, so i may just be f*cked, whatdoyou think?
Mar 7 2007 9:45PM
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lpskier5
Posts: 883 - Karma: 118
sounds like salomon is still makin awesomeee products, id wait a couple years til teh kinks are worked out of teh boots, im sure next seasons will be better
Mar 7 2007 9:54PM
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pDails
Posts: 1238 - Karma: 75
I cant say i understand all of this complaining about shin bang...i ride head mojo's, from last year and they arent taht soft of a boot and i get absolutely ZERO shin bang, and they are a little big cause of packing out...i have never ahd shin bang...like the man said earlier, are you landing with your back flat to the ground or something?
Mar 8 2007 12:20AM
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