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SPK vs. Krypton

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aflightlessbird
Posts: 513 - Karma: 499
My old ten eighty's have finally  become  unbearable  to use. Each turn feels like there are demons in my boot shanking my ankle, i need new ski boots soon. So i have narrowed my desired boots to either the SPK or Krypton. I am a Jackson Hole skier mainly focused on park but obviously skis alot of the back country and the gnarly stuff Jackson's known for. Help me out newschoolers. Whats your opinion? SPK or Kyrpton?
Dec 18 2007 10:58AM
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-dAvE-
Posts: 677 - Karma: 74
i have SPK's and love them!!! i do mostly park but freeride a good amount also! there amazing boots and all my friends who own them love them also!! jsut one thing if u get the spk pro's, this year they put leather on them.. and the leather cracks and gets ugly because of the cold after a while.. so if i were you id get the black and white spk's
Dec 18 2007 11:02AM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
......u serious?
Dec 18 2007 11:04AM
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jahmin44
Posts: 638 - Karma: 37
try them, both. and find a boot that fits you. one boot could be great for someone else but horriable for you.
Dec 18 2007 11:10AM
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Deranged
Posts: 286 - Karma: 10
Hahah these two boots have completely different fits, you can't fit properly in both. 
Dec 18 2007 11:49AM
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slimbruddah
Posts: 2611 - Karma: 25
the white spk boot is so much wider at the toes then the blue one.
Dec 18 2007 11:52AM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 732
honestly, i think im ight be the only kid on ns to hate SPKs. MY buddy is a dumbass and threw the wrong boots in his car  the other day so I had to rock the blue SPKs  , ya they looked cool but  the stance and stiffness threw me off soo much  , compared to my agents (best jibbing boots ever)   it felt like wearing high-top dunks compared to  sb dunk lows...  im sure i would get used to them the same after a couple days of riding but   i dont like how they limit your natural set/pop, sizzoring everything was way different
Dec 18 2007 12:03PM
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P.J.S.
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 11
Don't worry, you are not the only one on NS to hate the SPK's.
Dec 18 2007 12:18PM
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skiminnesota
Posts: 9093 - Karma: 429
i am no expert on boots but, wouldnt you want a stiffer flex if you are skiing the "gnarly lines at jackson"?
Dec 18 2007 12:34PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
Don't those two boots have completely different fits. I was under the impression that the SPK fits fairly wide (boot fitter told me its the widest boot hes fitted recently) and the Krypton is fairly narrow. Just go to a boot fitter and see what fits your foot best. I went into the boot fitter not knowing what I wanted and it turns out that I have a pretty narrow foot(which I didn't know prior to this) and that Full Tilt Bumblebee Pros were a good fit for me even though I hadn't even looked at them before I got fitted, so just go to the boot fitter and see what they say
Dec 18 2007 1:19PM
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shanedawg
Posts: 361 - Karma: 15

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Dec 18 2007 1:24PM
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lepp0012
Posts: 482 - Karma: 39
Get what fits. I guarantee that at least one of those will NOT fit you. Like everyone has already said, go to a boot fitter.

Incidentally, SPK's fit me very well. I got the original ones last year and love them.
Dec 18 2007 1:24PM
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dpitch
Posts: 64 - Karma: 10
spks are alot lighter
Dec 18 2007 1:52PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
I just got out of my old teneightys and into a pair of kryptons, i was deciding between that or the spk and the kryptons just fit my foot soo well so go to a bootfitter and find out for yourself, but i loooooove the rampage
Dec 18 2007 2:10PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Since you aren't the smartest kid I'll give you a list of boots to try on:

Technica Agent 80
Technica Agent 100
Technica Agent 120
SPK Kaos
SPK Pro
Nordica Spark
Nordica Ignition
Nordica Enforcer
Nordica Blower
Full Tilt Konflict (I have these, sickest boots ever)
Full Tilt Bumblbee Pro
Dalbello Krypton Rampage
Dalbello Ill Moro
Head Mojo
Lange  Fliud FR 80
Lange FR 110
Lange Freeetyle 80
Lange Freestyle 90
Lange Freestyle Pro

Go try on all those and figure out which one fits, and then buy it.  Get fitted by a bootfitter too.

Note: those are the boots I can come up with off the top of my head I'm sure there are more.
Dec 18 2007 2:18PM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62
^ you forgot rossi scratch boots... very good freeride boot and cheaper than most of those^...
Dec 18 2007 2:43PM
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Baker
Posts: 1616 - Karma: 18
From one jhole shredder to another, don't get the spk's. I've got some kyrpton pros and spks and the spk's just aren't gonna cut it for other shit around the mountain. They let you forefoot wiggle way too much, which is good for confort and in a groomed park its no biggie, but when you get in the shit your not gonna have as much control as you'd probably like. See if the kyrpton fits you, it probably will, i've got a super wide foot and it still fits fine. Nice and snug. If you have to get an spk, go a size smaller, or get the foil boot with 4 buckles. Spk's= not really a good all mountain boot, and if you say it is, you're not skiing what this kid's skiing.
Dec 18 2007 3:06PM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
I'm with Nomen.

Go to a shop and try boots on.
Dec 18 2007 3:32PM
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Beans13
Posts: 441 - Karma: 12
Dude you definitly need to get fitted.
Fuck the brand or model you want- that does no good if your feet dont fit them.
Find a reputable shop near you where you can trust the guys and know they will be honest with you.
Dec 18 2007 3:39PM
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