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Ugh...spks hurt!

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i skied 5 days this week, 5 days this season total too, just because i go to college in ohio.

i bought SPK's and seriously, i have never had worse shinbang then with these boots. Does that mean they are too big? too small? too tight? too loose? all i know, is that my feet are KILLING ME.

what should i do!

Dec 22 2007 7:25PM
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jp14
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well, keep the inside liner as tight as you can, these are probably the best boots to prevent shinbang. I love mine
Dec 22 2007 7:29PM
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KeithB.
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If the boot is too loose around your shin it can cause shin bang. Eventhugh you have all that padding around, your shin is still "banging" on the tounge every time you flex. Your shins can also hur tif you are skiing too much in the backseat. In this case the bone that is your shin is flexing, yes, the bone can flex.
Dec 22 2007 7:32PM
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theres_ghosts
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pro fesion al
Dec 22 2007 7:34PM
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theres_ghosts
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boot fitter
Dec 22 2007 7:34PM
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Pklink04
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does anyone feel like the laces are too short and the tounge cant be pulled out far enought, like its hard to get in the boots, but once im in its perfect, and i mean a correct fit
Dec 22 2007 7:35PM
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jp14
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if their comfy when your in them thats really all that matters
Dec 22 2007 7:36PM
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Schoening
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you should buy a boot because it feels good and fits. not because it looks cool and is a popular boot.
Dec 22 2007 7:39PM
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BEARS.
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buy some booster straps.
Dec 22 2007 8:18PM
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skiminnesota
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2nd
Dec 22 2007 8:20PM
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InitialG
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yeah shinbang shouldn't normally be a problem with boots that fit well, my spks never get shinbang and fit perfectly once they were broken in, you may wanna go to a bootfitter and see what they can do to them.
Dec 22 2007 8:25PM
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Charley.
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what we need here is a boot fitting pro..


Where's Nomensteven!
Dec 22 2007 8:27PM
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Literature
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Real Booster straps should help, as well as a proper fit.

I don't know about the SPK. I think they would be too flexy for me, but that might not be true.
Dec 22 2007 8:29PM
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Silence
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get to a bootfitter man, nobody here can see how the boots fit.

outside of your skiing style, generally shinbang would arise from boots being too big, if anything.
Dec 22 2007 8:30PM
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Peter.
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post count +1
Dec 22 2007 8:34PM
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AhrenStein
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back seat landings too. thats prolly the worst thing for your shins
Dec 22 2007 8:37PM
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lyndon
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All of your answers lie in the sticky at the top.............
Dec 22 2007 9:09PM
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JayDope
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isnt ur thread about how to buy the correct fitting boot, not how to fix shinbang? i meen its a sickk thread, but its not the answer to all boot threads....simple bootfitter should solve ur problem, a thread cant teach u how to make ur boot fit better.
Dec 23 2007 1:25AM
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AptosFreeskier
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Why does almost everyone get spks because they have the flex of jello?
Dec 23 2007 1:55AM
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Avifarer
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Dec 23 2007 2:02AM
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Silence
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^ i'm hungry
Dec 23 2007 8:53AM
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ShadyHillGroup
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if your getting shin bang its because your boots dont fit properly, so he could have eliminated this problem if you bought boots that fit his foot from the start
Dec 23 2007 10:09AM
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AntifreezeSteeze
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Should've gotten your boots fitted
Dec 23 2007 12:17PM
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WeK
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You can still get shinbang with proper fitting boots, although 9/10 times it'll be because of improper fits.

And I doubt a booster straps gonna fix all his problems. My bootfitter just pulled my powerstrap on my Rampages under most outside plastic tongue and told me that's how a booster straps gonna make it feel. Although Booster straps are stretchable if I'm correct so I guess it'll make some difference from a power strap.
Dec 23 2007 1:01PM
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nhjibber
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yea the booster strap has an elastic component so whether your are flexing the boot or not, your boot is always tight on your calf. not something that can be properly mimicked from just a power strap.
Dec 23 2007 2:15PM
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Shorton
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i think i have the same problem, i find it really difficult to physicaly get my foot into the boot, i cant angle my foot enough for the 'L' shaped bit of the boot, does this mean they're too small, or is it normal with new boots and i just have to keep using them to wear them in?
Jan 16 2008 11:13AM
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Dr_Feelgood
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get your boots refitted
Jan 16 2008 11:16AM
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Alex_G
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quit landing backseat
Jan 16 2008 11:42AM
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Freestyla_01
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Take a blowdryer, hold it inside the boot for like 10 minutes then put them on and wear them while you hang out on here. I did that with mine and they fit greeat now. I'm too poor for a boot fitter.
Jan 16 2008 11:54AM
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Shorton
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ithink im accualy gonna try this, anyone else done it?
Jan 16 2008 2:22PM
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Freestyla_01
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Just be careful you don't keep the dryer in there too long cause it heats up when the air doesn't have room to circulate air, which causes a huge fire hazard right in your hands and in your boots.
CRAZY.
Jan 17 2008 4:21AM
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skibumbmx
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spks are sick and mad comfy so id say shave ur shines and that helps alot
Jan 17 2008 7:11AM
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Rooddss
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dam im starving..Spanish class sucks
Jan 17 2008 11:42AM
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mizzike
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no dont shave them it makes things worse.
Jan 17 2008 4:11PM
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weallski
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footbeds,should got fitted, go to the shop and get them worked on, shave

Allgood idea
Jan 17 2008 4:12PM
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UNREAL
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i looove my spks, take me seconds to get in, so comfy, and good flex
Jan 17 2008 5:06PM
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Silence
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Not good if you have custom footbeds, it can warp them
Jan 17 2008 5:46PM
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titsLOL
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my spks fit real well, but if im too lazy to tighten the and hit jumps with em loose i'll get shin bang. keep em nice n snug.
Jan 17 2008 5:57PM
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LC.
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And won't do anything if you've used them more than 20 days.
Jan 17 2008 6:04PM
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Silence
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arguable..footbeds can be remoulded after much longer than 20 days
Jan 17 2008 6:10PM
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Silence
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they mould a little differently to when they were new, but I reheated a pair of mine which had 30 or so days on them and they remoulded fine?
Jan 17 2008 6:11PM
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LC.
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I wasn't talking about footbed. Liners. And the SPK has the cheap liner anyway I think that's just the tongue heat moldable.
Jan 17 2008 6:14PM
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Silence
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Oh definitely - the liner is a piece of shit
Jan 17 2008 6:21PM
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Shorton
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so just watch out for fires? also, when i put them on theres quite a bit of pressure on the bottom of my leg, start of my foot type area..anyone else get this? i tried putting liners from my old boot into the spk and it felt a lot nicer, no pressure or anything, should i stick with this or use the spk liners and break them in
Jan 18 2008 6:19AM
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J_BISCHOF
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if you weigh like over 180 you can overflex the boot and that causes major shin bang
Jan 18 2008 9:48AM
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