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taylor155
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i get mad shin splints. any help for why i might get them. ive tried loose and tight, everything i can think of, the problem may just be its a super stiff lange boot?
Feb 23 2008 11:21PM
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BRMN
Posts: 439 - Karma: 14
im sick of these boot threads so i will end it. i had langes thought they were the shit rocked them hard for 3 years only got shin bang when learning tricks that sent me more back seat, not really that bad or a problem for me, then i bought spks ive never had shin bang or anything ever they are the shit, better than any boot as far as park is conerned, and better by alot! and i hate salomon shit. like literally if salomon offered me free skis for life as many as possible i would sell them or turn them down cuz they suck. but these boots i will support based on comfy chronicness.
Feb 23 2008 11:29PM
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alaskakid
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No...I'll end the thread because you answered wrong ^. Check out the stickied boot fitting thread in ski equipment and read through it. Don't land backseat, thats where the pain comes from. Maybe try booster straps, they've saved some people. In the end though....talk to a bootfitter and he'll set you up with something. No one on NS knows your foot and how it fits in your boot since we can't see your foot. But a bootfitter can.
Feb 23 2008 11:32PM
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BRMN
Posts: 439 - Karma: 14
no dude, dont land backseat firstys second, the spk is the only boot built perfect for jumping, yes there is other boots but the spk is the answer and i am not a kid that is an 'equipement junkie', i actually thought the spks were stupid at first but if u ride park they will not give u shin bang unless u suck cock like a gay porn
Feb 23 2008 11:44PM
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alaskakid
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Aahahahahaha your stupid. What if the SPK doesn't fit his foot? What if he's a big guy and there way too soft for them? What if he likes stiff racing boots? What if he needs to support of a stiff boot and likes a fit of a tight boot rather than a skate shoe.  What if he has a narrow ass foot? What if....etc etc.

Exactly you don't know anything about his foot, so shut up. There is no such thing as a single "perfect" boot.
Feb 23 2008 11:58PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
hahahaha holy shit BRMN you are so fucking retarded.

"Sick of these boot threads"? - Responses like yours will only cause MORE boot threads when people develop MORE problems because they take ill advice from people like yourself.

You have NO IDEA if the SPKs will fit his feet, so it's fucking stupid to recommend a boot that probably won't fit him.

p.s A large contributor to shinbang is boots that don't fit properly.
Feb 24 2008 12:07AM
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three6steeze
Posts: 484 - Karma: -3
your dumb, you have no idea what bootfitting intales, alaska is right there is no such thing as a perfect boot for everyone. Its really a individual thing. You just like the spk's because you saw some pro rocking them and you think they look cool. Then mommy bought you some and someone told you that the strap at the top reduced shinbang. And presto you think its perfect.
Feb 24 2008 12:10AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
Taylor155 - the stiffness of your langes could certainly contribute to your shinbang/shinsplints.. Minimise your backseat landings and possibly a softer boot

A lange raceboot isn't going to be very kind to you if you are taking hefty landings

You could also look into a product called Shintronics
http://www.manoove.com/

I have a feeling that they don't distribute in Nth America yet, so you have to deal directly with them -

Straight from Bishop:
"If you guys need to get your hands on a pair of these badboys email this guy - sgvrijburg@manoove.com and he'll be able to set it up"

Feb 24 2008 12:13AM
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alaskakid
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This looks really interesting but the only thing that gets on my mind is how is it suppose to fit over your calf? Ie everyones calf's are soo different. Adjustable? Moldable? sowwy if its a noob question.
Feb 24 2008 12:22AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
I think they come in 3 sizes and then you can get either 4mm or 6mm thickness - I think similar stretch to a wetsuit
Feb 24 2008 12:38AM
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yeahitsdave
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you could also try taking the boot to a bootfitter and asking them to soften it. we'll shave plastic, cut away material, whatever can be done to make the flex easier on you
Feb 24 2008 1:38AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
Converting a very stiff boot to a soft boot would be a last resort, not to mention cost.
Often stiff boots have a much higher cuff, lower volume overall etc which isn't ideal for the type of skiing he is doing anyway.

I'd say a new boot would be the best option
Feb 24 2008 1:42AM
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HARDSTYLE2767
Posts: 595 - Karma: 19
fucking lange boots are the whip cream on the top of a sunday there not exactly the cherry but the whip cream so its still good.  the cherry would have to be a boot crafted by the hands of god himself with the most precious materials known to man.

someone should make a boot like that

it would be called the "boot made by the hands of god himself"

yeahhhh
Feb 24 2008 2:13AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
For me, theres nothing worse than a pair of Lange boots..No cherries here.
Feb 24 2008 2:17AM
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