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When do you know when your boots are dead?

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LineBoarder
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Just curious to see everyone opinions and facts on this.  When your heal piece/bottom of boot is worn down to the plastic?  when shin insole is too worn in?  Belt buckles working improperly? 


Nov 6 2009 1:48PM
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GNARBARSTAR
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i will ski the same boot as long as i can, i swap out buckles/tounges when needed , liners every year, to keep them going, i put a lot of work into them to make them perfect, but as soon as my din sole is warn to much(heals are changeable toes are not on FT's/reichelle)  that they are not testing properly i pull all the parts i can off them and start a new shell.
Nov 6 2009 2:52PM
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LineBoarder
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Cool.. thanks...

First step would prolly get them tested at the shop huh?
Nov 6 2009 2:54PM
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GNARBARSTAR
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take a few detailed pictures of your din soles and post it here i may be able to tell you pretty quick.
Nov 6 2009 2:56PM
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LineBoarder
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cool, thanks man... ill do that this weekend for sure.
Nov 6 2009 2:58PM
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v0mdragon
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why don't companies make the both the heel/toe replacable? are they that evil?
Nov 6 2009 2:59PM
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LineBoarder
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lol sounds about right possibly
Nov 6 2009 3:02PM
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doGelyst
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some companies have both replaceable....my tecnicas have replaceable heels & toes.
Nov 6 2009 3:12PM
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BWalmer
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When not even duct tape will fix them, or the liner is SO packed out that it's a whole size bigger.

I know kids who have boots and the top buckle is missing - they just tighten up the power strap and go...haha.
Nov 6 2009 4:26PM
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I_liketobutter
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i remember hearing somewhere that shells are only supposed to be good for 200 days. im assuming the plastic and everything just gets worn and looses its rigidity. im not 100% on that though....i have 300 days in two years on mine, and i can tell the plastic is shot, so are the toes, even after trying so hard to take care of them
Nov 6 2009 5:26PM
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