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Would RAICHLE boots work the same as full tilts?

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TheTristanator
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i need new boots, i dont want shin bang, and i'm poor :( would it work?

Mar 8 2010 12:03AM
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BWalmer
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As long as they fit, yeah, they'll work the same. They are the same shell, tongue, cable/buckle system boot - the only difference is the liner is older so it's not really the same, but still good.
Mar 8 2010 12:07AM
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TheTristanator
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worth 15-40 bucks? i think so.... has anyone done this?

Mar 8 2010 12:11AM
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fillup
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Can you find decent condishhh raichles?
Mar 8 2010 12:13AM
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BikeMlatt69
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PM Brenner. He has Raichles and he purchased a fulltilt tongue for them. That being said, he complains about how they hurt his foot every time we ski.
Mar 8 2010 12:21AM
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Keyjibbs
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It will work just like a Full Tilt except the liner. What makes Full Tilts awesome is the Intution Liner than comes with them. You can buy them separately but they are kind of expensive.
Mar 8 2010 12:30AM
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Whifazoo
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i wish i could find some in my size, 25.5 or 26 but i cant, i want something to last me till the end of the season
Mar 8 2010 12:41AM
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ASkierNamedJaymz
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i got some old raichle boots that i was so stoked on, becuase that is where full tilt got their design, turned out to be too small so my cousin got them, but definetly worth the 15 bucks and besides the liner are very similar to FT, get them if you can.
Mar 8 2010 12:47AM
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TheTristanator
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i'm sure they're better than my old as fuck, too small technica race boots.
Mar 8 2010 12:57AM
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123ski
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most old raichle flexons had the raichle full wrap liner that works the exact same way as intuition (actually what inspired intuition).
Mar 8 2010 1:25AM
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freezed
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I skied old Raichles with Inution liners I bought. They were good. One thing to remember though is that they are old, and plastic degrades. Mine had various parts break until I gave up on them and bought Il Moros.
Mar 8 2010 1:38AM
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crazy_karl
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NO! FULLTILT BOOTS WORK THE SAME AS RAICHLES
Mar 8 2010 1:42AM
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123ski
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I skied the Raichle Flexon as well for a long time.  I had them until 2004 when i sold them to my younger brother.   He used them for a few years until he got some Full Tilts.  I now ride Dalbello Krypton Pro´s.

You and I are very similar it seems
Mar 8 2010 2:14AM
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Malczyk
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same shell fit but different liner, you can't change out the parts with a screw driver and it could be some real old plastic.
Mar 8 2010 2:32AM
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CSpruit
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raichle was bought out by full tilt so they are the same exact mold they just have a differnt name
Mar 11 2010 11:37PM
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Malcolm
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tom wallisch doesnt use raichles so no
Mar 11 2010 11:41PM
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CrunkNugget
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i lol'd


but if you're not kidding i'm simply unimpressed
Mar 11 2010 11:51PM
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CSpruit
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if it weren't for raichle full tilt wouldn't even exist
Mar 12 2010 12:13AM
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Reverend_Steeze
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dude I bought some raichles from a shop for thirty dollars, and then got a new liner and they work great...

note that they are a cheaper plastic so there is a chance that they might crack
Mar 15 2010 9:01PM
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Whifazoo
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i just got some myself for 20 bucks on ebay, should be here in a few days so stoked!

heres a picClick for larger image

Mar 15 2010 11:20PM
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VTtreeskier
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Friend of mine was rocking a pair last season and loved them. This is also a kid skiing over 100 days a year, competing in the extremes, and skiing some big scare the piss outta you lines. If they fit your feet and still have a decent liner no reason they shouldn't work just fine.
Mar 16 2010 12:52AM
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PacificRimJob
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wow this makes 3 of us... I rode the flexons up until a few years ago when i spent a year on some nordicas.. now i'm on the krypton pros as well.
Mar 16 2010 2:20PM
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Brenner
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They Don't hurt my foot, it just feels like my foot moves around a bit.

They are 25.5s, in case anyone wants them......
Mar 16 2010 4:02PM
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