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buckbeaumont
Posts: 71 - Karma: 31
Hey

I am currently riding with a pair of Technica Vento 2.10's which have a flex rating of 95, whenever I land switch or riding switch i really feel as though my heel is lifting out of the boot, also the tongue at the start of the morning feels really rigid and supporting but buy the middle of the day starts to feel really flexible. I am buying a new pair of boots very soon and was wondering if this problem is caused by the boot being to flexible or maybe it is just not the right type of boot for what i am skiing?

I ski :

Back country: 60%
Groomers:20%
Park:20%

Thank You
May 22 2011 7:31PM
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Slinger1x1
Posts: 8853 - Karma: 66
the boot is probably too soft. it also might be a tiny bit big.

i like the Tecnica Agents, but i would go to a boot fitter. figure out what size you need, and then try on some boots and see what feels the best.

what's your height and weight?
May 22 2011 7:38PM
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buckbeaumont
Posts: 71 - Karma: 31
My height and weight is

Weight: 75 kg
Height: 184cm
May 22 2011 7:47PM
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onenerdykid
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The best boot for you is the one that fits your foot shape, your leg shape, and has a flex chosen around your weight & ankle flexibility.

I would be willing to bet that the boot you are in now is way too soft for you (I weigh the same but 3cm shorter so we are built pretty similarly).

You need to find a boot-fitter in your area that will take the time to sit down and go over the best options for you based on the requirements I listed above.
May 23 2011 10:56AM
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dylan.r.1080
Posts: 161 - Karma: 10
my bet is its too big
May 23 2011 1:17PM
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buckbeaumont
Posts: 71 - Karma: 31
Yeah, I thought that the flex might have been to soft, Thank you for your help everyone :)
May 23 2011 5:20PM
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I_Am_Mod
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and about that changing flex, do you leave your boots outside or in a car at night?

cause frozen boots in the morning are super stiff, but after a bit of skiing they defrost and start flexing normally ...

you should take em inside if you didn't do that already .... :)
May 24 2011 4:30AM
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