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Whats all the hype about full tilt?

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RIP_leos_shack
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Really, what makes full tilts better than any other boot? Are they that much more comfortable and better fitting? Or is it just that Tom Wallish is sponsered by them so then they mustbe the shit.
Jun 9 2011 10:45AM
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ProLens
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Really easy to get on and off your feet, super comfortable, reduced shin bang, and of course kids are buying it because the pros are using them. Definitely worth the money if you're looking to get new boots.
Jun 9 2011 10:49AM
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DOSE.
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Note: They only reduce shinbang if they fit you. So definitely look into them, but get fitted by a bootfitter first.
Jun 9 2011 11:38AM
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Toasty.
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this is the reason for alot of younger kids.

but my dad rocks them cause they fit his feet and he used to ride raichles

Jun 9 2011 11:58AM
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Pipe_Munky
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because kids think full tilts are some kind of brand new, progressive boot design when in fact it's been around for decades.

but seriously, if they don't fit your foot perfectly and i mean PERFECTLY, don't buy them. boots with a 3 piece design (moreso FT) are extremely difficult to modify around the ankle.
Jun 9 2011 12:12PM
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Toasty.
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and if ft's dont work. look at dalbello. i have to voodoos
Jun 9 2011 12:17PM
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I_Am_Mod
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Or nordica, like the ace of spades or the dead moneys or double sixes, i just love my AOS boots, so comfy :)
(Nordica, FT and dalbello make the only modern three-piece boots i know of.... )
Jun 9 2011 12:28PM
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monkatizer
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orrrr....you dont NEED to look at park boots, even if you are doing park
Jun 9 2011 12:50PM
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I_Am_Mod
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true, i've always been very happy in my tecnica diablos, and the raichle flexons, the mother of all fulltilts was originally a race boot ...

and i've seen pro halfpipe skiers use WC boots, so i think that says enough about all the "labels" they give boots these days...
Jun 9 2011 12:56PM
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Toasty.
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i dont do all to much park, i would rather ski the alps then do something i can do at stevens pass WA. but i like park boots cause they tend to be a softer flex. 90 is about my max. i cant do 120 flex, way to stiff
Jun 9 2011 3:18PM
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dylanb
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if they fit right, they are amazing
Jun 9 2011 5:58PM
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onenerdykid
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90 is one of the most common flexes any brand will make... and honestly park boots tend to be softer since that is cheaper, which is easier for younger skiers (ie most park skiers) to afford.
Jun 9 2011 6:17PM
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cwillygood
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there super comfy
Jun 9 2011 6:40PM
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Aaaron.
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they are light
Jun 9 2011 6:53PM
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Vtsnowski
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This! It is so important to see what foot shape you have and what boots work well with that shape, never buy a boot because a pro has it. Buy because it fits your foot right.
Jun 9 2011 7:26PM
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rozboon
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I reckon a lot of the comfort/shin-bang hype is because of the leg fit. The fit in the foot area is much of a muchness with any other boot. Where they differ is that the leg, particularly the cuff, is very narrow compared to any other boot. So if you have chicken legs they're awesome and probably one of the few boots that will fit you comfortably and not give you massive shin-bang because your lower leg is slopping around heaps, despite the foot fitting perfectly.

All part of the reason you should go to a shop/bootfitter and try a whole lot on.

Full Tilts fit my foot pretty nicely but within a minute or 2 I knew they would be agony on my calves. So I'm steering clear.
Jun 9 2011 8:48PM
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84891jnf92048
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I hear that if you wear full tilts, your penis grows 25%, and you become a 100% better skier.
Jun 9 2011 11:37PM
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6God
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You basically turn into Todd Walnuts the second they touch your feet.
Jun 9 2011 11:42PM
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RIP_leos_shack
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Well shit maybe I should have looked at full tilts a little more closely. I have narrow feet so I've always ridden langes or salomons but the boots I have right now (salomon ghosts) always give me massive shinbang. And it's because of what you said that the cuff is too wide and a 120 flex rating doesn't give much room for forgiveness. I put inserts in behind the liner to try to tighten up the cuff a bit which kind of helped but didn't completely solve the problem. So yeah next pair of boots I get I'll definitely check out full tilt.

Also I see the for stiffness they use a 1-10 scale. Does anyone know how this matches up to the standard flex ratings of other companies?
Jun 10 2011 10:17AM
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rozboon
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I don't know of a direct full tilt-flex index comparison but as a ballpark the 4 is soft, like SPK-ish, the 6 is fairly average, and the 8 is stiff. I'd probably say they're around 80-100-120?
Jun 10 2011 9:34PM
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monkatizer
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nah, i think there somthing like

2- 50
4- 70
6- 80-90
8- 100-110
10- 120-130
Jun 10 2011 10:15PM
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