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Dalbello or full tilt? NEEDDD HEELPP

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kfleming
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looking at the dalbello krypton rampage and Ft orig
Oct 12 2011 7:45PM
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mhskier13
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dude we cant make the choice for you but go with what you find more comfortable or go to boot fitter.
Oct 12 2011 7:49PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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TRY THEM ON WITH A BOOTFITTER AFHSAGDNASHCDGABSGNAJFGDSAHFBASG

they're different.
Oct 12 2011 7:54PM
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Karma_Police
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Tom Wallisch wears fulltilt so that's what you have to wear if you want to be good.  No other skier ever has even gone off a jump and survived without fulltilts.  In California it's a law that to ski anything more than a blue you have to be wearing fulltilts.
Oct 12 2011 8:03PM
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openmindportrait
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This its serious business
Oct 12 2011 8:07PM
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ChasingFlakes
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All my buckles broke on my tilts and i have had zero luck finding parts . All the shops i taled to will only service the tilts that were purchased at their store otherwise they will run out of parts to keep up with demand.  And yeah boot fitter
Oct 12 2011 8:08PM
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steezenskis
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fuck. take your fucking boot questions to the shop were someone can see your foot.
Oct 12 2011 8:08PM
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Skiingsnow
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the internet is the only way to get a good fitting boots, based on your need i would suggest either a salomon spk (104mm lasted), full tilt hot dgger(99m lasted) or a nordica dobermann 150 worldcup(95mm lasted). but keep in mind the colour is the most important aspect of how it will fit your foot.
Oct 12 2011 8:15PM
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JustDidIt
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whichever goes with your outfit better
Oct 12 2011 8:21PM
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FullTiltBoots
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Full Tilt yay! but seriously, boot fitter and local shop can help ya out. thanks!
Oct 12 2011 9:02PM
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ectreeskier11
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my favorites are daltilt and fullbello. they're like, the best of both worlds.
Oct 12 2011 9:33PM
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RileyZap
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One of each?
Oct 12 2011 9:56PM
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jewFro
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Fucking seriously? I know you want to be "steeze" like Tom Wallisch but buying a certain brand of boots won't do it for you. Buy boots based on what works better for you, not which boot has the best graphic. As everyone else said go to a boot fitter. Never order boots online, unless you've previously tried on the same boot in a shop, and even then, still a better idea to a shop and bring em back if you have any issues.
Oct 12 2011 9:59PM
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NinetyFour
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OP, read through this thread..... and make your own decision.

https://newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/311248/
Oct 12 2011 10:15PM
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Lavieille
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just get some muthafudgin fulltilts i love mine
Oct 12 2011 11:19PM
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openmindportrait
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Even full tilt themselves is thinking correctly here
Oct 13 2011 12:42AM
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squibble
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rampages have an 8mm (9?) shell so you can grind/punch them out a lot. its also really easy to change the flex on the hill if you so desire.

bootfitter first, they might both fit
Oct 13 2011 1:45AM
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babysteeze84
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Seriously depends on your feet - like everyone else I suggest a boot fitter! I have the lady version of the Krypton and I'm VERY happy with them (they did have some help from an experienced fitter to get them to be perfect on my feet) but they did fit better than anything else I tried and I'm in love now (although I was unable to try out FT so maybe next time I'm in the market...). If you're able to, try demo'ing both boots at a mountain so you know what both are like.
Oct 13 2011 1:56AM
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alexg1687
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1. Try them on, one on each foot at the same time. See which you prefer. For me it felt like the FTs were low ankle boots. The dalbellos feel like they have more support. But that's just me.

2. Consider this for a sec. A lot of full tilts have plastic buckles. PLASTIC? On a ^$600 boot? The dalbellos have metal ones. The Full Tilt plastic, to the best of my knowledge, is a lot thinner than the dalbello plastic (in the lower shell). This makes the FTs lighter but it also means they wont be able to be worked as much as the dalbellos. Also have a look at the crank strap on FTs. Its very thin and doesn't feel that great. The quality just isn't there. The crank straps on dalbellos are much tougher. I have the Il Moros with the ratchet crank which I think is the best feature ever put on a boot, but that's just my opinion.

Summary: In my opinion, FT is a success of marketing over design. I know I've just committed newschoolers suicide by questioning the choice of the Hon. Tom Wallisch but if you're going to be using your boots for more than just park then don't overlook the dalbellos.
Oct 13 2011 8:22AM
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