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THURSTY
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so i comming over to freestyle from racing this year and was wondering what the ideal boot would be. I want a good boot that i wont get any shin/toe bang with , is comfy but can also be used to rip some turns once in a while when i go out west or rip down a steep hill. im going to the store tommorow.. what do you guys think?
Nov 19 2011 10:25PM
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Guard_Puma
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/311248/

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Nov 19 2011 10:26PM
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t_rob
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If you were ever half serious about racing then you already know the answer to the question... Park specific have a softer flex than racing boots but otherwise I don't know what differences exist.
Nov 19 2011 10:28PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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vibration absorbing boot boards rather than rigid, upright position rather than forward, less dense liners, grip soles vs. hard plastic, wider lasts, not to mention specific features like salomon's rubber toe or intuition liners.

go to a boot fitter, they're all pretty good boots, but if they don't fit you're fot they gonna be shit.
Nov 19 2011 10:36PM
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lange rx 130 kills it
Nov 19 2011 10:39PM
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Druid
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I agree, make sure you get something suited for you. I got the Rossi ProSoft 1 cause they were supposed to be great, but they arent right for me so I have been skiing in pain for years now.

Moral of the story is buy what fits over what everyone says should be good,
Nov 19 2011 10:41PM
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Heart
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This minus the wider last, they make narrow freestyle boots as well. And OP, don't buy a boot based on freestyle oriented features, buy what fits your foot and is comfortable for you.

Here's a picture from onenerdykid's profile that illustrates this:
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It's Mike Riddle competing in pipe with a race boot on
Nov 19 2011 10:44PM
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mikeyT123
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dalbellos are tight as fuck but......... bootfitter
Nov 19 2011 11:36PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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imo a true race boot is going to be a 95mm last or lower, then gonna get ground out/widened, not the case with any freestyle boot i've heard of.
Nov 20 2011 1:47AM
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DHogg
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For a true WC plug boot yes. For most "race" boots no. Most of the top line boots marketed as freestyle are race boots with pretty colors and usually some shock absorption boot board.
Nov 20 2011 5:11AM
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onenerdykid
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True, a real WC boot is 95mm but the 98mm boot that Mike wore when he won World Champs has the same exact geometry as the boots used by Benni Raich. There are 2 schools of thought when it comes to freestyle boots: traditional (narrow lasted, aggressive forward lean) & new school (wider lasted, more upright stance). Both are correct for freestyle, it just depends on what the skier needs and likes.
Nov 20 2011 6:40AM
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