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Nordica boots, stiff as fuck

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schwab
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anyone riding the 3 piece nordicas boots/ tongues are stiff as hell?
5'10 160lbs and i can't even flex these bitches. anyone else agree? any way to soften up the tongues?
Feb 24 2012 11:35PM
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thegouda
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gain a bunch of weight
Feb 24 2012 11:44PM
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Daoust
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i find that my double sixs have the perfect flex for me everywhere around the mountain
Feb 24 2012 11:46PM
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m.dizzle
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6'0", 180 lbs, no problems for me. I was getting massive shinbang, but a heel raise cured that.
Feb 25 2012 12:21AM
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I_Am_Mod
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i ride nordica Ace of spades and they're pretty much perfect for me ...

Also there are like 3 different boots in the 3-piece design ...
ranging from soft to stiff you have the double six, deadmoney and aos, that being said, i come from race boots and felt like the aos was much softer but still gave me all the support i needed (guess this is the progressive flex they're talking about)

anyways, can you perhaps say exactly why you think they're stiff ? (also plz give us your length, weight, and what boot you're rocking )

Feb 25 2012 11:17AM
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schwab
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im riding the double six, and from the descriptions of the others boots i figured the only difference was alot of money and some bells and whistles(pants clip, etc..) ive had the heal problem as well but had that fixed, but i feel like i can't flex these at all.

like i said im 5'10 and about 160. maybe its because i've come from softer boots in the past so that might be it, but had other people step in them and they all agree.
is it possible that buckling them down all the way would cause this? if i dont do that then im left with terrible shin bang.

ps. yes, got these fitted, they were suggested to me.
Feb 25 2012 1:39PM
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tomPietrowski
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Yes tightening a boot alot will make it stiffer. You should really be able to ride in the boots with them not too tight (it should not be hard to close the buckles). If you are allready having to tighten a new boot allot, there is a fit issue. I would take them to get looked at. There are ways you can make the boots feel softer by changing the boot board angle, this may also help with your shin pain. Also if you didnt get a footbed to allign your foot, that could make the boot feel stiffer, as you are not in an efficent postion to felx the boot.

So probably best take them back to the shop and say they feel lose and your having to tighten them alot and see if they can make any changes for you.
Feb 25 2012 2:57PM
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jahhhvis
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im riding the dead money and they are perfect once i got a fitted insole. they just hit my foot in a wierd way when im not skiing so i have to unbuckle on the lift or my circulation gets cut off

Feb 28 2012 8:17PM
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.squirrely.
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i have double sixes also and i have to buckle them as tight as i can and if not i get awful shin bang but theyre pretty soft, not too soft though
Feb 28 2012 8:36PM
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