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Shin bag help?

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wilson_seeds
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After skiing this weekend, i developed some mad shin bag. What can i do to my boots (random tecnica 2011) that will help with the shin bang problem?
Dec 24 2012 1:13AM
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1337
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paper or plastic?
Dec 24 2012 1:14AM
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EC-Skier
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make sure you fill up your shin bags with food, don't want to be hungry on the mountain
Dec 24 2012 1:15AM
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wilson_seeds
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not following sir.
Dec 24 2012 1:16AM
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BrewskiJr
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yeah I'm not surprised.
Dec 24 2012 1:19AM
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Toaster-Tony
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You can't really do anything to eliminate shin bang completely, look into booster straps though. That, or I heard of padding you can buy that you slide into your boot to help absorb some shock, I also heard of people cutting the things you put around your beer to keep it cold and wrapping it around your shin, not sure it works or not.

I would look into buying park or freeride boots down the road too, making the switch helped me a lot this season with my shinbang.
Dec 24 2012 1:22AM
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wilson_seeds
Posts: 84 - Karma: 69
Much thanks. i think ill try the beer koozie idea. Or ill ask for new boots for a late Christmas present... and k+ for all that are not little bitches
Dec 24 2012 1:38AM
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Stickity
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lost

and full tilts
Dec 24 2012 1:40AM
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ChuckTesta
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proof reading goes a long way bruh.
Dec 24 2012 1:41AM
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ejm
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aha, the fact that it's not a typo makes it much better.
Dec 24 2012 1:42AM
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Piste.Off
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buy boots that fit and learn to ski better
Dec 24 2012 1:42AM
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Stickity
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uhh...
Dec 24 2012 1:43AM
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ejm
Posts: 794 - Karma: 196
my first glance i thought it was a typo, im slow...
Dec 24 2012 1:46AM
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Banane.
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Well man, you don't have many option

I have a shin bang to, forgot to buckle up my boot after hiking the sub peak in Revy amd drop a cliff.

I still ski everyday tought, booster strap help me a lot. Tried them, but make sure that your boot fit,flex is good and so on.
Dec 24 2012 1:49AM
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bnewbs6
Posts: 1919 - Karma: 1,463
It sounds like a painful idea. But if you ski with your shins against the front of your boots you won't get shin bang. Or at least a lot less. Also I lost it at "paper or plastic".
Dec 24 2012 1:51AM
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Stickity
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do you or do you not understand the meaning of the word 'typo'? because OP was indeed a typo
Dec 24 2012 1:53AM
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Piste.Off
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That's not a 'painful idea', that's called skiing with proper form. Literally 99% of all NSers shin bang problems could be solved by tightening their boots and skiing with good technique.
Dec 24 2012 1:55AM
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Steeze_Irwin
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Dec 24 2012 1:58AM
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ejm
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i over looked OP's third attempt at spelling "bang". First two were enough for me to jump to a conclusion, sincere apologies to OP from the half drunk guy who should probably stop posting.
Dec 24 2012 2:06AM
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wilson_seeds
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my bad
Dec 24 2012 2:13AM
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shr@gler
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Dec 24 2012 4:12AM
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