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Full Tilt middle cable question
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I was fitted for a pair of Wallisch's at the beginning of the season (26.5) and it was the first time I have ever had a boot where my toes brushed the front of the boot. They're not crammed, it's just a good, snug fit. I've started to get toe bang and I have the middle buckle at its tightest setting. Is the middle cable adjustable like the top one? are there smaller cables available?
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Toebang is pretty inevitable but I would try cranking the toe bucks as well. Don't try replacing cables until you've tried a bunch of other stuff.
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This is probably not a cable question but more of "do you have a footbed question"? Feet are designed to flex and compress when you walk. When this happens in the corresctly sized ski boot you will get toe bang unless you have a proper footbed supporting your foot not allowing your foot to collapse and come in contact with the front of the boot. If you don't have a footbed, a shorter cable is not going to solve the actual problem.
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that's also a possibility. I didn't get a custom footbed because I was on a tight budget at the time. But I might have to look into that as well. The only time I'm getting toe bang is when I land backseat and my toes are driven into the front of my boot. The obvious answer would be not to land backseat, but it's inevitable.
To boot fitter told me to crank the middle buckle as tight as possible to hold my ankle in the heel pocket of the boot. I trust that guy considering the work he did to fit me into the boot was phenomenal.
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I'm sure your boot-fitter took a long time with you and walked you through some of the process but a footbed is the number one most important thing to ensuring a good fit. You have a flexible foot inside a rigid non-moving plastic cast. Without the proper interface between your foot and the shell, your foot is free to flex and slide forward in the boot. You can crank the middle cable down all you want but it doesnt prevent the actual problem from happening: your flexible foot is moving inside a rigid environment. The only way to stop that from happening is to treat the source of the problem, which is to create an interface between your flexible foot and the rigid shell.
You can't always ensure that you don't land backseat, but if your foot can't collapse and slide forward you will greatly limit how much your toes will jam.
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Related question, how much should i spend on footbeds
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Stop landing in the backseat.
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I plan on looking into footbeds then! thank you.
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landing backseat from time to time is unavoidable. thanks for your insightful input tho.
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