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Full tilt vs SPK

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spencerwelte
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Does anyone know the weight difference from Full tilt booters vs the Spk 90s?
Jan 30 2013 10:25PM
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tomPietrowski
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There may be some weight differnce, but obviously you wont be considering both those boots. FT's original sheel is 5mm narower then the SPk, so the same foot simply cant fit in a FT and a SPK. FT do make a wider shell but it again fits very differntly to the SPK.

So if you havent allready go get your feet looked at by a bootfitter, so you at least have an idea of which boots may fit your feet.

Jan 30 2013 10:31PM
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.Duncan.
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I don't really understand why people care about weight difference unless they are doing huge tours, it's way more important to get the best fit and performance.
Jan 30 2013 10:32PM
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spencerwelte
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I said booters which are 102mm vs Spk 104, I have Spks right now and they are great i was just curious because I always hear how light full tilts are
Jan 30 2013 10:35PM
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Shifties4Dayz
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If you are comfortable ion an SPK I guarantee FTs will not fit you. I've been on SPKs for 5 years and just recently tried on a FT for shits n gigs and all I could think was "I can't wait to get this fucking boot off of my foot"
Jan 31 2013 12:39PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Not true. I've been riding SPK Kreation's for 3-4 years, just tried on Drop Kicks the other day, and walked out the door with them 20 minutes later. They are super comfy, weigh less, and can be heat molded, so if the fit isn't right, or you grow, and it gets to small, the heat molding will allow for some extra space in there.
Jan 31 2013 3:10PM
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518eastcoast
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I don't understand how when someone asks a question about weight or full tilts in general everyone has to flip shit about a bootfitter and how if you've ridden spks then you can't look at full tilts. He was just asking a simple question. Calm the fuck down. An I'm not just talking about this thread. Booters are lighter than air compared to spks in my experience
Jan 31 2013 4:30PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Because a lot of people that purchase Full Tilt's, do so for the look's, and not for the fit, or the tech, or any other various reason. A bootfitter know's the game obviously, and a FT boot might not be the right fit for that person even if they like the looks, that's why.
Jan 31 2013 4:43PM
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518eastcoast
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I totally understand what you are saying but it seems like every single full tilt thread I look through there's so much hate and the question they have never gets answered.
Jan 31 2013 4:51PM
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spencerwelte
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Thank you for actually answering the question, and i will be visiting a boot fitter when it is time to purchase my next boot
Jan 31 2013 5:24PM
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tomPietrowski
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All that shows is that the Kreations never fitted you. Its a simply fact that if you fit in a 104mm shell you cant fit in a 99mm shell without a lot of work.

Generally people hear think you need either full tilts or spk's to go in the park. People dont understand that boots are not as simple as I like the look of those Ill get them.

In general it would be best if no one ever looked at boots. It would make fitting them much easier as people would not come in with a boot in mind.

So sorry if you get annoyed that we recommend getting boots fitted correctly.

Also I think you may be a little confused by what a heat mold liner is. All it does is speed up the bedding in process. You get it molded when you buy them and it saves about 3-4 days of breaking them in. Sorry though it wont change the fit in the future, once the boot is packed in, remolding will have little to no effect.
Jan 31 2013 6:17PM
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