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Getting toe bang in tecnica agent 130, switching to lange rx 130 - bad or good idea?

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candy*man
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So title kinda says it. I have pretty narrow feet and bought some tecnica agent 130 boots in 2009 that seemed like they would be good. Went out and feet moved around the regular amount so nothing major it seemed. Then when landing off cliffs or bigger drops i noticed my heel would move up and if i landed backseat at all my toes would slam up into the top of the toe box - in turn i have lost my big toenail every season since 2009. So put superfeet in my boots,  put inserts in the heal spot and got shin eliminators as well...thought it solved the problem till i smashed my toe again. So now i went to the shop to see narrower boots, supposedly lange was a good boot for this, and tried them on and felt good. Bought them but when I got home I realized these are 100 last while the tecnicas i believe were 98 last but not positive.

My question is will these lange rx 130 fix the fact that i keep slamming my toe and having my heal lift slightly which is causing me to lose my toenails every season or was that an expensive bill that will do absolutely nothing but wreck my wallet??

Any help would be appreciated and +k will be given to those with good advice
Sep 17 2013 12:31AM
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schism
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Are the boots too big in the first place? A lot of the time toe bang comes from being in a boot to big, or a foot that isn't supported in the boot. That shouldn't be much of an issue though as you foot beds.
Sep 17 2013 2:16AM
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tomPietrowski
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The best way to sort out toe bang is with a footbed. Your super feet are just insoles and will not be properly supporting your medial arch. This allows the foot to both extend under load and slide forward. A good custom footbed will help prevent this from happening. But it does sound like you may be in a boot to big for you. I'm guessing you were not fitted that well. No good boot fitter woul let you buy a 130 flex boot and not put a footbed in it. Have you also considered the boot may be a bit stiff. If its too stiff and you can't flex the boot you will tend to have to lean back instead again pushing te toes forward.

Overall sounds like you need to find a good fitter who can make you some good sidas footbeds and really help you work out what boot you need.
Sep 17 2013 3:19AM
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Huck_Norris
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So much this. Damn, nice work Tom.

Also make sure your lowest ankle buckle is fully tightened and it's keeping your heel in the heel cup. If it's a notch too loose it'll let your ankle move forward under pressure. If your ankle shape doesn't jive with your lower buckle and it's leaving a space, tell your bootfitter when he's making your footbeds, maybe he can also shim your tongue to keep your foot locked in.

I also have problems with toe bang because of my ridic morten's toe (fwiw that means your second toe sticks out further than your big toe). Before I had it punched properly it was excruciating even though the rest of the boot fit well. If this is part of your problem, either look into having it punched/ground- again, by your bootfitter- or look at dalbellos in the future.
Sep 17 2013 10:13AM
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candy*man
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Thanks for this info I will definitely go and talk to them about this since I don't believe they ever told me about this. I live in Edmonton, AB, Canada and there are only about 4 or 5 shops and have already been to at least 3 so hopefully can get this sorted. Appreciate the help!!
Sep 17 2013 2:59PM
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P.opsicle
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Go see Nick at skiers, tell him all of the problems you are experiencing and he will be able to sell you a boot that is properly fitted to your foot which will solve your problems.
Sep 18 2013 12:53AM
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will_powder
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true story right here
Sep 18 2013 11:24PM
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